#this is exaggerated obvi lol

[bruciemilf]

Dick when Bruce annoys him: I've never met this man in my life

Dick when Alfred or any of the batkids regard Bruce with the smallest bit of harsh criticism: I will literally kill all of you. I'm not joking. With my bare hands alone I'll make you WISH there was a hell you could go to escape from me, how dare you? The nerve, the CHEEK, he's a man of honor, he's flawless, he's never done anything wrong ever, and also your shirt is ugly

[cerealmonster15]

so obvi while one of my fave types of Character™ is like adhd coded himbo etc etc. another fave i find myself trapped in is like

[very loud] hall monitor klfdsjfkldsjfkljds

[wikiangela]

me whenever I get a new comment on a fic

[bug-slappy]

What Serizawa lore and dialogue in the manga that got cut from the anime are you talking about specifically I'm curious /gen

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A REASON TO GO HAM!!! any adaptation is gonna have its cutbacks due to time restraints, but i feel like so many of serizawas lines/important moments got totally butchered or cut completely just to be replaced with cute moments that never happen in the manga.

!! MP100 SPOILERS HEAD obvi !!

First case: In the manga, when serizawa finally stands up to toichiro, things pan out COMPLETELY differently!

I feel like this is a really important moment for serizawa. whatever false idea of friendship serizawa had left is ripped away from him. its unnerving to see how brutal and ruthless toichiro is, finally showing his true colours to serizawa after manipulating him for 3 years. I feel like its also a really important moment for reigen to bare witness to. serizawa and toichiros relationship serves as an exaggerated parallel to mob and reigens. A powerful and persuasive man using a naïve esper for their powers under the false promise of learning to control their powers, whether it helps them for better or for worse. big difference is that reigen does help mob in the style of important life lessons and guiding him towards being a good person. after the separation arc, reigen realizes how manipulative he's been to mob, he becomes a better person because of it. but i feel like after the TOICHIRO fight specifically is where we see a very clear difference in how reigen treats mob. he becomes a lot more patient and less controlling. it bums me out that this interaction was cut completely from the anime. I think it must have been for time because they also cut ekubos moments.

Serizawa not knowing what getting arrested is:

Calling the Yokai hunter out on his bluff:

they replaced this with the awesome fight scene but still an awesome line i wish they kept it was so bad ass lol:

But the most shocking thing that they cut from the finale was this scene, after mob goes to reigen and serizawa for advice on asking out tsubomi:

not only is it fruity,,... but more importantly its a super important moment!!! seeing reigen open up like this in front of another person is something we havent seen up until this point!! mob and reigen have impacted each other so much, and its a FANTASTIC segway into the final chapter! absolutely crazy to me that they would cut such a deep personal moment especially considering how much BONES loves reigen.. it gets "implied" through a quick silent moment between reigen and serizawa (all they show in the anime is serizawa looking surprised at him)

not only that, but its so interesting how easily reigen opens up around serizawa. he doesn't do that around anyone else (probably because serizawa is the only person near his age playing an active role in his life bro has no friends)

and its incredible how well serizawa can already read reigen after such a short time working at S&S. serizawa tends to be quiet and hang in the background, but in the manga it has a purpose; hes observing the world around him. when he does have something to say it has importance and is carefully thought out.

in the anime so much of that important dialogue is cut and replaced with his moe salaryman moments which sure its cute, but when you know what he was really supposed to be saying its such a major let down. I feel like the writers didnt know about serizawas huge fan following hes had since his premier, so they didn't really care about him. thats my best guess as to why so many good moments got cut

also this:

serizawa mentioned during his fight with mob that hes accidentally sent his mother flying before with his powers,,, exactly like mobs traumatic moment when he sent ritsu flying and injured him when they were kids... as i mentioned earlier, serizawa has always been a very clear parallel to mob (i can talk more about that in another post if someone asks). I was really hoping theyd go deeper into this moment in the anime but it GOT CUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAAUGH!!!!

and this page right after.. MAN:

BROTHER.... to me, i feel like this is the moment that made serizawa certain reigen doesnt have powers. not only does he have a talent for reading people, but he has to know by now. if he thought reigen had powers to protect himself, he wouldn't be saving his ass all the time like he does.

he knows reigen wont be fine on his own. he knows that reigen has something hugely important to tell him, important enough that reigen is willing to die to run out there and tell him

WHICH BY THE WAY THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL BUTCHERING OF A SCENE OF ALL TIME:

from what ive researched it seems like a common occurrence in japanese culture to remove your shoes before attempting suicide. this is such an intense and impactful moment for reigen to be removing his shoes. looking around and seeing the situation hes in, but still throwing himself into harms way so he can protect mob like hes done so many times before, but in this scene hes making the concious decision to go in, knowing the risk involved. INSANE THAT IN THE ANIME they made removing his shoes some sort of way to get better grip to run. obviously, running barefoot in rubble and destruction is not going to give you better foot grip.. I think they did that to make the scene more lighthearted but it just feels like poor taste.

i feel like the style choices combined with the dialogue cuts in S3 seriously take away from the intense impact of the manga. ONE has such a talent for writing characters to be fleshed out human beings as well as interpersonal relationships. season 1 and 2 did such a good job of showing that even when there had to be scene cuts.

if you havent already, I think you should for sure read the manga. its even more life changing to me than the anime already is, and ONE has a beautiful art style and can convey strong emotions better than anything else ive ever seen. I have more good serizawa moments than this that were cut, and a lot of dialoue between mob and ??? was removed too, but i don't want to spoil every funny joke or character building moment.

this is why i think everyone should read the manga and the REIGEN spin off book :) thank you for reading through this!

ps: devastated when this got cut

[auras-moonstone]

Holaaa me emocione bastante con saber q eres de argentina (yo no soy de argentina soy de Mexico) pero esta cool saber q también hablas español lol

llevo rato leyendo tus trabajos y me encanta como escribeees, no se que te parezca la idea de una historia de Ethan como Spiderman tbh es mi head canon favorito y no hay mucha gente que lo escriba ahí una idea no se si sigas aceptando requests o si ya habías escrito algo de Ethan como Spiderman pero me encantaría leer algo así escrito por ti obvi 🤭

(En ingles ofc!)

Perdooon si escribí bastante me emocione jajaja apenas agarre el valor Para dejar un request

hola 🇲🇽 ! perdón por haber tardado tanto en escribir esta request😫 me encantó la idea, hace bastante que quería escribir algo sobre ethan como spiderman <3 espero que te guste❤️🫶🏻

the story of us — ethan landry

word count: 2,693

pairing: spider-man!ethan landry x fem!reader

summary: ethan and y/n’s relationship might be ending soon because of the boy’s behaviour and secrets.

based on: the story of us by taylor swift

warnings: mention of blood. a bit of angst.

Y/N SHOULDN’T FEEL SURPRISED FOR HAVING BEEN STOOD UP BY ETHAN, it seemed to be his favourite hobby lately. But when he came up to her with regretful puppy eyes asking for them to meet so he could explain the reason behind his behaviour, she really thought he would keep his word and show up to fix things.

But once again he failed her, and now Y/N was walking back home alone with mascara running down her face and with her chest filled with disappointment and sadness.

Y/N was walking through the dark and unsafe NYC streets, wondering what excuse her boyfriend was going to use this time, when she heard a whimper coming from the creepy unlit alley she was passing by. Her whole body tightened with fear, hands instantly became sweaty, her heart thundered dangerously fast and yet she stopped walking. Then the noise came again, this time more clear—it was a pained curse from a male voice.

The girl couldn’t decide if she was stupid or too brave, but she walked towards the person. Her eyes widened at the scene—there, sitting next to a container, was Spiderman; a bleeding Spiderman.

“Holy hell, are you okay?” she cried, inspecting the wound. “Of course you’re not okay! You’re bleeding a lot! A lot!”

Ethan cursed internally. Of all the people who could have found him, it had to be her. “Thanks for the calming words.” the superhero said between gritted teeth.

“Sorry! I shouldn’t have said that. I was exaggerating, it’s not that bad.” Y/N tried to convince him.

“You’re a horrible liar” his hands were shaking as he tried to put pressure on the wound.

“Okay, let’s get you out of here, the smell is awful.” the girl said, putting one of his—very strong and muscled—arms around her shoulders. “I know you’re in pain, but I need you to use a bit of your strength to help me lift you to your feet. Can you do that?” the masked figure nodded. “Okay, at the count of three.”

Ethan closed his eyes in pain as he let out a cry of agony. He had been walking towards the cafe where Y/N worked when he heard screaming. An old woman and her granddaughter were being robbed and it was his duty to save them. He would’ve made it to his date with Y/N if the thief’s partner hadn’t caught him off guard and sliced his stomach. Time didn’t matter anymore, he couldn’t show up wounded, and he didn’t have the energy to walk so he stayed in that creepy alley where Y/N found him.

“Ouch!” he yelled when the girl carelessly dropped him on her couch as soon as they arrived to her apartment.

“Sorry!” Y/N said guiltily. “My arms hurt.”

“It’s okay. Thank you, I just need to rest here for a few minutes and I’ll be out of your sight.” he panted.

“You can’t leave! I need to clean you up and then you need to eat something.”

“No, it’s okay. Look, just lend me a first-aid kit, I’ll do it myself. Then I’m leaving.” it wasn’t that Ethan was ungrateful for her help, he just didn’t want to be a burden. Also, if she was to see his body, she was going to recognize him instantly. And Ethan was not going to let that happen.

“Hey, you’re always saving our asses, it’s time someone finally takes care of you.” she smiled softly.

“I really appreciate that, seriously. But I’d be more comfortable doing it myself, if you don’t mind.”

“As you wish.” she said in understanding. And as he stitched himself up, Y/N went to the kitchen to prepare something for him to eat.

Ethan watched her from the doorframe. He wanted to close the space so badly, he wanted to wrap his arms around her waist and never let go. They saw each other everyday, but it’s been days since the last time he got to hold her, kiss her, touch her.

Y/N was really pissed at him, and with good reason. Countless were the times he had stood her up and he slowly—and absentmindedly—started to distance himself from her. And a few days ago, Y/N just exploded and they started fighting. Instead of telling her the truth (that he was a superhero and that the NYC streets were more dangerous than he had thought) he told her she was being dramatic and that he needed a bit of space. He regretted it instantly, and wanted to throw up as soon as his eyes caught her hurt expression. He was trying to keep her safe, but he handed everything in the worst way possible and ended up wounding the person that meant the most to him.

“You cooked for me?” he spoke up. Even though she couldn’t see it, she felt the smile on his voice.

“I told you, it’s time someone takes care of you.” she answered. “Is the wound okay? Does it hurt?”

“I’m fine. I’m a big tough boy.” he said in a teasing voice when she finished. “Thank you, Y/N. You saved me.”

“Anytime, Spider-boy. And honestly, you shouldn’t even thank me, you risk your life for us every- wait a minute.” she stopped when she realised something. “How do you know my name?”

Fuck, he cursed internally. He had messed up. “You told me.” he tried to sound confident.

“No, I didn’t. Do we know each other? Do we go to the same college?” Y/N asked curiously.

“I need to go.” he stood up abruptly, and a whimper of pain left his mouth.

“No! I’m sorry, I won’t press the subject.” she said, grabbing his forearms to sit him back on the chair. “I respect you wanting to keep your identity hidden. I won’t ask any more questions, but please stay. You’re still weak, you need to eat something.”

“You already did a lot. Really.”

“I swear to god, stop being stubborn.”

Who was he kidding with the hesitation? Just one look at her doe eyes and he was on his knees. As he ate, Y/N had her back to him so he could take his mask off. She could have turned around at any time and discover that the friendly neighbour hero was her boyfriend, but she never did. She respected his wish of not wanting to show his face, and that made him love her ever more.

“Your omelette was great” he said as he put the plate on the dishwasher. “Thank you.”

“You’re very welcome.”

“Why were you crying?” he asked, even though he knew the answer. Ethan and Y/N weren’t on speaking terms, so maybe by talking to her through his secret identity would give him an insight on how to fix the relationship he tore up.

The sad girl frowned and pressed her lips into a line. She didn’t talk to her friends much about Ethan because she didn’t want to put them in an uncomfortable position, as they were all friends, so she had been keeping her frustrations bottled up. And now there was this trustful kind stranger asking her about it, so she gave in.

“My boyfriend didn’t show up to our date. He has been acting so strange lately. He shows up late, he always has a different excuse and gets all nervous and defensive because he’s obviously lying, but most times he doesn’t even show up. Like today.” the exhaustion and defeat was evident on her tone and it broke his heart. “He was supposed to meet me today, so he could open up and tell me what’s going on in his life, but…”

“He let you down again.” he added in a sad tone. Y/N nodded, tears blurring her eyes. “What are you going to do?”

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath “I honestly don’t know. I love him, I really do, but our relationship has become one-sided. I’m trying to save it, but it seems like he doesn’t care anymore.”

Fear crept into his mind. Was that it? Was it their end? Was she going to break up with him the next day? He wouldn’t blame her. Yet, he couldn’t help being selfish—he did not want them to break up.

“Maybe there is something going on in his life… something that he can’t tell you for your own good.” he said, and he knew he sounded stupid.

“What could be so bad that he can’t talk to me about it? We have always been honest with each other. He knows he can tell me anything, he knows that he’ll have my support no matter what. I just want him to talk to me. I don’t know what happened with our relationship, but there’s nothing I can do unless he talks to me.”

“Things are going to get better.” the superhero said, rubbing her arm in a comforting gesture.

Ethan had multiple opportunities to be honest with her, to explain why he had become so distant and yet he held his pride and told her she was exaggerating the whole situation. So, as much as she tried to be positive and believe Spider-man’s words, she was scared the story of them might be ending soon.

ETHAN REACHED THE TABLE WHERE THE GROUP WAS SITTING AT and eyed the two empty spots left. One was next to Chad, who was talking animatedly with Tara and Mindy, and the other one was beside Y/N. His spot had always been the one next to hers, but with their current complications and not knowing exactly in which page they were at, he didn’t know what to do. Seeing the way she was nervously pulling at her clothes and tried to look busy, he ended up choosing the first option.

Even though she was trying hard to avoid looking at him, his presence was overwhelming and it took all of her strength to hold back from peaking a glance at his gorgeous smile and perfect curls. She was dying to know if the situation was killing him as much as it was killing her.

Little did she know the boy was losing his mind. The anguish was too much, so many thoughts were running through his mind. He was dying to let her know what was going on, but he was scared it was going to put her in danger. He would rather have her be angry at him than her getting hurt because of him. The wiser thing would be to let her go, to free her from the chaos that came with being involved with a superhero, but he the selfish part of him couldn’t break things up—Ethan loved her too much to give her up.

He needed to come up with a decision. This contest of who could act like they cared less needed to end and he could not tolerate the loud silence between them anymore. “Do you think we could talk tonight?”

“If you have the decency to show up.” she shrugged.

Her armour was up, and it was understandable. “I will. I’ll meet you at your apartment after Econ?”

“Okay.” Y/N nodded. “I’m serious, Ethan. Show up. This is your last chance.”

“I won’t let you down again, Y/N/N. I promise.”

ETHAN DIDN'T KNOW IF THE AREA WHERE Y/N WORKED IN WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IF HE JUST HAD BAD LUCK, but every time he was near, something happened that forced him to step in. Thankfully, this time it was an inexperienced thief he easily managed to bring down but his wound wasn't fully healed yet so he was in a bit of pain after the fight. But the important thing was that he made it to Y/N's house.

The girl was unable to hide her relief when she opened the door, but it soon turned into worry. "Ethan, what the hell happened? You're bleeding!"

The curly-haired boy looked down to find a scarlet stain on his blue polo shirt. The wound on his abdomen must have opened while he was stopping the thief, and he didn't even noticed because of the adrenaline. "Um, it's nothing, I-"

"Sit down." she ordered right before leaving to grab the first-aid kit. When she lifted his shirt up, she frowned.

"What is it?" Ethan asked worriedly.

"Ethan, when did this happen?"

"Um, I was robbed while making my way here." the lie slipped off his tongue in an instant.

"You keep lying to me." she let out a humourless laugh. "This has been stitched before, Ethan."

He sighed, thinking of another excuse. "Okay, fine. It's not new. I fell and landed on something sharp, and it cut my stomach."

"Okay, now I'm not only angry because you lied to me twice in the past sixty seconds, but also because you think I'm stupid."

"I don't think you're stupid."

"If you believe I'd buy that shitty excuse, then yes, I think you think I'm stupid." she spat. "Tell me the truth. Right now, Ethan."

Silence embraced the room. As Y/N worked on the wound, Ethan tried to find the words to explain. "I don't know where to start."

"Let's start by telling me how did you get this."

"A thief did it to me." he said, and ignoring his girlfriend's warning glance, he continued, "but he wasn't robbing me. He was stealing from an old woman and I stepped in. He cut me while I was distracted."

Y/N's eyes widened in surprise as they scrutinised his face, trying to spot any sign that told her he was lying. She find none. "You fought them?" she asked in disbelief, and Ethan nodded. "That's... that's really brave. And stupid."

"It's my job." he blurted out, making her look at him in confusion. "Well, it's not a job job, because I don't get paid. Not that I'd do it for money, even though I need it-"

"Eth!" she interrupted him. "I love it when you ramble, you're adorable, but could you please explain?"

"I missed you calling me Eth." he whispered, caressing her right cheek. "I miss you."

"I miss you, too, Eth. But we need to talk. Well, you need to talk. What is going on with you? Why are you so distant? Why do you keep missing our dates? What did you mean by 'It's my job'?"

"I'll tell you, but I need to warn you first. You were in danger before knowing this, but after I tell you... you are going to be an even bigger target. And you can't tell anyone, okay? No one knows, and no one has to know."

"Okay, just spit it out, Ethan."

"I'm Spider-man."

It was as if their surroundings had frozen, and minutes felt like hours. Y/N sat on the couch, dumbfounded, and Ethan's leg bounced as he bit his nails.

Meanwhile, Y/N's brain worked at a fast pace, trying to connect the dots. Now, in hindsight, everything made sense. His bruises, his wounds, why he was always in high alert, why his walls were up, his grades dropping, his tardiness... he became the friendly neighborhood spiderman. The vigilante she had found bleeding the previous night.

"Hey! You used your secret identity to get information out of me, asshole!"

"That's all you have to say?!"

"I mean, no... but I don't really know what to say."

"You're not mad?"

"I don't think so. I really wish you would've told me, could've saved up lots of arguments, but I do understand why you didn't tell me. I'm glad you opened up, tho. I am really tired of missing you and not kissing you."

Ethan laughed. “I love you. I missed you like crazy, and I'm sorry for everything.” he hold her close to his chest and let himself relax for the first time in weeks. “By the way, you need to quit that job. I swear there’s a robbery every five fucking minutes.”

“Have you been following me?” she arched her eyebrow.

“Keeping an eye on you.” he corrected. “I can’t let anything happen to my girl, and like I said, it’s a dangerous area.”

Y/N laughed and kissed his lips tenderly “I love you, my little stalker. Don’t keep secrets from me ever again.”

“Never. I promise. We’re a team.”

[where-does-the-heart-lie]

Hello hello!! I just wanted to tell you that I when I went archive your account, I saw it had been archived 8 other times!!! I thought that was funny lol 😆

And in the most recent chapter(?) of Water is Thicker Than Blood, how did Sabo’s hair come undone? Does that have any symbolic meaning or did it just…happen?

Anyways, I still love your work obvi🖤

Oh snap!!! I am very flattered. Wait do you have to upload every post manually to the website, or is it automatic? (Idk how the website works~). If it is manual, WHOEVER HAS DOES IT, ⚡️SHOW YOURSELF⚡️

Sabo’s hair becoming undone is simply a metaphor. This isnt the first time its been happening throughout the story, its just the most obvious one cuz i exaggerated it and pointed it out so that yall would notice. It’s happened only a couple times to sabo in the past, but its just meant to symbolize how he’s losing his control over being able to keep appearances up post-AlmostGettingHitByACar.

Ah thank ye thank ye uwu

Thanks for the ask!

[nothing-but-paisley]

Thinking about how Anne Rice vampires are a lot like Greek gods. (Daniel even refers to them as a "pantheon" of "demonic gods" in Devil's Minion.) They are deeply flawed immortal beings that exist beyond human concerns or morality and get trapped in petty spats, love affairs, and endlessly repeating cycles of abuse and trauma. Also they act as exaggerated mirrors for human foibles. Each of them also has a set of recurring themes and motifs, things that they would be "the god of" (or maybe patron saint would be more apt given the Catholicism of it all).

This got me wondering what each would be the god of. I'll start!

Lestat: the sun, love, fertility (lol), actors

Louis: despair, mirrors, fatherhood

Claudia: fate, cleverness, a trickster figure

Armand: underworlds, bondage, asceticism, lost children

Marius: duty, education, artists, hospitality

Pandora: indulgence, freedom, wit

Daniel: journalists (obvi), seekers, storytellers

[djinnandtea]

so I got some interest on this post where I tossed out that I wanted to talk more about monster romance and race and gender. it's been really nice to see a few folks are also wanting to hear/talk about it! I'm not prepared to say anything at length [eta: this turned out to be kind of a lie] with any certainty or research to back me up, but I thought I could post a rough outline of sorts of what I'd want to research and explore further, just as a starting point for myself but also a jumping off point if anyone else has any thoughts or resources.

I guess I'll start with gender first. I'm new to the romance genre generally, but I don't think it's a surprise that the genre has always been dominated by discourse around who reads romance and the kind of gender dynamics presented in a lot of conventional romance books (which are generally heterosexual/heteronormative in a lot of problematic ways). I'm thinking of the harlequin romances my mom and grandma used to read, but also of the discussions around colleen hoover's work and then the dark romance sub-genre too.

this means that there's the obvi discussion to be had about content vs. context. who is writing the romance, what informs their writing, what messaging comes through via choices made by the author, as well as by the context the author is writing in. I'm sure if you've been reading romance--even fanfic--for a while, you're well versed in some of these conversations, even if just in a casual way.

after considering romance on a macro level, I think you'd then have to look at some of those more micro sub-genres. where are gender norms accentuated and exaggerated, and to what end? why is dark romance a thing, why do (usually) straight white women want to fantasize about being in that kind of relationship? what's the purpose being met? (this is all asked non-judgmentally, btw, as I also enjoy dark romance.)

and maybe there are folks who would dislike my comparing of monster romance to dark romance, but I do think the two are related, especially based on a lot of posts I've seen since joining this corner of tumblr. I think there's a lot of interest in exploring ideas around control and dominance that dark romance and monster romance provide contained space for. if you watched my YouTube video, I touch on this a little bit more at the end as well.

I'm sure I'm missing a lot re: gender (like all the stories being told about lgbtq+ MCs), but this is just some initial thoughts at the fore of my brain.

as for race...........well. lol.

there's the very surface level question around what percentage of monster romance FMCs are white. I genuinely don't have this answer, and I know there are a lot of nonwhite FMCs too! but I'd be really curious to know the actual numbers here. why? well, bc diversity matters. but also because of the decades long narratives around white women as victims of men of color, and how that narrative has been used to weaponize whiteness and demonize blackness specifically, and non-whiteness more generally.

I am def not saying that all monster MMCs = depictions of non-whiteness, I'm just thinking about the connections between equating non-white people/bodies with monstrosity. I'm thinking of the historical framing of non-white people and communities as sub-human, as savages, as beastly. inhumane. monsters have kinda always been a metaphor for the other, including the non-white other, and I think it'd be naive of us to assume that vestiges of that brand of racism (which is still alive and well) never inform the ways creators engage with monster romance and monsterfucking, consciously AND unconsciously.

I'm also thinking about orientalism. I'm thinking of the exotification and classification of the east. the way westerners invaded the eastern world and began treating the people there like specimens. I'm thinking about how othering and abjecting and exotifying a culture or community or person can create a power-informed version of sexualizing that culture or community or person. like, othering/abjecting/exotifying can lead to creating a perverted sort of desiring. I have a special interest here because I'm arab, so this stuff feels particularly personal, but yeah. it makes my wheels turn.

there's also a dehumanizing element of turning an othered body into a piece of sexual meat. I'm thinking about the way monsters in these books are always excessive, the way their penises are always massive. we can't pretend that doesn't seem a little familiar to the degrading ways white people have also discussed black bodies, too. like. I'm not saying wanting our monsters to have big dicks is racist, I'm just saying there are some aspects of the genre that I think deserve to be ~unpacked~ and considered in a wider context that takes this kind of stuff into account. not as a confirmed given, but as an avenue worth approaching with curiosity, if only to point out the ways in which it's NOT a product of racism/anti-blackness.

obvi this post is not backed up at present with a single source because I'm just thinking out loud based on stuff I've read previously over the years that I definitely would need to revisit, so I totally get if you read this and think I'm being ridiculous. but if you saw my first post and were kinda wondering what I had in mind when making it, this is it.

[hippie-self-shippie]

you know how when disco kid gets knocked down he loses a tooth… like obvi thats very exaggerated but im curious do you include something like that in your ship with him 🥺 sorry im actually obsessed with teeth & missing teeth etc etc etc LOL

hmm i haven’t actually!! but i do think that disco kid looks cute with a missing tooth or two lol maybe he should lose some. who cares about perfect smiles anyway amirite

[steamworkscogstone]

It's difficult to give a specific definition of "femme" because femmes can present in vastly different ways, but femme (in the context of lesbian usage) is in very basic terms a subversion of femininity. There's usually an element of deliberate flare or performance to it and it also ties into gender and/or sexual expression rather than just fashion. This is an extremely mainstream example and does NOT encompass all or even most femmes so bear with me, but think Chappell Roan. She's extremely feminine, but her presentation is not remotely within the realms of conventionally attractive straight femininity. Its exaggerated and "gaudy" or "tacky" in the eyes of many people. Most femmes obvi are working class and not going to look like that everyday lol, but the average femme is going to look very different from people who are just feminine.

TLDR sorry I tried to answer your question but the femme identity really is very complex and varied, I would recommend meeting self-identified femmes/reading lesbian literature/etc to get a better picture of the culture. Also a lot of people view the femme identity through a lens of whiteness/middle or upper class life so I'd try to be cautious of that while you're reading up. Sorry hope this clarified things at least a little bit bye

Awesome! Thank you very much for the explanation, and apologies for getting to this so late. I just now am getting back into being active here. I hope you're doing well, and yeah. Feel free to DM me whenever, if you ever wanna discuss stuff more actively. Could be anything, really.

[bakurapika]

woke up 2 hours early. finished up some repair work on my stairs that had been sitting as i walked on it for about a month and finally vacuumed my couch for the first time

so i'm feeling pretty good!

although i did have a nightmare that i was getting chewed out by my ceo + old boss and one of the things i was made to tearfully apologize for was calling a tamagotchi a "virtual baby" instead of a "baby that's virtual" (no i don't know why it was baby and not "virtual pet") and that would be hilarious if it weren't like only 5% sillier than and exactly as stressful as the things i actually had to deal with

anyway i've worked up a sweat this morning!! my fitbit says i already did over 1000 steps (.51 miles??? in my own house??) (it also says i haven't climbed any stairs though, and considering the stair repair, i have to disagree) those insane cravings went away! i have a new project to start at work! i installed a shelf yesterday and have much more space as a consequence!

the house mess progress day-to-day is not as dramatic as it was those first few days, but that is probably a good thing lol. now i keep doing a lot of little harder to see things.

eg yesterday i

set up my tv (which i've owned since NOVEMBER and never turned on)

filed away a bunch of papers that were littering the house

tried to change the lawn mower sparkplug (failed, but still!)(it's rusted on)(i sprayed wd-40 and let it sit but then was like oooh flammable.... uh... we'll see how that goes fellas!)

as previously stated, installed a shelf (i did like the instructions wanted. no shortcuts. i used an actual leveler.)(i ignored it when it was inconvenient but at least it was an informed decision)

bought my nephew's bday gifts

worked an 8 hour day

called my mom for an hour

lifted some weights, did some stretches (barely any)(but it turns out this cheap crappy plastic thing i got POPS my back and so far, when i use it, my ever-present back pain went away????? at least briefly)

normally each of those tasks other than work obvi would take like a full weekend????? that sounds like im exaggerating but im wicked not. and im SKIPPING talking about tasks that seem too tiny to mention. like what a goddamn concept huh?????

[boqvistsbabe]

Thanks for the tag @jimmystrudel (also sorry it took me forever to do this lol) also if you can't tell I'm a little indecisive on some of my answers lmao

1. The thing that got me hooked on hockey?

Was kind of into it for most of my life (because of my mom) but like most of my hobbies/things I enjoy I didn’t have time to get into them fully/pay attention to them as much as I wanted until COVID happened which during that time I consumed as much hockey content as I possibly could. 

2. First fandom friend?

I think @2manytabsopen I think (tbh can’t remember lol)

3. The jersey I most want?

Girl this is such a hard question (I legit have a list lol) umm but atm Bedsy’s Pats jersey, Gabe’s USNTDP jersey, Adam’s blue jackets one, Quinn’s black alternate or like a million others lol

4. MY player?

Once again, hard question. And yes I’m gonna put more than one name down but deal with it lol. Adam obvi, like mine mine mine. But also I claim Gabe as mine because um hello? Duh? Controversial because I know he’s popular but Bedsy, I’ve legit been following this dude's career for forever and a day, like the beginning of high school at least. I think those are my top three. 

5. A pairing that deserves more fics

Ummmmm, Nate and Sid, I know they’re popular but I rarely find a lot of fics of them

6. Favourite on-ice moment

The Avs winning the cup. Just it sticks with me, there is something about that moment that just means so much to me. Literally my roman empire (not an exaggeration) 

7. Something from someone else that I love

There is a Matthew Tkachuk fic out there that I can’t remember the author or title but either the reader or Matt’s nickname is Mercury bc the reader is a chem student and like it means something love-related. I need to find that fic again because I love it so much, it was a comfort reread.

Also like said by a couple other people but I love @ilyasorokinn's writing and @typical-simplelove's writing so much (comfort fics right there y'all)

8. Something I'm proud of that I made?

Uhhhh honestly any of it because for me its so hard to sit down and put that much time into something for fun lol but if I had to choose one thing probably my different skates series. I know I haven’t updated it in a couple of months but I love the idea so much and I can’t wait until I finish the next part. Also one of my first ones for Matt that like I lowkey did not like bc I rushed it but everyone lowkey loved it

Diff Skates

Matt Dad Fic 

No pressure tag: @krugstrash

talk hockey to me!

thank you @jimothystu for the tag! here’s her original post

putting everything under the cut!

1. The thing that got you hooked on hockey

i’ve been blessed to be a hockey fan my whole like (thank you momma)

2. Your first ever fandom friend

i can’t remember if it was @ghostyjosty or @2manytabsopen but either way i love you both

3. The jersey you would most like to own

i have a Gally jersey and i can’t decide if i want Slaf, Caufield, or Monty

4. YOUR player (you only get ONE so choose wisely)

Brendan Gallagher (although i feel like it’s shifting to Juraj Slafkovský)

5. A pairing that deserves more fics

i don’t read rpf fics (just not my cup of tea but mad respect for the writers) but i do love juraj and arber bc they’re goofs

6. Your favourite on-ice moment

when the Habs beat Vegas to get into the cup finals

THEN

link someone else's art/fic/etc that you love & think everyone should check out

@typical-simplelove and @ilyasorokinn are my comfort writers

and @wyattjohnston’s fic exchanges are the coolest thing to read and participate in

AND

link something you made & are proud of & want people to see

this fic for Anthony Beauvillier

and this fic for Quinn Hughes

no pressure tags!

@ghostyjosty @2manytabsopen @typical-simplelove @ilyasorokinn @tinyhockey @lifeofpriya @slagkovsky and whoever else wants to!

[rosy-dolly]

I'll str8 up say it tho I do NOT like Mai and Zuko as a couple so far; they are awful together

Like aang and katara as a couple was a bit weird to me but it's not bad by any means and I have even warmed up to the idea a bit as the series has gone on

But Zuko and Mai are a terrible couple like consider me anti M@iko or whatever adfgjkll

[meowzfordayz]

Sort of a crack request but could I have Kamaboko squad x modern!reader headcannons of showing them memes

Hiya! 🤗 Crack request aside, I actually really enjoyed writing this. 😂 Hope it's what you had in mind. 🤞🏽

Author’s Note: grasping the concept of “meme” took me sooo long. 😭 Wasn’t really confident even using the word until like, after high school…

what do you meme?

Kamaboko x Reader

Word Count: ~1,400

CW: explicit language

~faqs~

“You wanna show me what?”

He’s puzzled, initially

But he catches on pretty quick

Just takes a few classic memes for him to nod his head

“Oh, oh oh! These are funny!” *insert delighted clapping*

Altho

He doesn’t really understand abstract memes

—Neither do I 😐

But you can get a hearty giggle out of him if you show him funny animal memes

In fact, I feel like all of his reactions are very exaggerated, albeit 100% genuine

Show him a tragic meme? Poor sweetheart’ll literally tear up

“It’s just a meme, Zeni,” your eyebrows furrow

Is it kinda cute that he’s so deeply affected? Yesyes ☺️

Is it also kinda awkward that he’s sobbing over a highkey staged image? Yesyes 🥲

Show him a cringe meme? He’ll cover his eyes, whimpering sympathetically

“Nooooo [y/n], I feel so baaadly.”

💍 THE LORD OF THE RINGS MEME 💍

“One does not simply walk into Mordor.”

Gawd that one takes him forever and a day to comprehend

Forever and a day bc y’all end up having to binge the trilogy #extended director’s cut obvi #I haven’t watched the extended director’s cut lmao

You try to get him to read the books too, but he’s #too busy

—Tbf, I found the books somewhat cumbersome

—Should prob reread them tho

—I read them in middle school lol

Ohmygosh

He totally tries to make his own

Key word: tries

Spends hrs coming up w/ 2 sentences

Will occasionally even sleep on a particularly juicy meme idea just to ensure it’s #perfect when he finally creates it

Definitely uses meme templates

He’s just… not funny ??

Well, he’s funny in that endearing, I’m-only-laughing-bc-I-love-you/I’m-laughing-at-you way

—Have you ever tried to create a meme?

—Shit’s hard

—Or I’m just not funny

—Yeeeeah, I’m prob just not funny #oof

“[y/n], [y/n], [y/n]! Wanna laugh at my new meme ?? 😁” is how almost every date starts off now

You don’t have the heart to tell him you’re laughing at him 😅

With him, you’re absolutely laughing with him 🙃

Besides, his giddiness is infectious — his pure joy and pride endearing

Dude needs his creative outlet, yanno ??

“Thank you for being patient with me,” he mumbles, smiling up at you, head nestled in your lap

“Whaddya meme mean, Zeni?”

“I know my memes suck,” he huffs

“They do suck,” you’re blunt, adoring grin on your face 😇

He pouts, “Heyyyyy.”

Dw tho, your honesty doesn’t deter him 😬

Motivates him unfortunately to come up w/ a meme that’ll actually make you laugh (even just a chuckle, a smile, a slight curve of your mouth, would be plenty)

I can’t decide whether he succeeds or not

Prob not 🤪

Debating between Inosuke being God of Memes

Or Inosuke not giving a single fuck about memes

Idk if he has the patience to appreciate meme culture

Likely takes them too literally

“Inosuke, check this out!” you pass him your phone, giggling

He raises an eyebrow, “So?”

“So?!” you gasp, feigning offense, “This shit’s hilarious.”

“No it’s not?” he deadpans, “It’s just a frog without a hood and a frog with a hood?”

“That frog is Kermit,” you retort, “And it’s the caption that’s funny.”

“I can’t take it seriously,” he shrugs

I cAn’T tAkE iT sErIoUsLy

Seriously ?!?!?!

“That’s… that’s the whole point?” you blink at him

“Okay. Then, I guess I got the point ??” he smiles confidently clearly confused

—Inosuke is basically me trying to comprehend memes 💀

“Never mind,” you grumble, snatching your phone back

He frowns as you mutter to yourself

Ofc he wants to “get it��, but it’s just a frog? Named Kermit ??

They make no sense he rolls his eyes

But he still does his best

Bc he likes likes you

Dutifully opens all of your Insta DMs

Tap tap ❤️’s every meme you send him

You even link him to those Insta pgs where they post memes w/ explanations in the descriptions

Which, kind of helps?

Slowly, slowly, slowly he begins sending you memes back

Oftentimes accompanied by a, “Wtf?”

His meme taste is as chaotic as you’d expect

One day he’s sending a ton of dog memes

The next he’s sending dark humor memes

And then Spongebob?

Also cooking memes

Primarily featuring Gordon Ramsay

#idiot sandwich

You ignore those — he’s just poking fun at how you’ve burned water it was one time, sheesh

—... I’ve “burned” water once… bc I forgot I was boiling it (to cook mac n cheese), and by the time I remembered it’d evaporated completely 😶

He’s gonna give you meme whiplash

Regardless, you totally appreciate how much effort he’s putting in

“I’m sad,” you’ll text him

And he’ll respond w/ that “👍😿” meme

—Just Google “crying cat meme” if you’re lost

You assume he’s going for supportive…

You text him, “Thanks Inosuke.”

He responds w/ (this)

You accidentally leave him on read for a while

Bc you’re freaking tf out

He just accidentally/indirectly/on purpose ?? Told you he loves you ?! For the first time !!

VIA MEME ?!

“Inosuke?”

He hums in acknowledgement, swinging waaay too high on the swing beside you

#adults deserve playgrounds and playtime too

—Everyone’s always aged up in my brain whenever I write fanfics; more info (here)

“I love you too.”

You hold your breath

This man isn’t even fazed

Lil fucker knew what he was doing all along

“That’s good. I was getting worried about being left on read.”

😠😠😠🙈 —> you rn

“Love you [y/n].”

Lowkey hoarder of memes

Primarily funny/soft content

Nothing too dark/scandalous

But when I say “hoarder of memes” I mean: Tanjirou’s impossible to show memes to

Not literally, like, obvi you can still show him memes

He’s just seen them all ?????

Doesn’t help that you have similar taste

But ffs you just wanna send him one cute kitten meme w/o him being like

“Aww babe, this is so lovely!” he coos fondly

…

…

You squint at him, “You’ve already seen this.”

He face falls, unable to lie, “Yeah,” bites his lip sadly, “M’sorry.”

Whatever ☹️

One day you borrow his phone (ofc he’s aware — #don’t promote toxic behavior)

And you scroll through all* of his memes

*Some, of his memes

**There’s too many to scroll through all of theme

***How did he even amass such a collection ??

****Is this why he takes forever in the bathroom ?? 🚽📱

On the plus side, he has a meme for every occasion!

Feeling spaghetti bc you think you bombed your most recent exam?

—That’s about to be me in T-4 hrs #general chemistry

He’s got a plethora of “I love you!” and “You rock!” and “It’s okay to suck!” memes

Feeling excited bc you’re going on date w/ him in a couple hrs?

He’s got an abundance of “cheesy dating memes” to support your hype

Feeling under the weather after overworking yourself bc school’s a bitch?

He’s got infinite memes of “Get well soon” and “Sorry you’re sick” and “I miss you”

You jokingly ask if he’s going to propose w/ a meme

He turns into a tomato 🍅

“[y/n]!”

You snort, patting his cheek

“I would never!”

You move away abruptly

Quiet

Contemplative

He’s concerned

Reaches for your hands, tension in his lungs easing when you allow him to hold them

“[y/n]?” 🥺

You smile shakily, squeezing his fingers, “Hi, Tanjirou.”

Tanjirou? He’s so used to hearing Tan

Uh oh 😔

💡💡💡

“BABE!” he exclaims, startling you, “I would never propose to you with a meme!”

Your eyes widen

“Babe, babe, babe: I did not mean to imply disinterest in our future together,” he’s bright, gentle, sheepish, “I simply meant I would never use a meme to ask something so… intimate. Significant.”

A relieved whimper escapes you, “You’re. So. Stupid,” you blubber

He laughs unabashedly, letting go of your hands to pull you into a suffocatingly secure hug

“I’m your stupidhead,” he murmurs into your neck

“My stupid, stupidhead, meme addict,” you sniffle

Does he do anything to curb his meme obsession?

Nope

Does he start curating appropriate proposal memes?

Yup Nope

[uno-writing]

Ello 😋🤪

Woah, we have the same birthday month😯 mines is December 27th🤩

Also

The main cast watching you to watch a horror movie with them🤧🤧 Oh and what about if you get scared🤩🤩🤩🤩🤪🤪🤪🤪

-Candy Anon🍭🍬🍫

Woo!! December buddies!!!🍿🥤🍭🍬🍫🧋

Seraphina: Really enthusiastic that you want to watch a horror movie. She picks one that she knows where all the jumpscares are so she can make sure she gets your reaction. In the few moments before the jumpscare, she’ll stop watching the TV and just subtly watch you because she’s dying to see you jump. If you actually get scared, she’ll hold you and wrap you in a blanket to make sure you feel safer. If she needs to, she won’t mind to turn off the movie.

John: Tbh, you’re probably the one who suggests watching a horror movie. He’s not the biggest fan of them and Sera’s constantly making him watch them so he probably doesn’t come up with the idea himself. But he will watch them with you without complaint. He’d probably be too invested waiting for the jumpscares to look at your reaction. If you get badly scared, he’d hold you like a teddy bear (if he isn’t already) and you’d both hide your faces in each other (like he’d hide his face in your neck and you’d hide your face in his hair or something lol). Would have no complaints about turning off the movie.

Arlo: He doesn’t strike me as the type of person to actively seek out horror movies, so you’d most likely the one that instigates it. He probably will catch the second part of your reaction to jumpscares, just bc he’s kind of invested in the movie but it also doesn’t scare him. I don’t really think he’d empathize if you got super scared (just bc i don’t think he’s gotten super scared at a movie before) but he would hold you throughout the rest of the movie to help you feel safer. I don’t think he’d care if you wanted to turn the movie off.

Remi: I think she likes horror movies. Like, getting to see your reaction to jumpscares is a plus, but I think she just likes the experience of horror movies. She probably wouldn’t notice you jumping unless it’s really obvious/exaggerated just bc she’s focused on the movie. I think that if you got actually scared, she’d ask you if you want to turn it off. If you don’t then she’ll offer to let you lay/sit with her and you two share a blanket throughout the movie (she’d also hold you if you wanted her to, obvi, I just wanted a little variation between the peeps lol)

Blyke: Doesn’t like horror movies. Like you gotta convince him to watch them with you and he’s kinda grumpy throughout the entire build up to turning on the movie. He’s already hiding behind a pillow or blanket as soon as the movie starts and with the first few jumpscares, he’s p much done and probably grabbing onto you with each one. Probably wouldn’t care how you react to jumpscares, just bc he has no room to judge and he knows that. As soon as you get actually scared though, he toughens up. He’ll hold you and end up making fun of the movie and the special effects just to distract you. Obviously wouldn’t have a complaint about turning off the movie.

Isen: He hates horror movies, but he’s dying to see how you react so he’s the one that brings it up. He doesn’t even watch the movie, he just has his entire focus on you bc he’s waiting for you to get jumpscared. He’ll laugh at you when you get jumpscared (which is a lil annoying bc he would have a far worse reaction if he actually payed attention to the movie). If you get actually scared, he’ll tease you a lil bit, act about how it wasn’t that scary (even though, again, he’s not watching it) but he’ll still cuddle you after wrapping you up in blankets to make you feel better. He’ll complain a little bit about turning off the movie, but he still doesn’t really mind.

[of-a-chaotic-mind]

Crushes

Summary: Reader arrives with Charlie to stay at The Burrow for the Holidays. The family quickly catches onto the cute little crushes Ron and Reader have on each other.

TW/CW: Brief mention of a scar on face (from a dragon mishap) So, idk who she ended up with but let’s pretend Hermione and Ron didn’t end up together so I can write a Ron Weasley x Reader imagine yeah? Anyway, this takes place like a year after the trio graduates Hogwarts but it’s a No Return of Voldy AU bc screw him that’s why lol (so obvi peoples lived instead of not *cough*Freddie*cough*. Also, reader is only about two years older than Ron.

Requested?: No

Word Count: 1,210

A/N: I really wanted to write something for Ron so here it is lol. It’s a little odd maybe? But I like it, I hope you do too! Remember Requests are Open!

Your POV

     Charlie and I apparate outside the front gate of The Burrow. As I look up at the interesting building, my stomach ties itself into knots. Charlie insisted that I come spend the Christmas Holidays with him and his family after I let slip that I didn’t have any family left to spend the Holidays with. It’s not like I don’t know the Weasleys or they don’t know me. I was in the same year as Fred and George. When I said that I wanted to work with some sort of dangerous magical creatures as my career choice, the twins suggested Charlie and he was happy to take me on as an apprentice.  

    The problem lies with Charlie’s youngest brother, Ron. I know it probably sounds odd but I had a huge crush on him back in our school days. He was always so different from his brothers. Never stiff and serious like Percy. Always more on the daring side like the twins and the eldest two Weasley brothers. However, there was always something different about Ron. I could never put my finger on it but I could never ignore it either.

    Charlie pulls me from my thoughts as he nudges my arm, “Ready?” I nod and we step into the house. Within in seconds, Molly has us both wrapped in a hug. The rest of the family is gathering around, along with Hermione and Harry who are visiting for the Holidays as well. Hellos and welcoming hugs are exchanged all around.

    By the time the excitement dies down, Molly is pulling a roast out of the oven, “Ginny dear, could you set the table really quick?” As Ginny sets off to do as asked, everyone else gathers in the dining room, which I notice is considerably larger since the last time I was here. Charlie offers to carry our bags upstairs which leaves me still standing in the entryway, honestly trying to catch my breath and calm my nerves.

    That being said, I’m not alone as I notice Ron smirking at me from his position leaning against the kitchen counter but he quickly turns his attention back to the dining room as Molly yells for us to come on and eat.

    Throughout dinner, I find it hard to focus on all the stories everyone is telling to catch Charlie and I up. Instead, I keep battling to keep my attention off of Ron. He’s gotten a lot taller since I saw him last and he’s sporting a rather attractive five o’clock shadow. He looks a lot more worn and wearier as compared how I remember him from a few years ago but I suppose working as an Auror will do that to you. Hell, I probably even look a little more ragged now with my scarred face, blasted dragons pitching their temper tantrums. I’m pulled from my thoughts once more as Molly brings out the desserts.

    Once dinner is finished and the dishes have been cleared away, everyone disperses but Ginny and Hermione make their way to me and drag me upstairs to Ginny’s room. As Ginny shuts the door behind us, Hermione throws a silencing charm up and then turns to me, “Okay, squeal.” Dumbfounded, I give her a confused look.

    Ginny lets out an exaggerated gasp, “You and Ron, duh.”

    “What about me and Ron?” I ask, still confused. Was I that obvious? I didn’t think I was staring that much.

    “You two have been doing that thing that people do when they obviously have feelings for each other but don’t know how to approach. You would stare at him and as soon as he looked your way, you’d look away so he’d stare at you and then if you happened to look in his direction he’d look away. I’m honestly glad for it though because he had the biggest, most hopeless crush on you back in school,” Ginny explained.

    “It was so painfully obvious, I’ll be surprised if Fred and George haven’t been taking bets on it already,” Hermione says, exasperated.

    Feeling cornered, I sigh, “Okay, you caught me, I have a crush on Ron. Is that what you wanted to hear?”

    Grinning triumphantly, Ginny and Hermione, excitedly in unison, say, “Yes!”  

    I chuckle as I shake my head at their excitement and run my fingers through my hair, “Can I go back downstairs now?”

    “Why so you can drool over Ron some more?” Ginny jokes as I shoot her a glare and we head back downstairs.

    We find everyone gathered around the Christmas tree as Charlie tells a story about one of the dragons we dealt with. As I go to take a seat off by myself, Ginny and Hermione have other plans and subtly redirect me to sit beside Ron on the floor. He had laid down on the floor and propped his legs up against the banister of the stairs. I take a seat beside him and do the same and try to ignore the grins on several of the faces around the room. He looks over at me and grins so I grin back before returning my gaze to the ceiling above us.

    Within a short while, Charlie finishes his story and the twins are chiming in, “You know what I could go for?” inquires George.

    “If you’re thinking what I’m thinking it’s a bonfire,” Fred states.

    “I’m always thinking what you’re thinking, Fred,” he laughs and gets up to head outside, picking me and Ron on their way and dragging us with them. We make it outside and Ron and I stop to watch the twins bicker over a spot to put the fire. Once they’ve finally decided on a spot, and just as Ron and I were about to give up and go in, they direct Ron and I to gather smaller twigs and sticks for kindling while they grab logs from the shed.  

    Ron and I make our way through the grass and towards the edge of the woods and begin gathering materials. He is the first to speak up, “You know they did this on purpose right? We got caught staring at each other so they decided if we weren’t going to do something about this ourselves then they will.” Maybe that’s the thing that I could never put my finger on, everyone always thinks he’s completely oblivious when in reality he picks up on a lot of things no one else does. He’s very observant.

    “Well, I supposed we should thank them then?” I say thoughtfully.

    “That would depend on your answer to what I’m about to ask you,” he says looking at me.

    “Oh? What’s that?” I ask making eye contact with him.

    “Would you like to go out on a date with me sometime?” he stutters nervously. There’s the cute nervous Ron.

    “I would love to, Ron,” I grin as we both turn to head back to the house with plenty of sticks in hand. As we do, we can see the fire already roaring high. I laugh, “I was wondering why on Earth they wanted kindling when they have wands.” He laughs heartily as I offer my hand out to him. He takes mine in his and we continue our walk back to the house.

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