#they're definitely weirdos who found each other

[goldendoodlerlockerlove]

These two dorks have kissed a thousand times, and yet still don't know how!!

I was in the mood to draw some Tinimmy, so of course I had to draw them being cute and awkward as hell!!

[ID]: Digital fanart of Tina and Jimmy Jr. from Bob's Burgers. They are holding hands and are seen from a side view. Jimmy Jr.'s fluffy, bright orange hair can be seen, as well as his dark blue shirt with a bright yellow sleeve. His eye is closed in a determined, contemplative expression. Tina's eye is open, and she can be seen with fluffy black hair, black glasses, and a light blue shirt. She's grinning. The two of them are both blushing and can be seen in front of an intricate coffee shop background.

[renavi0]

Rain Code Vampire Hunters AU — PROLOGUE

where Yuma meets the other vampire hunters

Previous chapter is here

After a while, Yuma and Yakou reach a village that’s located near the forest. Previously surrounded by tall and massive trees, they’re now in the middle of tiny wooden houses that stand close together in rows. Yakou tells Yuma they would split up, because he needs to buy some supplies before returning home. The village is small and it would be difficult to get lost in it. The man with blue hair also adds that most likely the rest of the hunters can be found in the hotel, on the ground floor of which there is a bar.

On the way to the hotel, Yuma notices several things. The village is really small and one could easily walk around it without spending even half a day. Also, as Yakou explained, it’s always cloudy in this forest and village, and the sun never comes out from the clouds.

But there is one frightening oddity – there is not a single soul around. All the doors and windows are closed. If it weren't for the cars parked next to the houses and the well-kept gardens, you could easily think the village was abandoned.

The hotel was easy to find – it’s the highest building in the village, and also the only one with uncovered windows and a lit sign on the front. Entering, Yuma meets three people sitting at the bar and a barman, who polishes a glass until it shines. Some of the bar patrons are surprised to see Yuma, but it’s obvious that they’re the ones Yuma is looking for.

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Yuma: I… I'm looking for hunters. I was told I can find them in that bar.

Halara: Correct. They're right in front of you. It's a bit foolish for a vampire hunter not to recognize others like them.

Yuma: You know who…

Halara: Your clothes. Also, the vampire hunter badge, which can be seen on your vest. And based on that, I’m sure you are one of the vampire hunters that are supposed to arrive here with the others.

Yuma: Yes... you're right. Wow…It's amazing you were able to understand everything with just one look.

Halara: With my logic, everything is possible.

Desuhiko: Yeah... Halara really does have an eagle eye. Although I also noticed the hunter's badge right away, I just didn't have time to say it.

Fubuki: Eagle eye? But Halara is a human... not a bird. They don’t have feathers….

Desuhiko: - Aah... no, princess. It's just a phrase.

*Halara explains the meaning of the phrase to Fubuki*

Shinigami: Ah, Master, they're all weirdos! Honestly, I expect them to be eaten soon, like those previous companions of yours.

Yuma: Don't say that! I don't want to remember or think about it again now!

*Yuma gets lost in his memories. Concern began to appear on his face*

Fubuki: Sorry, but are you okay? Your face looks like someone was killed.

*Yuma sighs anxiously, trying to calm down* Yeah... I need to tell you all about what happened…

*Yuma sits down at the bar table and tells his story briefly, of course, without details about Shinigami. Also, they quickly all introduce themselves to each other*

Desuhiko: So, you're the only survivor, and with amnesia. Brutal!

Halara: It's even surprising that you managed to survive.

Desuhiko: And you're lucky that Yakou found you and brought you here.

Halara: I wouldn't be so happy about it.

Desuhiko: Oh, come on! This man has been by our side and helped us many times, and you're still wary of him?

Halara: You can't trust anyone. Especially in our job. Yuma’s case is a great example of that.

Yuma: …

Fubuki: But Yakou really helped us a lot, and he's very kind...

Desuhiko: Besides, he doesn't look like a vampire spying on us. He doesn't show any signs of being a vampire. And if he were, he would have definitely revealed himself much earlier and used the moment to attack us. So, I think you're imagining things.

Halara: Hmph... *Halara folded their arms in displeasure*

Yuma: Anyway... as I see, the only you three and I sur…

Halara: Four.

Yuma: Huh? Then where is...?

Desuhiko: Ah, he's under the piano. *Desuhiko points his thumb back at the piano*. This guy is like a ghost, so it's no wonder you didn't notice him. Hey, Vivia! At least say hello to the newbie!

*Yuma notice a skinny man, lying under the piano and reading a book*

Vivia: Ah... hello. *continues reading the book*

*Desuhiko sighs in displeasure*

Yuma: So... the five of us are the only ones who survived. But since we're all at the designated location, what should we do now?

Halara: We need to report to the top brass that the last hunter has arrived. After that, we'll receive further instructions.

*Halara gets up from their chair and heads to one of the old phones located near the bar. “World Vampire Hunter Agency" is written on it*

Yuma: Is this some kind of special phone?

Desuhiko: Yeah, it has an encrypted line to contact the agency. There are several such phones in the cities, but in this village, it’s the only one. I'm surprised it even exists, considering how weird and sheltered the locals are.

Fubuki: They constantly avoid us and hide in their houses whenever we go outside. One day I wanted to talk to them, but they all ignored me and left.

Desuhiko: They clearly don't like outsiders here. ... Hey, I heard that there is some kind of vampire worship cult in this village.

Shinigami: Vampire worship cult? Are they so brainwashed that they want to be eaten?

Desuhiko: Frankly speaking, I even investigated the village a little to confirm this rumor, but... so far, it hasn't yielded any results.

*Halara returns to the others*

Halara: Enough chatting. Unfortunately, more than what we already know was not conveyed, but the command to "move on" has been given.

Desuhiko: Argh...great. At least we still have a map.

Vivia: At the most interesting part... *Vivia slowly crawls out from under the piano, pulls himself up until his back cracks, and then takes a slouched pose*

Fubuki: Come on, Vivia! A big and exciting adventure is waiting for us!

Vivia: Once again, a little peace and quiet has eluded me... *Vivia looks back at the piano, then lowers his head* Ah... I wanna die someday...

Shinigami: Kyahahaha! Master, this is going to be a really fun adventure!

Yuma: ...

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After leaving the bar and taking their bags, the hunters head towards the exit from the village. On the way, they meet Yakou, who had just finished his purchases (which consisted of cigarettes). Yakou said that he’s going to walk with them for a while and then return home. He also reminds everyone that he would always be open to them staying the night at his place.

Yuma can’t say exactly what will happen next. Hell, the last few hours of his life were so insane that he’s not sure of anything right now. But for some reason, he feels calmer around his new colleagues. Yeah, they’re all … quite strange. But in his soul, he feels that everything will be fine with them, and they’ll all achieve their goal together.

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Thank you so much for reading! I hope you all enjoy it!

And special thanks to @draconicsparkle for beta reading!

[tanoraqui]

Dungeon Meshi Liveblog: Mermaids, Kraken, Namari Hours!! & Frogs!

the corpse retrievers' scumminess is clearer in the manga. Kabru's party wasn't even fully dead, just unconscious and paralyzed (@Laios & co did you not notice this? Marcille especially, who laid them out?) but the retrievers still claim a full revival fee, instead of some sort of discount. (I do think they deserve some fee, bc "unconscious and paralyzed" is a great way to BECOME dead in a dungeon.)

Ooh, sorry my mistake: They knock a whole 100gp off the 3,600 revival fee, for the party! Sooo generous.

Ooh the fishmen are deliberately waiting by the mermaids so they can ambush adventurers who plug their ears, making them immune to mermaid song but vulnerable to sneak attack! *furiously jotting down notes for my own D&D games*

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He's so happy! This man doesn't need a kingdom; he needs his sister and a significant yearly grant to support his continuous research into the anatomy, behavior, and edibility of monsters.

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When Marcille's school flashback starts, "Dear Old Shiz" from Wicked starts playing in my head.

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Ok the Marcille vs Undine fight was DEFINITELY cooler in the show, when there was, y'know, movement and color and soundtrack.

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Fuck yeah, Namari hours! Look at her, she's so cool. She could kick my ass. She could kick anyone's ass.

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I like this so much because if Namari is accustomed to being found annoying when she lectures about weapons, that suggests to me that she and Laios have at least once passed a happy amount of time trading infodumps about weapons and monsters respectively, both sitting there thinking, This person is kinda weird but they're giving me useful dungeon-delving advice and trying to help. This is friendship!

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Laios: Really, shoutout to Namari for being so good with a crossbow! One-hit kill, wow!

Namari: Actually, that's the first time I've ever used one.

Laois: [Oh My God I Could Have Died.]

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I really like how Chilchuck and Laios are very similar in tendency and ability to observe a situation, piece together elements of it and find an answer or solution. We've been having some good Chilchuck time recently - I'm on the frogs now, when he figures out how to use the traps to stop them, and before there was him putting together about eggs in the fish people's hair. He's clever! And it reminds me of Laios figuring out monsters' weaknesses on the fly in battle, as seen with the living armor!

I really miss color in this section, too, though. The vines and frogs were so vivid.

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Chilchuck is a guy who would complain that all mosquitos should be exterminated worldwide because they annoy him personally, and I love him for that. (Senshi and Laios would, of course, immediately explain how mosquitos are actually a key species in many ecosystems...)

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[gestures emotionally] they're a TEAM! They lean on each others' skills in combat, including Laios's weirdo encyclopedic knowledge of monster traits

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I need either these combined or just the first panel as a meme template, I really do.

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She was absolutely persuaded not by his argument, but by how hard he was trying to make it. Also, she wasn't persuaded by that either; the second panel is just Marcille mentally chanting, "For Falin. For Falin. For Falin..."

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IT'S JUST SO FUNNY. My favorite is Chilchuck in the scraps, but there's Senshi's complete roundness and beard that cannot be beardtained in any bearntainer... Laios's frog-eyes making him look weirdly like a bear... Marcille's ears... Impeccable, all of it. This is the photo I would put on their party fantasy!Christmas card, without a doubt.

[adhdtsukasa]

in addition to the emukasa post i made some time ago, if anyone even cares, the second absolutely heart-shattering wxs relationship for me is nothing else than ruinene, you can even say that obviously.

just like in emukasa's case, i also don't really ship them romantically that much outside of polysho, but it absolutely doesn't mean that they're not a good dynamic. it's that they're (or were, because they're better now, after all!) tragic childhood friends that makes them so good, so heart-wrenching — romance is only optional here and not that much needed of a flavor (unless you want to see them as middle school exes. this is the one scenario where romantic ms ruinene peaks over the platonic one)

because, in the very beginning, they had such a good time together. they were best friends. rui understood nene, and nene understood rui — nene was rui's best friend and major factor in shaping him into who he is today. they were just two children with good hearts who had found solace in each other and wanted to pursue their passion for theater, together.

and then middle school came. and then they drifted off.

and for nene, what happened to rui and what kind of person he was at this time must be shocking — and must hurt her a lot, because she wasn't able to help him. his stare was duller, his hair was messier, his words were not like his, and she couldn't do anything. all her efforts to reconcile with him were in vain, because he was better off alone — he said it himself. but he also said that it's hard to find someone like her, so why doesn't want to accept the hand that she's reaching to him?

well, but rui at least had mizuki, a person who he could share his loneliness with. nene had no one, if you think about it. so when the incident happened, when she messed up the show, she was all alone — this time rui wasn't next to her. she was stigmatized for what happened, just like how he was stigmatized for who he is, but he couldn't hold her in his arms, because he was just not there... they were both alone, on the different sides of the same spectrum. and even though nene must've understood rui's decision at least in a way, i wonder if she at least once thought that, basically, rui abandoned her.

but they're both together again now! they're in a place that allows them to pursue their dreams. nene can sing without fear, and rui is not a weirdo anymore. they're in a place where they can both laugh about the past and shrug it off, because that's already behind them...

yet, somehow, someway, even if just a little bit, it must still ache. rui said it himself, after all. it takes a long time to heal from trauma. and their middle school separation definitely, definitely took a toll on them.

that's why i really, reaaaally want nene5 to be a middle school nene event, though it's highly unlikely and i don't have high hopes. not because i want nene angst, i want my girl to be happy all the time — but because middle school ruinene is such an interesting aspect of their backstories that i just desperately crave more of.

idk man, everyone should think about ruinene once in a while too!!

[znitsamluv]

Hii can you do this? Toman with a founding member that's secretly dating someone from a rival gang? They're really good at keeping the secret but got caught when the reader was sneaking out of their house to go on a date

Caught ya !

Warnings: Swear words , and tiny bit angst but don't worry happy ending!

Note : I was really happy to receive my first request so thank you anon for making my day ! Also I didn't know if you wanted it as an imagine or a reaction of each individual but I just went with what I thought, if you want a redo I will gladly do it .

" Toman Wins ! " Screams and shouts of celebration fills the place as that sentence sealed the final fight between toman and another gang that was causing problems to Toman .

" Damn they got you good didn't they ?" Takemichi flinched at your sudden appearance beside him , his cheeks reddened from embarrassment he looked beat up badly with a busted lip and a black eyes while on the other hand all you had was some scratches here and there .

" Don't be embarrassed you did good " Takemichi smiled at your warm words while looking at you, you had a warm comforting smile and he couldn't help but frown at the possibility of you dying in the future he just came from .

" Y/NNNN " just like how you startled Takemichi Mikey startled you by appearing out of nowhere and immediately clinging to you .

" Did you see me smash that punks head ?! " You two exchanged words with a flowery aura surrounding you two while Takemichi sweat dropped about how scary your topic of conversation is ' weirdos ' .

" Now now since we don't have anyone coming at us now we should celebrate! "

" Definitely! "

" WE SHOULD LET LOOSE "

" PARTYYYYY "

the founding members dismissed the rest of the gang and headed to their motorcycles to head to their favorite ramen place. But stopped upon hearing your statement.

" you guys have fun I have a lot of studying to get done "

" lame " Baji said while staring at you judgmentally

" some of us want to pass Baji I don't like my class as much as you do "

" DID YOU JUST INDIRECTLY INSULT ME ?!! " Chifuyu held Baji from bouncing at you, staying with them since childhood makes them forget you are a women sometimes so they have to be held back , " Glad you got the hint "

" YOU- " Baji got cut by Mitsuya giving him a smack on the head .

" enough fighting, you do you y/n you can join us if you finish early" Mitsuya's gentle acts never fails to make you love him more .

" Thanks , have fun guys "

Once you vanished from their sight all of them exchanged looks between each other , " something Is up " Mikey started " Yup " " Definitely" " I bet on my manga " and the rest finished.

Takemichi looked at them with his mouth hang open , you seemed completely normal you just wanted to study, ' these guys have no common sense '

" You will swallow flies if you keep your mouth open Takemichi" Takemichi immediately closed his mouth once he heard Draken . They started walking opposite direction of their usual party place .

" where are we going? "

" y/n's place " all of them answered in one breath

" we can't do that you have to respect her decisions " heads turned to Takemichi staring at him scarily while Mikey too a step forward to him

" you have got a problem?"

" no "

" good "

' I can't help but feel something bad is going to happen ' .

" yes Hun I got everything done, see you there in a minute k ? " Never in a million years you could have imagined yourself talking softly on the phone with a lovely aura around you talking to a boy .... Who is in a rival gang .

Your love story started a bit weirdly, one night you had a fight with a gang and of course won and in the morning you went to school, from all of the founding members you were the most serious about school, even isolating yourself from them in finals week to focus, no matter how much you love them you want to secure a good future with a good job . And to your surprise the moment you stepped foot into the exams hall your eyes met with someone 'familiar' it was a gang member of the gang you absolutely destroyed last night .

" what are you doing here ? "

" NO ,what are you doing here ? " You both glared at each other before he broke into a smile .

" chill I'm joking I am here to take an exam "

HUH ?

to say you are embarrassed to admit that you fell immediately once you found a boy doing the bare minimum of studying ( blame that on your friends they don't hold a book unless it's a manga )

You both from that day started studying together from time to time not noticing how the study sessions went from reading books in silence to throwing pillows at each other and watching sickly romantic movies while giggles filled the air.

You were the happiest you could have ever been , but a small part of you was disappointed in you and anxious about how to tell your friends that you have a boyfriend..... From a rival gang .

But every time you think about it you brush it aside telling yourself to save that talk for another time , not knowing that this day is unfortunately today.

You got ready and smiled at the mirror when you heard the door rang , running to the door to open it expecting to see your lovely lover at the door , you were disappointed and horrified to be met with your friends standing at the door smirking at you, they still look blooded from the last fight as if they didn't go home .

' fuck '

" what are you so dressed up for ? " Draken was the first to ask eyeing you up and down judging your choice of clothes.

" Didn't know you get ready every time you have to study " Mikey was the next to question the weird combination of excuses.

" you were definitely lying right? " Baji glared at you

" Come on guys she probably finished studying and decided to come party with us " Mitsuya tried to save the day but luck wasn't on your side when you heard the sound of a very familiar Motor come to stop in front of your house.

To say you were horrified was an understatement, you weren't ready to tell them anything and before you could say anything they all turned to the owner of the Motorcycle.

" The fuck are you doing here ? " Draken glared at the boy who seemed pretty dressed up, and Baji didn't have to even ask he started tying his hair to fight.

" WAIT ! " all eyes turned to you

" I can explain! "

" explain what? " Mikey's voice was low and dangerous, his eyes seemed lifeless for a second,And you felt a shiver run down your spine as the worst scenarios ran into your head .

" He is my boyfriend , I promise- " you immediately shut up once you saw the murderous look on Mikey's face

" Boyfriend? " Silence filled the air not even Baji dared to talk

" Since when did you become a fucking traitor...?"

Your breath hitched and your heart started hammering in your chest

" what do you mean- "

" so that is what you have been doing everytime you have to study ? Go around fucking our rivals? Maybe even giving them information about us "

He was about to continue again when Draken and Mitsuya put their hands on each shoulder of Mikey's to stop him , they were shocked but they knew you were not a traitor and Mikey was definitely talking it far .

" Excuse me my girlfriend is not a bitch you have misunderstood the situation"

Baji was about to punch your boyfriend's face but you stopped his fist mid way .

" I don't tolerate this type of disrespect towards me or my boyfriend especially when you are the ones who didn't respect my wishes to be alone today, And I won't tolerate being called a bitch or a traitor "

Takemichi was sweating bullets as you walked closer to Mikey while you both glared at each other.

" Speaking to me is a privilege Mikey and you just lost that privilege, if you think of me as a traitor then as well lets make it even fire me from toman "

" Y/n-" Mitsuya was silenced when he felt pah's hand on his shoulder, he better not interfere right now .

" Fine " was all Mikey said before walking away leaving all of you frozen in place, were you not important enough to be let go like this?

" Wait guys why don't we- "

" No Takemichi I don't want to talk to them or have anything to do with them again" .

Pulling your boyfriend inside the house and slamming the door , that was the last time they saw you for three weeks .

You poured your heart and soul into studying and took that as an opportunity to cut your ties with gang life , but deep down and everyday when you are alone you would stare out of the window wondering what made you say that , beating yourself up for not telling them earlier and even started believing Mikey's words as a traitor.

Your boyfriend couldn't take it anymore seeing you like this he had to fix things up , even if he wasn't the problem but he felt like that .

" The fuck are you doing here on our property?! "

Baji immediately landed a hit on your boyfriend's face once he appeared in sight , where the founding members were meeting.

" I'm not here to fight "

" Then why are you here then ? " Draken glared at him while Mikey remained silent , he has been like that since you two fought , guilt was eating him up for talking to you like this and taking a decision in a heated moment but he was more prideful to admit it .

" I am here to say that whatever happened that day was a big understatement, me and y/n met in school and sat aside our gang lives , we never talked about it and yes every time she said she was studying we were together studying "

He started explaining everything from A to Z and how you were the most loyal person he has ever seen , and even went far as to make a request.

" I love y/n so much but I also can't stand her being sad "

" so you will break up with her ? " Mikey asked while standing up whatever his answer his Mikey will beat him up .

" No , but I will join you" everyone froze in their spots , what ?

" I don't think you would mind if she was dating someone from your same gang so I'm asking to join your gang , this way we have both sides equal"

He ended up with a cherry on top as he bowed showing how desperate he is , the silence surrounding him made him nervous as he thought he was going to get beat up really bad but stopped when he felt someone patting his back.

" Seems like y/n chose a good one huh ?" Standing up from his bowing position, he sees Mitsuya and Draken smiling softly while Baji was smirking and Mikey staring silently but this time he seemed calm and less dangerous.

" Ok "

Mikey walked near your boyfriend and held him suddenly from his collar

" but if I find out you are playing around or if you hurt y/n , you will be six feet underground"

Everyone shivered at Mikey's tone but relaxed when he broke into a soft smile .

" I guess I can't be mad anymore that guy is tough , welcome to toman "

Your boyfriend smiled to himself as he imagined your warm smile after you find out

" yuck look how deep in love he is "

Mitsuya smacked Baji again for his unnecessary comment as if he doesn't do the same when he sees women in the beach .

You were worried and nervous when you received a message from your boyfriend to meet him somewhere, you imagined the worst and thought that you were boring the last few weeks and that he is going to break up with you.

You snapped out of your worried state when your sight landed on your boyfriend... Wearing Toman's uniform.

" what the fu- "

" I look forward to working under your division

Y/n! "

He was bowing but you can sense his smile while talking, you didn't have time to take what is happening before you felt hands on your shoulder

" let me tell you y/n that boy is a real gentleman"

" DRAKEN ?! "

" Hey what about me ? "

Your eyes shifted to Baji who was standing on the side smirking at you , soon you saw everyone standing beside each other smiling minus one , Mikey had his gaze fixed on the ground ashamed , he flinched slightly when he felt your hands ruffling his hair

" what happened happened, let's forget it "

For the first time you saw small tears gather in Mikey's eyes before he looked away to wipe them .

" you deserve an apology, we are sorry" Mikey , Draken , Mitsuya, pah and Baji bowed at the same time , making you smile warmly, you averted your eyes to your boyfriend who was watching the scene unfold proudly.

" Thank you" you softly said

" don't thank me I only did what is supposed to be done , I can't let our relationship ruin your friendships with them , in the end they were the ones who made me meet you, I wouldn't have met you without getting my ass kicked in that one fight" you clinged to him giving him a kiss on the cheek before you Heard gagging sounds from behind you .

" GET A ROOM "

" SHUT UP "

Bonus

Standing with the whole of toman facing the rival gang you are about to fight you looked back at your boyfriend who stood beside you .

" The one who beats up more pays for our next date "

Your boyfriend smirked at you before shaking your hand

" Bet "

[thatfragilecapricorn30]

thoughts while rewatching the pilot:

(happy 30th bday x-files 👽🛸)

scully is smiling and being adorable walking through the hoover building. guys, she is so happy about this new assigment.

i think it's so cute that both of them know each other beforehand - scully knows "spooky mulder" who caught monty props and mulder has read her senior thesis. they haven't even met and they're already obsessed with one another.

scully is literally smiling the whole time sparring with mulder in the basement. she was definitely unfulfilled teaching at the academy and has finally found someone just as smart as she is!

mulder is trying to be a jackass but not really succeeding bc he's so enamored by his new partner.

those plane seats look so big and comfy. what happened in the last 30 years?

scullys says "i don’t know, i’ve never had the pleasure" when mulder asks if she's ever exhumed a body. i think she may be speaking literally...(she's a weirdo at heart)

at the cemetery, mulder and scully are SO snarky to dr. nemmins - "we're not insinating anything sir" and "guy obviously needed a longer vacation" -- they are already best friends excluding the other kids at recess.

i've seen the pilot a bunch of times and finally got the steven spielberg joke (it's a reference to ET). i'm dumb ok.

it's been said before, but this pilot is so good. i recently watched the first episode of another procedural and it was pretty lackluster, especially compared to the x files. mulder and scully are interesing characters on their own, their chemistry is outstanding right off the bat, and the storyline of the episode is engaging.

i love how many great scenes we get between mulder and scully -- their initial meeting, the mosquito bite/motel scene, the cemetery rain scene. all of them develop the characters and their relationship in creative ways. we learn about mulder's sister and his mission and we see scully become invested in the x files even during their first case.

seeing my precious baby agents always makes me happy, especially when they are innocent in s1 so the pilot is always an enjoyable rewatch.

while i haven't been a fan for 30 years, i can definitely see myself enjoying this show for the next 30. it's timeless and i'm so so excited to see new fans enjoying my favorite tv show.

[jessicanjpa]

Some fluffy and silly Rosalie/Emmett headcanons for @turbulenceseverywhere . (They are going through some hard stuff so please add on to send some comfort their way.)

Many vampires and vampire couples have found a form of "sleep" they find comforting. Rosalie and Emmett's thing is falling fake-asleep together in random places, usually at home. Some of their favorites:

-curled up on the carpet in front of the fireplace

-slumped together on the couch with homework and textbooks strewn over them

-out on the porch swing: one of them sitting up, the other with their whole upper body crammed into the other's lap

-When they're in college, they love to fall asleep on campus. They'll have a late-night study date in the coffee shop and eventually sink lower and lower until they're napping on their laptop keyboards. All just so the barista has to wake them up at closing time. The lounges with the good bean-bag-y chairs are prime real estate too. And of course, falling asleep in class just to annoy the professor.

When Esme is the one to find them "asleep," it makes her mother-heart so happy to tip-toe closer and drape a blanket over them. Sometimes she brushes Rosalie's hair out of her face and Rosalie smiles gently and lets out a relaxed sigh. (They definitely do this sometimes just to cheer Esme up.) Of course if Edward or Jasper finds them, they're either ignored completely or a paper football is launched from across the house at them.

My converted van headcanon is here in case you haven't see that one. Basically it was a time Rosalie gave Emmett a really good surprise :)

They have sooooo many silly tallies running and some are decades old. Emmett will skip a rock across a pond with 37 successful skips and blurt out "That's 10,600 to 7,205!" Rosalie is winning 29,090 to 17,001 in the "Who can guess what Edward's first complaint will be after school today" contest. They're both a little too good at unwrapping a CD without tearing the plastic wrap, so that tends to be roughly a tie. Rosalie is so far ahead in "Who can make the humans do a double take" that Emmett will never catch up.

One time when Rosalie was feeling depressed in the late 50s, Emmett dug out the rifle they'd only used as a prop thus far. He dragged Rosalie outside and proceeded to impress her by hitting a tin can from 500 yards. (I know nothing about guns, somebody tell me if this range isn't suprahuman enough.) She was like...okay so? But then he gave her a cheeky grin and said "That's one to zero." Rosalie tried the rifle out and instantly said "You're on." The contest continues to this day. Last week the target was a tennis ball that had just been served by Jasper with a vampire-strength tennis raquet. That tennis ball was flying. Neither one hit it, so they'll try again next week.

Rosalie and Emmett are the Cullen couple most likely to play First Sight, a prank they play on human classmates in which they "meet" each other there in school and appear to start flirting, start talking, and eventually hook up. They like to drag it out and let the humans think they have a chance, but the problem is... they're not good at dragging it out. They have a teensy problem keeping their hands off each other, so it doesn't usually last more than a few days. Alice and Jasper can drag it out for months, so Rosalie and Emmett become the Supportive Best Friends in that secenario, with Emmett loudly egging Jasper on and Rosalie loudly telling Alice that she can "do better than that edgy weirdo." In this case they have to sit at different girl and guy tables and Edward is just kinda there rolling his eyes.

[ikamigami]

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Ughhhh

Okay I need to say something..

Cause I swear that y'all so hacking weird..

You can ship whatever you want idc (yes even incest idc but just don't pretend that ship isn't incest when it is.. it makes you look rather silly lol)

For me when family isn't blood related but there's romantic relationship between siblings it's incest.. even though it's not incest by definition..

I think it's just weird.. and I think that I can say that in my blog..

For me when people treat each other like siblings even if they aren't siblings by blood.. it'd be weird if they were in romantic relationship..

Though there are cases when even if characters are living under the same roof and are not blood related.. they can be in romantic relationship when they don't see each other as siblings..

Like for example Eren and Mikasa from Shingeki no Kyojin..

But the person who I was talking about when I was answering anon questions doesn't consider solarmoon to be incest.. well maybe like I said it's not incest by definition.. but they see each other as brothers.. so shipping it will be considered weird..

And like trying to defend your position that "it's not incest" is more than silly.. it's just weird..

Like accept that you like weird or problematic ships and move on..

Yes some people are exaggerating by saying that that person is definitely a degenarate irl.. or when they harass them..

I just found the concept of thinking that romantic relationship between two people who see each other as siblings weird..

Yes I shouldn't say it's sus.. because it clearly implied that I think that they're some kind of weirdo irl.. I went too far with this one..

I just should stick only to word weird.. because it's weird..

[mcytblingsbracket]

Seablings, my beloveds. They are sea monsters together, 10 ft big sister, 6 ft baby brother. They try so hard to protect each other, Lizzie lost her memories in persuit of protecting him and then Jimmy followed her!!! And even when they couldn't remember each other and they were surrounded by new important people they still found each other!!!! AND THEY KEEP DOING IT IN EVERY UNIVERSE THEY'RE TOGETHER BECAUSE OF COURSE THAT WEIRD LITTLE ELF FINDS AN OCEAN NECKLACE AND IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT TO GO GIVE IT TO HIS BIG SISTER!!!!!! And of course those silly little rats explore the mansion together while running around like chickens with their heads cut off because thwy're both so stupid and think they're invincible until they run right into trouble! And of course Lizzie thinks she's the smarter more reaponsible one except she's absolutely NOT! And neitherof them think they're good at anything because they love to try everything and Lizzie's aleays got Jimmy's back when he wants to try a new game! And they both come last in the life series, she broke his curse which is the most big sister thing but she didn't even mean to she just flubbed it which is the most SEABLING thing!! She gave him a slushie for killing her husband!!! And they make cry...!!

And also

Jimmy & Joel (as brothers-in-law) they're so cute too. Like Joel bullies him cause he's his wife's dorky little brother but also he's like the first to jump in and do something stupid with him because that's his wife's stupid little brother she's gonna yell at him if something bad happens to him he definitely doesn't care about the guy himself. And they have stupid little in-jokes together that Lizzie rolls her eyes at.

And also

Grian, Lizzie, Pearl, & Jimmy as a big group of siblings! More siblings more people to drive each other crazy!

And of course

Grian & Jimmy. They are so much like brothers. They're both cods, they're both birds, they're at opposite ends of the height chart and Jimmy is the big little brother and Grian is the little big brother, one's red and ones blue, and they got all that before you get into how much like brothers they act. They get into smack fights as soon as they see each other, Grian's made it his life mission to make Jimmy miserable but he can't help also calling him to let him know how proud of him he is when he does something cool! Jimmy tries to stand up to him and it goes tits up every time because Grian knows exactly how to deal with him! They think of the exact same ideas constantly, what's the fairytale that first comes to mind? Jack and the beanstalk. What grinds their gears? Grian being late to Jimmy's streams. Grian tries to help him become a better builder but in the most condescending way possible. He causes Jimmy more problems than he helps! Despite everything Jimmy still turns to him first for help!!

And then of course

Skyblings, Grian & Pearl, they got the same height nonsense, they're the sun and the moon, they're both slightly unsettling even if they look human. They're civil servants except one is evil and the other is good. Pearl comforting him when his mouth was on fire from the spicy! Their prank wars! They're little goblins who absolutely do the "i'm not touching you" thing at each other.

And also

Gem & zed. They're siblings who avoid each other like the plague and don't want anyone to know they're siblings because Gem thinks he's a little weirdo and Zed is scared of her.

And also

Scar & bdubs. They hate each other but they're family. Mom loves one of them and dad loves they other, and the divorce messes with everything, but at the end of the day they're family. They're like those siblings that are constantly trying to one up each other.

And also

Gem & Pearl! They are so energetic together, they drive each other and their dad crazy. Gem's convinced she's the normal one just going along with the crazy stuff Pearl thinks up but she is absolutely not.

And IDK if this one is allowed since they're npcs but

Hermes & Tiny Tom. The little half siblings separated by their dad. Maybe one day they'll reunite and be able to work through it together...

I am going to use this as propaganda for the siblings that did make it through because it's great

[askthatoneanacondraikaiguy]

I'm curious, how would the first meeting with Aspheera go? Like seeing an Anacondrai with fire powers? Would it go the same way or there will be some teensy winsy changes?

(oh wow this got long)

There's a lotta potential for changes. Specifically based on her own opinion of Anacondrai, which, we never see. So I'm gonna speculate;

Because Aspheera's a Hypnobrai and disrupted the rulership of a Hypnobrai kingdom and you don't see other Serpentine species in Mamba's kingdom or around it in these flashbacks, that the tribe unification hasn't happened yet; which makes sense, since Wu and Garmadon are kids at this point and the five tribes allying with each other and working together during the Serpentine War is notably later in their lives.

There's also the fact that Anacondrai live in more tropical areas (think Chen's island) instead of the Hypnobrai who we see living by upland conifer forests.

I actually looked a bit deeper into conifer trees to find some kind of explanation for why this is the case (because I'm a weirdo who likes to find solid explanations for random lore in my fantasy/sci-fi media) why lead to me discovering Walchian Conifers. They're an extinct species of conifer trees that are believed to have "closely followed, rather than predated the abrupt climate change" in Pennsylvania. They basically showed up and spread when the wet seasons got shorter.

(Sorry for the history/worldbuilding ramble, I am. very excitable)

But, to answer my own question; Aspheera probably wouldn't have a lot of actual exposure to Anacondrai, especially since they've been historically characterized as militaristic and war hungry, which is the opposite of what King Mamba V was pushing for. She would however know of them and probably be able to recognize the Anacondrai in her tomb. But I can imagine that Aspheera would find the Anacondrai admirable because of them being characterized as greedy, war-mongering, and difficult to defeat. (Admittedly, the greedy thing is partly because as Anacondrai get bigger, they have to eat more, and sustaining an army is already difficult enough for humans) . They took what they felt they deserved, or at least that's how Aspheera would see them, and she probably in a way found them aspirational. She wanted to create her own massive empire, after all.

So when she comes out of her thousand-year entombment to see a gaggle of humans (which she almost definitely perceives as weak, stupid, and/or deceiving) with one lone Anacondrai, she most likely applies her own personal experiences onto what she sees as something where these humans are either using this Anacondrai to get into her tomb or that this Anacondrai is tricking them somehow, like she did to Wu and Garmadon. Aspheera is not a generous thinker.

When she sees that Kai is not only a Serpentine like herself but also one that's a fire elemental? That is incredibly intriguing. Serpentine being elemental masters is a novel concept in modern day Ninjago, it was likely a distant dream in Aspheera's time.

Most likely, instead of trying to take Kai's elemental power, she first offers for him (and the Anacondrai Tribe as a whole, not knowing Pythor's the only one left) to 'ditch these humans', help her find the Deceiver, and to join her in her rise to power afterwards.

Whether or not she takes Kai's fire (at least now) would wholly depend on whether Kai would think to play into her assumption (and pull a Chen Trick 2.0) or to continue trying to fight her like he does in the show.

Either way, it's a lot harder to drag an unconscious 20-something-feet snake man out of a booby-trapped tomb than a normal human man.

[selfproclaimedunicorn]

I would like more cousin duo factoids and tidbits

The Roycegaryen/Targtower Daddy Issues Havers Cousin Duos are so dear to me, thank you for this opportunity to scream about it

Ella & Aemond

This shit is built on mutual "my mental health is everyone else's problem" bullshittery. They are a constant feedback loop of "catharsis is arson & soul rendering screams into the void & property damage," both equally explosive but subdued in the areas where the other isn't. They are also definitely profiting from Ella being way more socially well adjusted & friendly than Aemond; she's basically his emotional support sister-figure (not that he doesn't have older sisters, but Ella's way older than him while actually being willing to be his friend/mentor without being a second mom bc he would never replace Alicent like that!)

Absolutely chaotic son-coded oldest daughter/daughter-coded second son solidarity. When the Targtowers visit Runestone she takes him joyriding on Vermithor & then sends him to go play with her comedically serious son. 16/10 experience, bb!Aemond would do it again & she is his favorite cousin. They definitely set a tree on fire during that flying session.

Yorick & Aegon

My boys elbow deep in the daddy issues muck. The traumatized little boy who hates his shitty dad & just wants his mommy to hold him in Yorick recognizes the traumatized little boy in Aegon. They're friends, they're brothers, they're father & son; they hug each other & cry at least once.

Yorick is, for Aegon, an older male figure who cares about him without worrying about how that benefits him & is safe--he's dad shaped & tells him he can do/be better because he's worth that effort, not because the realm needs it but because he deserves it personally. And then for Yorick, Aegon is finally seeing to fruition the reason he was in King’s Landing & enduring All That for years: being the older brother figure of the king's son. There's just the extra bonus of them being able to commiserate over just fucking hating Viserys.

Aegon is a shivering cat that Yorick found in the dumpster that immediately imprinted on him when he figured out "I like soft touch." Meanwhile, Aegon bonding with Weird Scary Mountain Man is a fucking mirror of Yorick claiming his nasty as hell dragon. Also, Yorick has definitely threatened Otto Hightower in defense of His Boy™ & I feel like that level of care had Aegon stunlocked for several minutes. 100/10, he's never leaving Yorick’s side again.

Aemon & Helaena

Weird quiet isolated kid who gets easily overwhelmed solidarity, right there. Aemon sees the potential to get/be as bad as he was isolation wise, & he wants better than that for whoever he sees that kind of "I'm weird, I'm a weirdo. I don't fit in." energy in, so it starts with him going out of his way to make sure she doesn't slip through the cracks & then blossoms into something really sweet & mutual from there. He'll happily sit there in silence when she needs it & listen to her when she has something to say; like, just generally he isn't treating Helaena like she's fragile or has something wrong with her. His concern is just not wanting her to be lonely.

They respect each other as Socially Just A Little Off & they're mutually safe to be around when the social battery is running on empty. "Your thought processes & need to be alone sometimes are totally normal. Everyone else is wrong." Also, in a modern AU she's who is going up to the counter at the burger place to say Aemon asked for no pickles. Please know that is real & true.

Aemon is also close enough to her age (like, I think he was 5 when she was born?) that he can kind of easily & comfortably fit within her life while still being Large Older Rleative To Be Safe Around If I Need Protection. When he comes home from fostering for his 16th nameday & gets to be in a tourney to celebrate his getting knighted, he asks Helaena for her favor because that's his friend & she said she wanted to give him one. The tourney was loud, but she had fun & Aemon made sure she had both hiding spots & other kids to play with, 12/10 that's her cousin. Also Aemon is one of the most exciting parts of getting betrothed to Yorick's son/Stannis during the course of the fic (Stannis knows he is the second favorite cousin & he's okay with this)

[notwarriorswiki]

Have you played Clangen and if so what do you think :)

I love Clangen! I have a personal clan that I’ve played for a long time now that is approaching 22 years old in game! I’m very attached to some of the little guys there.

With the new update, I’ve been wanting to try a new one. I’ve considered a side blog, but I don’t know lol

It’s a fun game though! Here are some of my favorite babies and a bit about them from my personal playthrough, FernClan.

This is Lionpoppy! She's a warrior turned medicine cat. She was the quiet and polite one of her siblings, rather average by nature and not standing out. She fell in love with the rather popular, outgoing, and handsome Clearspring though. They talked about having a family, but unfortunately Clearspring drowned saving his apprentice Coniferpaw from the flood. Lionpoppy was devastated.

However, she had always been blessed and comforted by the stars. Her clan needed her during these difficult times, and she became a medicine cat. A few moons later, Clearspring visited her in a dream, whispering of the hollows on he outskirts of their territory. When Lionpoppy went there upon waking up, she found three abandoned kits - Sunnykit, Primrosekit, and Ospreykit. She believed this was a blessing from Clearspring, and these kits were the family they never got to have together.

She died recently from greencough and I was sad. Her kits all grew up though! Primerosethroat was very cold and aggressive, and sadly he died rather young to a pack of rogues. Sunnystreak was captured by twolegs as a young warrior, but returned later alongside her two kits Curlkit and Cloverkit (Curlkit became Curlspot, who trained under Lionpoppy :) ). Ospreyshade is a sassy spitfire who is still going strong today.

Squirrelclaw was a bloodthirsty little guy growing up and was the secret lovechild of the medicine cat Deerbracken and warrior Shortmouse. They had 5 kits! Squirrelclaw was always getting into fights and got pretty scarred up growing up. He's definitely the patrol guy, but is very soft towards his mate Brownnut. He had a hard time when his mother Shortmouse abandoned him and his siblings as apprentices to be a kittypet.

Him and Brownnut also had 5 kits. Runs in the family. He's the father of Lionpoppy actually! His son Mottledflood is a weirdo elder still, and his daughter Burdockgoose murdered the mediator because she thought she was being far too nice to the other clans. She's in the Dark Forest now. Squirrelclaw lost his eye from a dog mauling.

Beaverkite my beloved. He was Clearspring's dad. Beaverkite was an orphaned kit FernClan took in, always working hard to prove himself and earn his place. His heart always belonged to Archheart, but he was in a love triangle with Pondleap, a former loner and mother of Brownnut. He didn't do anything amazing, but he just had some of the best interactions and relationships. He's also probably the plainest cat I've ever had appearance wise.

Putting these two together. Creekstripe is very strict and always following rules, kinda standoffish. Bluepond is ditzy, curious, always wandering off. Bluepond disappears for days at a time and Creekstripe has just learned to sigh and not worry. They're complete opposites but love each other very much. Bluepond was captured by twolegs as an apprentice due to her curious nature, and Creekpaw was captured shortly after, so I imagined he left to go and save her. And they both returned too! Creekstripe lost his eye from a rabbit scratching it - nothing crazy cool.

They've had... a lot of kits. Nine in total. Five are still alive. They both retired together, but Creekstripe was murdered by Gustbrook, and Bluepond died of old age not too long after.

Lowclaw was my first evil Dark Forest cat. She was a fierce and strong cat who wanted to be the perfect warrior and have the "perfect life". She wished to be leader, have a mate at her side, kits, and do everything she was ever taught from a young age. She takes this to the absolute limit though as she discards anyone in her way without care.

The one cat she was romantically interested in, Fringeswipe, was in love with another cat. So she got rid of the other cat. Problem solved! She wanted to be leader someday, but wasn't deputy... So she got rid of the deputy. Problem solved! Oh shoot Lowclaw can't have children. Guess she'll go murder a loner and steal hers. Problem solved! Cicadastar has only one life left. Guess we better get rid of that!

Unfortunately for Lowclaw, she was struck down by the leader, unable to complete that last checkmark for the "perfect life".

[lazzarella]

I started watching Asian BL series at the end of January this year, so I'm still pretty new to them, but I thought it would be fun to post my top 10 so far, and then check in every now and then to see how it changes! At this point I've watched around 38 series, not including specials, etc. (16 Thai; 11 Japanese; 10 South Korean and 1 Taiwanese)

Anyway, the current top 10:

1. My Personal Weatherman (2023, Japan)

I've watched this 5 or 6 times now! Miscommunication (or, even better, total lack of communication) is one of my biggest weaknesses! I live for it! I often hate when characters talk their feelings out too soon (or sometimes at all lmao), so this is like... perfect for me! And their dynamic was so delicious too

2. Moonlight Chicken (2023, Thailand)

This was my first BL and so it was also my introduction to EarthMix (who I'm now obsessed with). It's always nice to see adults falling in love, but I think the contrast with young love was really nice too! But I definitely preferred the JimWen plot. Earth did a great job of embodying a character ten years older than he is and Mix was great too and I love how everyone actually looks sweaty and it's just a really beautifully made series

3. KinnPorsche (2022, Thailand)

This was the first BL series I ever heard of, I think! But I couldn't figure out how to watch it in 2022 for some reason, so it took me a couple of years to get there lol I'm going to be honest, it's not what I was expecting at all! Everyone kept talking about how dark and fucked up it is, but it's so funny and goofy!!! Like, there are dark elements, but the delivery overall is very silly to me (in a good way), and it's honestly one of the funniest things I've seen in my life haha and the romance between Kinn and Porsche is everything, really

4. Cherry Magic (2023, Thailand)

I did watch the Japanese one first and adored it, but there's something about TayNew and what they bring to these characters and romance that really had me hooked. Plus I prefer Jinta to Tsuge XD but this is just such a sweet and heartwarming show ;__; I wish it hadn't had the copyright issues because it's kind of a PITA to rewatch

5. Boys Be Brave! (2024, South Korea)

Full disclosure: I didn't care for the side couple but I'm OBSESSED with Jinwoo and Kisub. They're both low key weirdos and there's nothing more I love than weirdos finding love in each other! Plus, they're opposites attract, another favourite of mine. It's a very cosy and comforting series

6. Old Fashion Cupcake (2022, Japan)

Hit me right in the rapidly approaching 40 feels! I just... It's just gorgeous. Just so lovely! The romance is beautiful and it looks beautiful and the acting is beautiful! BEAUTIFUL!

7. Cherry Magic (2020, Japan)

I've found that, while I gravitate overall to the Thai shows so far, the Japanese ones make me more emotional? Maybe it's because they do the ~I'm not worthy of love thing so well. But this was so sweet and special 

8. A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021, Thailand)

There were some aspects that bothered me that kept it from being perfect, but it's a lovely story and Earth and Mix really have something special together onscreen (well, I love their offscreen interactions too haha) And I love the setting! And knowing this was Mix's first acting gig???? Incredible!

9. Cupid's Last Wish (2022, Thailand)

Didn't care for the side story with the aunt and uncle, and it gets a bit wishy washy toward the end, but I LOVE road trip stories and I love body swap and I think the way it was done here was really good. The transitions between Jan and Mix playing Win were SO well done and Earth gets to play a slightly more lighthearted character and there's a lot of lovely scenery and some cute cows! Plus, Jan and Mix are both so cute when they eat lol

10. Manner of Death (2020, Thailand)

As a life long lover of mysteries, I didn’t feel the mystery plot was particularly strong, but this series is kind of batshit and I love it. Plus smalltown mysteries are my jam, strong or not! And it has the most unhinged proposal I've seen to date

Aaaaannd that's it for now! I can easily see Wandee Goodday making its way into this list when I do an update (probably even my top 5)

Oh, but for fun, my average ratings by country:

Japan: 8.2; Thailand: 8.3; South Korea: 8.6

Which is funny because the South Korean ones have, overall, been less enjoyable for me lol but I've seen fewer so I think that the few highly rated ones have bumped the rating up haha

[kurikive]

please! — 22. #Jungwon4RPDR

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"why are they actually good though?" minji, who was sitting in the second row next to dana and yewon, asked out loud. currently, y/n and jungwon were dancing to the first prechorus of stay this way by fromis_9, jungwon wearing a long blonde wig while y/n wore a (far too big) tiger onesie she borrowed from hyein, this being the younger's idea.

dana turned her head around to face the younger, "y'all didn't know?" she questioned.

"know what?" minji asked again with now the attention of haerin and hanni who were beside her. "jungwon and y/n are in a dance club together, yeonjun used to be in it too before he got a job in modeling." dana explained making the other three girls drop their jaws in awe.

"so drunkieduo is also a dance duo? cool." haerin mumbled loud enough for hanni to laugh at the comment, before turning her head back to the performers. only then she actually noticed their dance skills, even though jungwon was in a wig and y/n in a tiger onesie, they're bodies flowed in great rhythm and they had amazing chemistry while dancing.

maybe it was the adorable feminine choreography or the way the onesie was too big for y/n or the way her blushed face crumpled in embarrassment everytime someone laughed at the situation, but y/n looked exceptionally cute today.

ever since their first interaction (or lack thereof) on twitter, hanni thought y/n was a little weird. not weirdo type of weird but just stupid kind of weird. getting drunk and becoming a furry activist is certainly one way to ruin your reputation. although hanni never really had much opinions on her, most of the times they've seen each other in person they never even directed a word at each other, y/n was mostly found by jihyo and jungwon (with yewon and kotone tagging along).

the past few weeks y/n, jungwon and hyein were found together almost every day, when confronting hyein she only dismissed the question saying they were only hanging to make up for the 'incident'. hanni never fully believed her but she never thought too much of it either.

this retirement party came almost out of nowhere, no invitations, no planning, it was surprising how fast she hosted it. but hanni left all her suspicion behind as the dancing tiger and blondie in front of her took away all attention from her thoughts.

"하늘 위로 FIREWORK!!!" screams could be heard as the last chorus approached the duo's performance. some people on the floor were recording on their phones while others just cheered with their flash on.

"send me the video later." hanni whispered to haerin, who was busy laughing behind the screen of her phone, recording the two on the small stage.

y/n → ♪⁠ ⁠\⁠(⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠\⁠ ⁠) (⁠ ⁠/⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠)⁠/⁠♪⁠♪ ← jungwon

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— y/n is most definitely not immune to pretty girls, and hanni is very pretty. she begs for one chance, but when it's given, what will she do?

## taglist ! @lcv3lies @yourwife @haerpins @rosielover69 @luvkait @lizseos @gojosrug ...

[polyhexian]

Thinking about the emotional rollercoaster that is Hunter and Jasper's newfound developing relationship after Jasper's no longer dying of infection and everything's come to light. Hunter now knows the truth, but can he HANDLE the truth? He was already having, like, seven ongoing crises, and now he has THIS on top of them. He's just learned about a dozen new things he gets to be angry over!

Your approach to writing Hunter's trauma recovery has always been very raw. I like a good saccharine hurt/comfort fic as much as the next person, but I really appreciate the raw approach, too. Recovery isn't perfect, it can be ugly and uncomfortable and painful, and you've never shied away from that. So I'm thinking of a still-reeling-from-Hollow-Mind Hunter, freshly dumped in another dimension with his weirdo stalker who turns out to be the father he'd just gotten used to thinking never existed, and I'm looking over at Agony!Hunter and Lament!Hunter for comparison and wincing.

I commented on another post about how I feel like Hunter would WILDLY vacillate between "you should've just kidnapped me by force!" and "yeah I was definitely super brainwashed and would've run back to tell Belos everything first chance I got" for the first…however long it takes for him to come to terms with this. But I can also see him lashing out at Jasper, like, here's some of the awful things Belos did to me, I hope that telling you about them makes you hurt because I feel like you abandoned me and I'm angry. But then that eventually goes in the complete opposite direction, like, I'm not going to tell you about what horrible memory gave me nightmares tonight even though I'd feel better if I did, because I know you love me and you were trying your best and you've been hurting every day for 16 years while you tried to get me back, and I don't want to hurt you more.

Jasper just…trying to get his kid to talk to him if he needs to. Probably at some point when Hunter's clammed up Jasper has to open up a bit himself like, look, nothing you could say is going to surprise me, that man gave me more opportunities to look at my insides than I want to remember; I'll be angry and sad about what you went through, but I've spent 16 years thinking about what he might have been doing to you and trust me, nothing you say is going to send me into a horrified shock response. Maybe he's reluctant to talk about his own experiences much because 1) Remembering sucks, and 2) He doesn't want Hunter thinking he's trying to upstage his pain, but like…they have adjacent trauma from the same abuser, they're gonna understand each other on a wavelength most other people won't get.

I do feel at the very least though Jasper would nip whatever personhood-related crisis Hunter might be having in the bud. Nope, nope, none of that; it took me 12 years to figure out I was a real person with feelings, and I didn't bargain with Belos to convince him to allow you the privilege of thinking you're a person just for you to start questioning it because you found out you're part vegetable. You've got 16 years experience of believing you're a person, that's a fantastic foundation that you should NOT take a sledgehammer to. Are we real people? We damn well BETTER be after all the work I put into figuring out emotions! Maybe this is like, the one thing Jasper really puts his foot down on. He's fine if Hunter's angry at him or if Hunter never forgives him or whatever, but he absolutely draws the line at Hunter thinking he might not be a real person.

Probably doesn't help that the whole situation is likely compounded by Hunter's guilt that oh, all his friends had to leave their family behind and are super worried about them, and he just GOT his dad back but he can't even be grateful about it?? What kind of horrible person is he??

And later on, when they've progressed past the worst of the anger, and Hunter has realized that yeah, he really does want a relationship with his dad. Then his issues of self-worth and believing love is conditional come into play.

I'm imagining some point where they're having a quiet conversation, maybe on the couch late at night. Maybe it started with Hunter asking why - why did you even care, why were you so willing to die for me when you barely knew me for two minutes. And Jasper is like I don't know, I just did, but that's not good enough for Hunter so he keeps talking. He talks about growing Hunter, all the work he put in and the attention to detail, about how excited he was, how he'd quietly talk to the planter box and spill out what he was only starting to realize were real feelings, about how he'd put his finger in Hunter's little palm and feel his heart stutter when his hand closed around it.

And Hunter listens to all of this in silence, watches Jasper smiling at the memories while he speaks, and he starts thinking about himself. About how he's never been able to maintain Belos's approval, how he's never been able to impress the coven heads, how he's just a half-a-witch who's never been anywhere near as powerful as Jasper is, how he's never been able to beat the Martlet in combat, how he's got so many punishment scars, how he's been such an awful, ungrateful brat these last few weeks to this man who loves him so much; love is conditional and Hunter has done nothing to earn Jasper's love and he probably needs to figure out how to fix that before he loses what seems to be a good thing, except his failures are many and his debt to Jasper is enormous and there is absolutely no way he will ever be able to impress or repay this man.

Jasper is still smiling into the middle distance as he says something about how badly he wanted to meet Hunter and how curious he was about what kind of person he'd be when he emerged.

Hunter feels a rock sink in his stomach, and very quietly says, "Sorry for the disappointment."

And Jasper blinks and looks down at Hunter, pure confusion on his face, and asks, "Why would I be disappointed?"

ahhHHHH

jasper completely blindsided by this. he doesn't have the proper experience with hunter's self worth issues yet to expect stuff like this, its just fully like. what?? disappointed??? when did i say that?? did i make it sound like that??? shit im doing a really bad job at this i guess. but also like. disappointed?? how could i ever be disappointed? you're alive! you have friends! I'm so happy! this is everything i ever wanted! and hunter is like no, i mean, disappointed by me and what i turned out like, i'm not nearly as brave or loyal as you, im a coward. and jasper is just floored. like ???? no! you are so smart and creative and kind and you are brave! what are you talking about??? you're a great kid! cue hunter bursting into tears

[smolcinnamonchipmunk]

This might be incomprehensible because I just woke up, but bear with me

Had a dream that I was one of nine dragons/people (because of course shapeshifting, lmao. But for some reason I was the only one who could shift naturally) that were experimented on and we had no memories of our dragon selves exactly, but we were each different and I was number 3 because I had one of those tags on my dragon ear.

And instinctively we knew not to like some certain people, but we didn't know why until I was in dragon form with the others and was asking like, what I looked like because we came across a field guide like paper describing dragon appearance and stuff, and either one of us started acting weird or this random guy showed up and started describing my dragon with, like, almost reverence?

Like in movies and shows where the bad guy talks about something in a almost obsessive/possessive-loving way where it sounds like they're way too into the whole thing, or like the hunter describing the joy of the hunt way too much in HTTYD 3.

And I can't remember how he described my dragon but he was talking about the importance of documentation and just kept circling around me. I suddenly remember being human and I don't know if I turned back or something happened, but the dude was straight up weird?? Like, pinned me to the ground and licked my neck beneath my right jaw bone a few times, and I think my being human was forced because all I could really do was snarl and TRY to push this guy off. And the others couldn't help because a bunch more weirdos had burst in while this dude was being weird.

And this part wasn't really explicitly said in the dream, but it's one of those things where you know it's a fact in the dream, but the weird dude was also a dragon-guy that was experimented on, and I think he was 1.

Anyways, this entire dream there was like an almost nauseating overlay over my first person perspective, giving me a third person perspective of myself as well. And once I get defensive enough that my eyes turned dragon-esque (which was fairly quick) the guy laughed and got off of me, and was talking about the importance of experimentation or something? It definitely gets real weird after that because suddenly we're all in a dark room of testing equipment in our dragon forms (mine was the smallest one, smaller than most horses) and we found out that we were being experimented on in the present because the bad guys had a premonition or whatever about this whole thing 25 years in the past, and I fought two of my cousins at some point, idk it went off the rails lmao

Anyways, there's my random dream of the day. I might draw the weird dude later and a dragonsona