#v: Not Alone Anymore

[tvstarkuma]

“I don’t understand how some people can like being alone so much. I was alone for a long time and I never liked it. I got used to it, but I had to stop thinking or I’d get lonely or sad…”

[tvstarkuma]

Teddie stood behind Ren at a comfortable distance where the bear both didn't get in his friend's way and could jump in at a moment's notice. Ren could hear him walking closer already to close this distance. Squeaky feet were impossible to ignore.

"Do you want to take a break?" He asked in a calm, quiet voice. Teddie was already close enough to take over but will walk away again if not necessary.

Ren's already faced off against a few small shadows and, this world returning to peace time, the area was almost completely clear. There weren't many shadows to face off against, and the few here didn't become aggressive unless attacked first. Safety wasn't a concern in the bear's eyes. He could still step in and heal if needed.

"I brought fruit sandwiches!" A bit of energy hopefully to boost Ren's mood at least a tiny amount.

He was right. Teddie couldn't sense any persona about to be summoned.

@tvstarkuma asked// "Strike out, now! Strike them down!"

Embracing the Monster

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"I'm trying, okay? I'm trying!" Ren shouted as he swung the golf club at the small shadow. Things worked differently in the TV world, so he had to re-learn everything. Beyond that-

"This is a lot harder without a persona. I still can't hear Arsene..."

[peacockrulz]

Sorry for the lack of posts, have some more headcanons!!

[ghostzzy]

im trying rly hard to reframe the next 6ish months of my future as something exciting instead of something terrifying. and i just realized if i get my own apartment at the beginning of next year (which is the plan barring any unforeseen complications) i can decorate the whole place in friend art and fandom art..

[wesavegotham]

The different parts of Gotham War not lining up at all in terms of plot, character motivation and characterization is bad enough, but now that DC is suddenly trying to explain when other titles like Detective Comics and Batman and Robin are taking place in relation to Gotham War it gets even worse because now all of these storylines make so much less sense too.

[tvstarkuma]

"Is it true that some places have co-ed baths?!"

[thesunsethour]

amber 💔

[te1epathy]

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[tvstarkuma]

"I feel that! I'm a beary active bear. Not just anyone can do what I do, Katsu." The blonde bragged cheerfully as he sank even further into the water. He needed his shoulders to be completely submerged. Then when his hair reached the water he started giggling a little over the feeling. Yosuke says you're not supposed to wet your hair in the hot springs, only the showers. What a naughty bear!

Not wanting to hold that position forever, Teddie eventually sat back up with a relaxed sigh. He turned towards Katsu again and let his eyes go up then down a little. No effort was even made to hide it. Unlike Katsu, who was sneaky enough to not arouse Teddie's suspicion as he assumed he was looking at something else. Blurriness caused by the water and some convenient steam stopped him from seeing much anyway.

"You know, Katsu. I never noticed how strong you looked. Your shoulders look so strong and manly!" He gently squeezed his own arms, "Maybe I should work out more, too? But I like being the town's favorite, pretty prince charming! I could lose my appeal if I look too strong..." Quiet a dilemma.

Continued from here

@tvstarkuma

Katsu followed Teddie's finger, then glanced back to him and connected the dots... This mad bear really was skinny dipping the hot spring. Just what was going through his mind to come to this decision? Did he not care about being seen nude, or is he one of those exhibitionists? Whatever it is, Teddie's certainly being more bold than Katsu, and he had to respect him for that.

Katsu dipped his feet in right next to Teddie and slowly sank into the steamy, hot water. "Ahhhhh... Yep, I can feel the fat in my body renderin' right now, heh. 'm not really into relaxation; I just always like doin' stuff to occupy my mind or body. But this... I can get down with this..."

"..." Katsu sneakily peeked down at Teddie.

[moe-broey]

YOUR ASS HURT. DONE.

This is my island, Starfall!!!!! I had vague but elaborate lore for it and the residents, some sort of mystical enchanted forest town that's home to some strange guys (a mermaid on land, a vampire, an alien..... two random old OCs of mine LMFAOOO and MEEEEEE 💖)

These are only snippets of Starfall, so I recommend visiting if you're interested! Plus I. Worked hard on it and am still proud of some of my builds 🫣 It was never Finished finished, but also it's at a point where I don't wanna do anything else but nuke it 😅

Dream Address is DA-9640-4620-8466 like it says on the tin!!! 🤗

[bbyboybucket]

I’m starting all the big girl stuff and learning how to do diagnostics and treatment methods. Way to make me equally terrified and excited 🥲

[darabeatha]

@rotdame asked for a servant assigning ; (in no specific order of compatibility) From left to right; the Dioscuri, Jekyll/Hyde, Ereshkigal, Mandricardo, Nero, Avicebron, Carmilla, Vlad, Asclepius, Salieri

/ SO! When I think of Tara I think of the concept of death as its a big part of her story so I just had to pick up servants that have ties with death in one way or another (some stronger than others) such as Eresh who is literally the goddess of the land of the dead not to mention that I also thought she was very fitting because of her troubles when it comes down to her perception of herself in comparison to her 'sister' Ishtar and how this could be linked to Tara's struggles with her sense of self as well; there's also other servants such as Salieri, Nero and Jekyll/Hyde that would be able to understand her final decision as characters that struggled themselves with circumstances that led them to take their own lives or close to as a way of conclusion of the sorts. Because of the way she spent most of her life under confusion about her parents and how this continued further on in her life, I feel like the Dioscuri would be fitting as well because they act as guiding lights, they are the flash of light that discharges on ship masts during storms, they guide people during storms; so there's some symbolism there about finding your path (not to mention they would understand how impactful the separation of family is)

[tvstarkuma]

"But the entire meat department's wet! It'll take so long to mop it all up alone...!" The sales floor of the Junes meat department was not the largest department in the store. Not even top three.

"I'm not cleaning the damn shrimp that escaped. Do not even think of asking me."

[notquiteaghost]

uk person here you seem a little free-range ngl. did u grow up like rural?

i grew up on the outskirts of a town & my sibs n me were going out at like 11/12 w mates. but i didnt get a house key til year 8, my ma worked & wasnt home til 6 & didnt want me home alone

& (separate house) my dad wld let me & sibs go to a local field to play a few mins walk away like ages 11(me)& sibs 9/7/7. i had a nokia brick but noone checked in it was just for calling in emergency & we'd just come back when we were tired/hungry/hurt

my memory isn't THAT great so i cld be off a bit age-wise but nah i grew up in a town, but my parents are both people who walk great distances for fun n doing that was half our family outings so when me & then my brother started doing it by ourselves it was like. a known entity? also i was in scouts n i did hikes with adult supervision before i started doing them alone

one time on a scout hike actually we weren't fully supervised we were walking btwn check points that had adults & my group did get horribly lost after losing our one phone (we did not have our own phones this was giving to us for the hike) but that resolved when we finally backtracked enough n realised where we went wrong n we got back to everyone going. did you stop to build a house??? you missed lunch. search party wldnt have been sent for another couple hours.

but yeah my dad moved from a small town to the middle of nowhere at thirteen n would walk thru miles of fields to see his friends n also just get to school, n my mum grew up in a small town but was v much allowed to go wherever n was of the opinion it never did her any harm

i DID have a phone by the time i started breaking the two mile mark i think. i remember one time i wore knockoff converse n i got blisters so bad i did call my parents to come pick me up

[spacebuck]

genuine and srs post do any of my moots play and would be open to talking abt either g/enshin or s/tar rail because I'm going actually insane lmao

[tvstarkuma]

@kaeruninja

"Yosuke!" Teddie called out farther down the street. He ran up to his friend as fast as he could with a luck of joy instead of any panic or rush. It was after school and he knew exactly where Yosuke was heading for the rest of the day.

"Guess what? I'm going to be joining you at Junes today." He opened both palms towards Yosuke as if presenting an actual surprise and not a sudden change in the shift schedule.

Teddie was not scheduled for today originally neither to stock products as a boy or to work in the food court as a bear. The floor was mostly going to be taken care of by Yosuke and other part-timers, some of which were also from Yasogami. If Teddie was here now then either they didn't schedule enough people or someone called out. The answer to that question wasn't a mystery for too long

"One of the girls who works at the store called me today. She told me that she was going on a beary important date today. True love in the making! So she asked if I can take her shift today instead." Somehow he sounded giddy about this. His mind still imagined his new friend on a romantic date with a handsome guy. Lucky her!