#we all need a giant penguin plushie

[1morteveryday]

320/365 👣

[paintedkinzy-88]

Im sorry to bother you. I just wanted to say that I love your COI AU. I love the leo angst in it and the Dragon. I have always loved dragons and this scratches a itch I didn't know I had 😆 I was reading back through the asks and saw where you weren't sure about Leos hoard, and then I saw an ask about how he used to talk with Donnie about getting wings. They would talk about shows like Rio and Gaurdians of Gahool. So maybe his hoard can be birds. Just imagine he has all these bird stuffies and figures because he loves movies with flying because he wants to fly, but his family just assumes he just likes birds. Donnie, of course, knows about the dreams, but leo just always plays it off, so it never clicks for Donnie that the bird hoard is another hint at his need to fly. When his brothers find out the birds make so much more sense to them and the obvious obsession just hits them hard because they never noticed. Just a random thought, lol. Sorry that was really long.

Never a bother to get an ask! I love reading everyone’s thoughts!! I’m glad you enjoy it! (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Ahhhh I really had to think about this for a while, feel how it would fit in the story, and the more I think about it, the more I actually really like that idea, dang it! I hadn’t actually planned on adding hoards, but you guys make it too fun XD

I’m still debating if it’s ooc at all for him... and if I care lmao. So excuse me as I go on a whole ass ramble once again, to get my new thoughts in order, and maybe see if anyone likes it lmaooo.

Everyone knows that Leo’s liked birds since he was a little dragonet, specifically because of what you mentioned: movies! Rio, The Aviators, even Angry Birds, he loved them all! But at the end of the day, Guardians of Ga’Hoole is what started everything. With scenes like this, as a kid who never really thought about what it was LIKE to fly beside Raph and Mikey? That little tot was immediately fascinated.

However, he also really liked Happy Feet before that, for the exact opposite reason: the swimming (Though the music was a bonus too). He was familiar with that, and he was good at it too, so seeing these lil penguins swimming in an ocean instead of the little pool Splinter was able to get for them was HUGE.

So when birds became such an important thing that it triggered his hoarding instincts, why would anyone assume anything was wrong? Obviously that’s where his questions about flight came from! Birds birds birds.

Bird toys, bird figurines, bird pokemon cards, pictures, movies, plushies, books, he was collecting it all!

It wasn’t until he got to see HTTYD or Avatar, (both a little after he finally accepted flying wasn’t an option for him and obsessing over it wasn’t helping), that he realized his hoard wasn’t just limited to birds. Dragons (ACTUAL dragons, not drakes or serpents…), bats, insects, frikkin flying squirrels — suddenly he was aching to get items revolving around those too.

But if he let himself hoard stuff like that all willy nilly, his family would certainly piece it together, wouldn’t they??

He’s able to let a few items fly (pun intended), like a plush dragon here and there because “it looks like Mikey,” a cool pinned butterfly because it’s “blue, like me,” a bat diagram because “there’s no medical poster for dragon wings, we need that in the medbay, obviously!” Anything he can come up with an excuse for.

But anything else? Anything that might raise too many eyebrows? Like that dragon onesie or that giant bat Halloween decor or the whole WoF comic book series??? Either resist the temptation, or shove it under his bed.

Meanwhile, he absolutely gets teased for being “SO into birds” as a dragonet, it became his hoard. But that’s fine, they tease each other a lot, it’s not as if all of his family doesn’t constantly bring him more bird stuff as gifts lmao.

[melanieph321]

Ugh, imagine Enea taking you on a first date at a carnival 🫠🫠

Enea Bastianini x Reader - First Date Part 1/3

Summary - Enea takes Reader, a tourist, on a first date at a carnival. And later tells her that he is a MotoGP rider.

Enjoy!

You were on the verge of throwing up, making it the worst first date in your life. However the guy was hot, so fucking hot. Who could blame you for sticking the night out.

"There you are?"

You were crouching down behind a cotton candy booth in a desperate need to collect yourself as a pair of sneakers appeared on the ground before you.

"Where did you go?"

You tilted your head up, meeting the brown eyes and charming smile of your hot date.

"Enea!" You jumped to your feet, brushing the dust of your dress.

He chuckled. "We're we playing hide an seek or something?"

"No. I was just....just...."

He cocked his head to the side, a curl irritating his eyes as he did.

"I just had to tie my shoes." You lied. God, he was attractive, and the night was still young.

"Cool. Do you wanna go on the ferris wheel?"

"Again?" You could feel it, the burger you ate an hour ago. It was coming in hot, back up your throat.

"You're right. I guess we should try something else." He said.

Thank god.

"How about the sling shot?"

"How about paintball?" You suggested, directing Enea towards the game booths.

You never enjoyed carnivals as a child and being forced to ride the ferris wheel three times over just confrimes as to why.

"I guess we should make use of the tickets we bought." Enea said, handing over three of them to the guy working in the booth. The guy then handed you two painball guns and stepped aside for you and Enea to have a go at the soda cans behind him. You'd think Enea would take it easy on you, considering that the two of you were on a date. However, he went all out, hitting his cans like a bounty hunter on a mission. Apparently, he really wanted to get his hands on one of those giant plushies. In this case, a giant penguin, which he chucked under his arm as the two of you made your way through the carnival.

"So, are you just in Rimini for the summer holidays or...?" Enea made an effort to match your pace, walking slowly beside you.

"Exactly. I came here with my family." But decided to ditch them for a guy you matched with on Raya. However, babysitting your little brothers sounded more and more fun the longer the date went on. "How about you?"

"Me?" He frowned.

"Yes, you? Are you from Rimini, or are you just visiting?" The people from the east coast of Italy were usually exposed by their Emilia-Romagnian accent. It was joyful yet pedant. Just like this date.

"I was born here." He nodded. My parents have a house here in Rimini, near Misano, actually.

"Oh, so you're here visiting your parents?"

"Something like that." He chuckled.

You stopped walking. "What? Did I say something funny?"

"Not really, it's just that...." He stopped and stared at you, searching your eyes as if to read your mind. "You really don't know who I am, do you?"

"Erm...should I?"

"No. Not necessarily."

"Well, now I'm curious. Are you someone famous or something?" After all you matched on Raya, a lot of celebrities used the app to meet people.

"Well, I'd say that a lot of people from Rimini know of me."

"Because you're from here?"

"Exactly."

Okay..." You pressed a finger to your mouth, visibly trying to guess who this guy thought he was. Frankly, to you, he dressed like any other italian you've seen walking up and down the beach. If he wasn't another local flirting with another tourist, then who was he?

"Maybe I should show you?"

"Show me?"

"Yes, come on."

You promised your parents not to leave the beach where the carnival was. However, there was something about a guy with a  motorcycle that drove you crazy. Enea assured you that he wasn't planning on kidnapping you. The opposite, he was taking you to see where he worked, which was out in the countryside somewhere. Needless to say, you held on for your dear life as the speed of Enea's motorcycle slapped the wind against your helmet and blew your dress behind you. Something told you that you were truly in for a ride.

I am the cameraman

[fandom-trash-xl]

Dragon Ball Super Super Hero AAAAA

I got to see the new movie in the theater today so it's finally time for spoiler coverage! I was going to get a picture with my ticket, but the online purchase QR didn't get us any... Anyway, onto the movie.

I really enjoyed this movie! It was really nice to see the B-Team become the A-Team in this one- it's always the Goku and Vegeta Show so this was a nice breath of fresh air.

Really cute fluffiness abounds with Pan and Piccolo, who seems to be playing the job of second dad since Gohan can't seem to be able to pick up his own kid from school. He did have his redeeming dad points and this guy just wants to nerd out about his Super Saiyants.

Love that Piccolo pretty much got forcibly indoctrinated in to the penguin nya cat collection- "ONE WAS ENOUGH" can't stop Gohan and Videl from giving him more plushies. And his super hearing unfortunately comes in handy for hearing his meow meow ringtone a mile away. It's even his phone case for his phone that he holds like a boomer. Had to stop my bro from starting to hold his phone like that after the movie.

Also the cute little detail that Piccolo has to remind Videl that he sustains on water- and Pan keeps a spare bottle for him!

Gotta sprinkle some love on the Gammas, they're even more fun than I imagined, dig their vibe even as background elements. And the comic book sfx weren't just stylization they were actually VISIBLE in canon. Sad that we lost my favorite, Gamma 2- he was the real super hero (almost thought he was going to get 16 bootstomped)

The Red Ribbon propaganda saying that Capsule Corp is a front for space alien invasion, wow

The Goku and Vegeta sections were also pretty enjoyable- they figured out Jiren! Meanwhile, they're giving Broly lessons in temper control, so glad it wasn't giving him Blue. Plus, it's a way for him, Lemo and Cheelai to lay low away from Frieza. Seems Lemo's the cook of the operation (so good that Whis almost got fired- "I can't live on the streets!")

...Was not expecting the Cheelai x Beerus crack ship to surface.

And a little comedically placed ice cream container conveniently kept the main Saiyan train out of the A-plot. Eat your ice cream, Broly :)

Gohan when threatened with a gun: (casual swat) "I'm calling the cops."

Gohan goes absolutely feral when you mess with his daughter.

How they managed to get Pan to play along with the kidnapping to get Gohan to give his all (what the heck Piccolo, you crazy). Pan would be the type of kidnapping victim to ask the kidnapper to cut the crusts off her sandwich.

Dr Hedo just wants to have fun- and I did not expect the family relations there with Gero despite the vomit pun being right there. Plus, confirmation that 21 was Gero's wife and 16 was his son- plus some other hidden kid. Plus Magenta inheriting Red's lack of height gene.

Bulma: "I've gathered all the strongest warriors on Earth... and Krillin."

DUDE!

Speaking of Bulma, we can see she's still making frivolous cosmetic wishes on the dragon. Didn't expect Shenron to say "your buns are now perf". Glad they could find Hedo a new job fulfilling her plastic surgery needs with his bio skin tech (Krillin, the literal cop, didn't want him in jail).

We got Gotenks baited. They fail the fusion dance, but Fat Gotenks does get volleyballed around and is useful as an attack- then they do it correct and promptly pan away from it.

Now for the big spoilers I dodged by a hair-

CELL MAX- I was somewhat expecting Cell in some form, but wow. Red Semi perfect kaiju was definitely not on the prediction bingo, got a bit nervous that 18 had to come help.

ORANGE PICCOLO - Piccolo's turning all sorts of colors, green, olive yellow, FANTA. Glad he got his potential boost. He's not going with any fancy names, he's calling it what it is. Didn't expect the Pirina buff- and nice callback to OG Dragon Ball with the giant form. Glad Krillin came along to remember that.

GOHAN BLANCO - With that SHWINK realization effect ala Super Saiyan 2 awakening, Gohan got a new form! A white-haired form, Gohan Blanco is canon- wiki's telling me it's Gohan Beast but it's Gohan Blanco in my heart. Kinda pointy but I do like the growl effect on the voice- it's like Super Saiyan 4- that makes me see why it's called Beast.

Also, cute note, apparently Gohan is straight up Velma and can't see without his glasses. He loses a Senzu Bean down the crack, now we know why he missed the Potara. Gohan needs his specs, plus Super Saiyan fixes his eyesight it seems. He asks Pan to help him find his glasses- and if you look in the corner she does! Before promptly smiling, trying to put them on, and then THROWING THEM.

Overall, very cool movie that used its normally side characters very well in higher roles (even though Krillin's kinda the butt of the joke).

Oh, and we can't forget Frieza's "role" in the movie:

(He did a little spin)

Also, Vegeta finally defeated Goku in the post-credits scene :)

[the-himawari]

A3! Mikage Hisoka - Translation [SR] Brilliance of Blooming (2/2)

*Please read disclaimer on blog; default name set as Izumi

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Izumi: Can we start the stream, Hisoka-kun?

Hisoka: Yeah. …I’m a little sleepy though.

Izumi: D-do your best to stay awake! But a guest is going to drop in halfway, right?

Hisoka: Apparently.

Izumi: Alright, let’s start the stream then.

-pause-

Hisoka: …

Comment: “Hisoka-kun!”

Comment: “Hey there~”

Hisoka: …Ah, it’s started already. Hello. Can you see…?

Comment: “We can see!”

Comment: “His gestures are cute haha”

Comment: “Did you just wake up?”

Hisoka: No, I’m wide awake.

Comment: “Do your best!”

Comment: “I can’t wait to see what you’re gonna do!”

Hisoka: As for what I’m going to do today, I tried choosing from all of your requests.

Comment: “I wrote a request!”

Comment: “What are you gonna do?”

Hisoka: When I read your requests, there were a lot of people who said they wanted to know more about me—. So I thought I’d introduce some different things I like.

Comment: “I’m dying to know!”

Comment: “You like marshmallows, don’t you?”

Hisoka: Yeah, I love marshmallows. Thanks for remembering. Today, I’m going to introduce things apart from that.

Izumi: Your guest is here!

Hisoka: …Ah. It sounds like my guest is here. …Come on, join me.

???: And… there. That was heavier than I thought.

Comment: “Who is it?”

Comment: “That’s a huge box lolol”

Yuki: Phew.

Comment: “No way, Yuki-kun!?”

Hisoka: Today’s guest for the project.

Yuki: It’s Summer troupe’s Rurikawa Yuki. Hey there.

Comment: “Hello, Yuki-kun!”

Comment: “All we could see at first was the box lol”

Hisoka: Yuki… what’s with that giant box?

Yuki: What, you ask. I brought this over for you. Didn’t you hear from Arisu?

Hisoka: I only heard that you were coming.

Yuki: Geez. Even though I told him to make sure to tell you the details too.

Hisoka: But that’s for me, huh… What’s inside?

Yuki: Something you like. Hurry up and open it.

Hisoka: ! Oh, it is. I feel bad that it’s stuffed in a box though.

*ruffles*

Comment: “What could it be?”

Comment: “It’s a plushie!”

Hisoka: This is… something that I like. It’s a penguin plushie named Penpen. We’ve always been together ever since I got him from Itaru way back.

Comment: “Adorable!”

Hisoka: But how? Penpen was supposed to be in my room.

Yuki: Arisu gave him to me. He told me to bring him over as a special guest.

Hisoka: Without my permission… Well, it’s fine I guess.

Comment: “What do you like about him?”

Hisoka: What I like about Penpen… There’s a lot, but my favourite things are—. The fact he feels good to cuddle and that I can have a nice dream… Zzz…

Yuki: Hey. Don’t fall asleep while hugging him.

Comment: “Lololol”

Comment: “It’s cute, so let him sleep!”

Hisoka: I’m not asleep yet… Hey, Yuki. What else is in that box?

Yuki: Ahh. There’s a bunch of clothes that I made for Penpen in my spare time.

Comment: “Say what? That’s adorable”

Hisoka: Yeah… Yuki makes clothes for Penpen from time to time. And he also fixes up the ones that get frayed.

Comment: “That’s Yuki-kun for you!”

Comment: “He’s so nice~”

Yuki: Well, I have fun when I do it.

Hisoka: But I’ve never seen these outfits before. Did you make them and store them?

Yuki: Ahh… there were parts that I didn’t really like about those, so I shelved them. But, I mean, I just brought them over since I had the opportunity today.

Comment: “I wanna see them!”

Comment: “Show us!”

Hisoka: I wanna see too.

Yuki: Alright, alright. Err, this is a dress, and a Christmas-designed sweater and shoes…

Comment: “Woah, cute!”

Comment: “There’s so many”

Comment: “It’s all-you-can-dress up”

Hisoka: They look so fluffy and warm… There’s no need at all to stash them away.

Yuki: You think so? Well, when you make something yourself, you’re critical about the details, right?

Hisoka: Oh, really?

Yuki: I think I've also made a lot of cute stuff solely according to my own taste though.

Hisoka: I don’t mind. I like the clothes and accessories that Yuki made for Penpen.

Comment: “I think they’re great too!”

Comment: “I bet all of them would look good on Penpen”

Hisoka: I’d like to dress Penpen up in all kinds of different clothes.

Yuki: Really? I’ll give them all to you then. You can coordinate the outfits you like.

Hisoka: Are you sure? Thanks. I’ll dress him up a lot later.

Option 1: “Great for you!”

Comment: “Great for you, Hisoka-kun!”

Comment: “That’s great for Penpen too”

Hisoka: Yeah. Penpen’s in a great mood today…

Comment: “Eh, he can be in a bad mood?”

Hisoka: Yeah. He even talks to me sometimes…

Comment: “EHH!?”

Comment: “Penpen’s a stuffed animal, isn’t he!?”

Hisoka: …Fufu.

Option 2: “Which one will you make him wear him first?”

Hisoka: Which one should I use? Maybe something warm. Ah, penguins don’t mind the cold…

Comment: “It’s nice he’s putting so much thought in for Penpen”

Comment: “I really wanna see Hisoka-san change his clothes!”

Yuki: Alright, you were gonna introduce different things that you like, weren’t you? Anything apart from Penpen?

Hisoka: Apart from Penpen... Ma—.

Yuki: Everyone knows you like marshmallows. Wait, you mentioned that earlier, didn’t you? What else?

Hisoka: … Sleeping.

Yuki: Everyone knows that too.

Comment: “Yuki’s cutting him down quick lol”

Comment: “That’s Hisoka-kun for you”

Hisoka: Other things I like… Umm… …Once I think of something, I’ll report it on InsteLive again. Is that alright?

Comment: “Of course!”

Comment: “I’d be happy if you did another stream”

Comment: “I’m looking forward to it!”

Hisoka: Alright then, this is the end—.

Izumi: Take your selfie!

Hisoka: Selfie?

Yuki: Yeah, the one you’ll upload to Inste after. Everyone’s doing it, so you have to too.

Hisoka: Okay. What pose should I make?

Comment: “A cute pose!”

Comment: “Do a pose you like~”

Hisoka: I like… Ah. I remembered one more thing that I like.

*click*

Hisoka: …How’s this?

Yuki: Yeah, it came out great.

Hisoka: Alright, this ends the stream. …See you.

-pause-

Izumi: Good job, you two! I’m relieved it wrapped up.

Hisoka: …I did a lot, so I’m sleepy.

Yuki: Upload the photo to Inste before you sleep, will you? You’re gonna forget to post it if you go back to your room like this.

Hisoka: Alright, I’ll do it now. …Does this photo work, Director?

Izumi: Yep, it’s perfect!

Hisoka: …Okay.

My favourite animal. Cat pose.

Hisoka: Well then, goodnight. Director, Yuki.

*leaves*

Yuki: He’s just like a cat, huh?

Izumi: Fufu. Yep.

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[lovemeleo]

Me without You (Part 2)

Alrighty y'all, it's finally here. Time for Part 2 of Me without You! Though they didn't know it, the discord server helped choose the ending for this one.

Nuny and the SW world belong to the lovely @lumosinlove.

If you haven't read it yet, here's Part 1 and you can read my entire Nuny series here on ao3.

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It’s been three days since Zhenya left, and Jackson had never felt so lost. Normally at the end of a season, they’d take a breather for a couple days, just chill around the house. Sometimes they’d even go on a road trip. Jackson tended to get inside his head a bit so it was better to be out of the house.

He hadn’t gotten much sleep after his conversation with Zhenya the night before. There was around a 7 hour time difference so they tried to keep the conversations to decent times to not mess up sleep patterns too much, but Zhenya had plans with family the entire day, planning to slowly begin the process of coming out. Instead of his normal afternoon call time, Zhenya called him as soon as he got up which meant Jackson didn’t get to sleep until around 1am.

Waking up the following morning was a bit rough, his warm bed still calling his name as he dragged himself to the kitchen for coffee. Jackson didn’t want to stay in bed though. Zhenya wasn’t there, so what was the point?

He wasn’t the only one who was not taking Zhenya’s absence well. The cats were confused about their missing dad as well. Loki had climbed up on top of the fridge, waiting for Zhenya to take him down but he never came. Jackson had to get a chair so he could reach the giant cat and help him down. Pumpkin had taken to sleeping on the Russian man’s pillow, and Milo tended to look for him in the shower. Milo and Pumpkin were still sprawled on Zhenya’s side of the bed when he left but Loki trailed after him.

Jackson went to pull down his coffee mug, reaching for Zhenya’s as well before he realized it wasn’t needed. Damn.. maybe this was going to be harder than expected. Setting the Stormtrooper mug back in the cabinet, he filled the cats’ bowls as the coffee brewed. He was even more off-kilter than usual today, anxious for Zhenya who would be going through the difficult steps of coming out to his parents. Jackson remembers how nervous he was when he told his parents, but he was lucky. He had Zhenya next to him.

Maybe he should just fly to Russia.. Just to be safe. What if he needed him? No.. Zhenya said he had to do this by himself. This had been a frequent argument he had with himself since the moment he left the airport.

Today, he was getting out of the house. Smitty had called, asking him if he wanted to come out with him and his kids. He was taking the three to the zoo so Allison could get some rest, and asked if Jackson minded being an extra pair of hands. Eager to get out of the house and see the little munchkins he had very quickly come to love, Jackson said yes.

To be honest, he was pretty sure Zhenya had told Smitty to keep an eye on him.

After a quick shower, Jackson pulled on Zhenya’s hoodie from when he played for the Flames over one of his t-shirts. It was one of Zhenya’s favorite hoodies, worn and soft in all the right places. It was also Jackson’s favorite to steal. He loved that it was big on him and just felt like Zhenya was wrapped all around him.

As he pulled his shoes on, the doorbell went off. His eyebrows furrowed as he glanced up at the door. He wasn’t expecting anyone. When he opened the door, Brady was standing there.

“Hey, man. Thought I’d just pick you up since you’re on the way.” He said with a smile, pulling Jackson in for a hug.

Jackson couldn’t help but lean into the hug, the lack of human interaction obviously getting to him. “Sounds like a plan to me. Thanks.” He grabbed his wallet and keys after pulling away, making sure his phone was tucked into his pockets.

Brady led the way to his car, climbing in the driver's seat, “I appreciate you coming with me. Don’t know that I'd be able to handle all three of these hooligans by myself at the zoo.” He said, glancing back at his kids with a grin.

A chorus of “Uncle Nado!!” came from the backseat, Brady’s youngest cheering from her carseat in the middle. Olivia was born not long after the 2020 season, and was coming up on two years.

“Hello, tiny gremlins!” Jackson said with a laugh, pulling on his seatbelt as Brady started towards the Gryffindor Zoo.

The kids were already bouncing in their seats, rambling over each other as they talked about all the animals they were going to see. Max was excited for the aquarium while Noah just wanted to see the Lions, of course. Olivia’s favorites were the penguins.

“Allison told me they’re allowed one plushy per kid this time.” Brady said with a huff. Jackson couldn’t help but laugh at his friend. Last time they had gone to the zoo, their entire van was filled with plushies. Brady had tried to blame Jackson, and while he had bought them all one or two, Brady was the main culprit.

Getting everyone out of the car was an adventure all its own. They had to bring the double stroller because Olivia spent most of the time in there, as she still got tired easily and while Noah said he was going to walk the whole time like his big brother Max, he usually ended up climbing in the stroller once or twice. Little legs could only carry you so far.

The lions were right in the front when they got in, Noah running as fast as he could to the railing of the exhibit, “Dad, Uncle Nado, Look! They’re just like you!” He said, his face lighting up as he watched the lions prowling.

“Yeah, bud. That one even has long hair like Uncle Nado.” Brady said with a grin, pointing out the male lion with the full mane.

Jackson laughed, leaning on the railing next to them as he held Olivia’s hand, “You’re just mad ‘cause Allison won’t let you grow your hair out.” Brady shoved him, laughing as they carried on throughout the zoo.

They made their way into the aquarium, the kids running ahead a bit to see all the different fish with Jackson and Brady following at a more leisurely pace.

“So…” Brady said, glancing at him out of the corner of his eye.

Jackson let out a huff, “Here it comes…”

Letting out a chuckle, Brady elbowed him in the ribs, “Hey, don’t be a shit. I just wanted to ask how you were doing. It’s been a long couple months for you with your leg, and then with Zhenya being gone.. Just wanted to check.”

“I’m alright.. Leg doesn’t really bother me, been keeping up with my exercises from PT. And Zhenya.. I miss him. It’s only been three days but fuck I miss him.” Jackson replied, tugging on the sleeves of his hoodie as he watched the kids.

Brady squeezed his shoulder, his eyes flickering between his kids and Nado, “That’s normal, Jax. I’d say it would be abnormal if you didn’t miss him.”

A shriek from Olivia had both their heads whipping in her direction, but it seemed to be one of delight. Her face lit up as a turtle swam past the window again. Both men let out a quiet sigh of relief.

“I know it’s normal. I just- I just wish I could be there for him, y’know? It was hard enough for me to come out to my folks, and I knew they would be supportive. He doesn’t have that luxury, that knowing.” Jackson said with a sigh, his hand absentmindedly checking that his phone was in his pocket.

Brady let out a soft sigh as he nodded, “It sucks, it really does but no matter what happens, he knows he has you. He’s got the team. We’re all here for him.”

Jackson could only nod, a shaky breath falling from his lips as they reached the end of the aquarium. Olivia ran back to him as quickly as her little legs would take her, automatically reaching up to him. “Up? Up please?” She said, puppy dog eyes in full effect.

As if he could say no to that face. Jackson quickly swooped her up, setting her on his hip as they carried on. After a couple hours of walking around, they stopped at one of the restaurants to grab something to eat.

“We still have to see Liv’s penguins, Dad.” Noah pointed out as he ate a couple of his french fries, a map of the zoo in between himself and Max.

Brady was already nodding as he wiped up Olivia’s face, sauce from her pizza smeared across her chubby cheeks, “We’re not gonna miss the penguins.” Jackson couldn’t help the fond smile as he watched his friend with his kids. He always enjoyed watching their family dynamic, and just being with them. Normally Zhenya would be there too, throwing the boys over his shoulders and running around with them or letting Olivia play with his hair.

Damn, Jackson missed him.

And then, as if he knew Jackson’s phone went off with Zhenya’s ringtone. It was the Imperial March from Star Wars, and it had been his ringtone for as long as Jackson could remember. Brady shooed him off as soon as he heard the ringtone, reassuring Jackson that he could handle his own kids for a little bit.

Stepping out of the restaurant, Jackson quickly answered the phone, a smile spreading on his face, “Hey baby, I was just thinkin-”

His smile dropped as he was cut off by a sob from the other end of the line.

“Zhenya? Babe? What’s wrong? You gotta talk to me, baby, you’re scaring me.” Jackson pleaded, his heart feeling as though it was shattering at the sound of his boyfriend falling apart.

His breathing was ragged as Zhenya let out another sob before he finally was able to get it out: “T-They kick me out. M-My Mama and Papa, they kick me out.”

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[riceccakes]

fake dating: 12 with korrasami!

trope writing prompts: send a number and a pairing :)

“I almost thought this was a real date”

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For the longest time, Asami had been trying to get Mako to notice her. She assumed it wouldn’t be so hard, the other boys had thrown themselves at her countless times when she got to high school. She casted them aside, told them, “I’m not looking for a relationship right now.” or “You’re very sweet, but I’ll have to decline.” She hated seeing those boys so sad, so heartbroken from rejection, but she wouldn’t say yes unless a certain someone with wild eyebrows popped the question.

It was all Korra ever heard about and she hated it.

Korra was only a year younger than Asami but after the two girls got paired together in their gym class to play badminton, they were inseparable. It wasn’t long before Korra developed feelings for her and she would’ve tried her luck with asking, had she not seen the trail of broken hearts left by Asami. If only the heart Asami wanted was hers.

With Asami being a senior now, it felt like the minutes ticked away faster and Korra would be saying goodbye to her at graduation within the hour. Asami was the smartest person in her class, quite possibly the smartest in the school district. She’d be leaving for an elite, fancy academy in Zaofu; too far for Korra to visit regularly, too advanced for her to try and get into. Even with the history presented in front of her, if she’d get anything at all from Asami, maybe a broken heart wouldn’t be so bad.

The annual Spring Festival was taking place in Republic City and as usual, the girls spoke of how excited they were to be going. They were eating lunch in the cafeteria, Korra noticed Asami’s sly glances to where Mako sat with the other soccer players.

It hurt to speak, but she did anyways, “You still want him to ask you to go, don’t you?”

Asami sighed, bringing her eyes back down to her sandwich, “Have I been dumb, Korra? I mean, I’ve been stupid, right? Waiting on a boy who can’t seem to make it clear whether he wants to be official or not?” She leans forward, “I mean, we text but not all the time, we hang out but only ever once in a while. Do you think I did something wrong? It’s been years, Korra, and he still hasn’t asked me out.”

Korra shook her head, “What? You, dumb? It’s actually illegal for those two things to even be in the same sentence.” 

She looked over at Mako, who was chugging his Gatorade while his friends cheered him on. She never understood what Asami saw in him, but she always wanted Asami to have what she wanted. “Clearly Mako doesn’t realize what he has...” A thought struck in her head, one far too crazy, too insane, but maybe that was what she needed. “What if we make him realize it? He’ll definitely make things official if he thinks you’re about to be off the market.”

“How? None of the other guys in the school want to go with me to the festival, and even if there are, I probably turned them down,” Asami frowned. It was one of her greatest flaws, turning others away for an out of reach person; she knew it. 

Korra knew it too, yet it never stopped her heart from pounding faster when they would walk hand in hand at the mall, never stopped the butterflies that ravaged her tummy, never soothed the ache in her cheeks from smiling when she was with her.

“...What if I took you?” It was almost a mumble, the nerves kicking into overdrive. “I mean, we’ll already be going together, and if we just up the PDA and stuff, he’ll get the message.”

Asami stopped, her eyes falling softly, “You’d do that for me?”

Korra gulped, I’d do anything for you, “Well, yeah. So, that’s a yes?”

With a few furious nods, Asami threw her arms around Korra; it was the most bittersweet hug Korra ever received.

At the festival, Korra made sure to always have Asami’s hand intertwined with hers. If it wasn’t, her arm was wrapped around Asami’s waist. Asami tried to look around for Mako but Korra assured her she had it covered. She told Asami to enjoy herself. Korra bought her all the festival foods and even won her a few prizes from the game booths. Korra noticed Mako following behind them after she won Asami a third flying bison plushy. That was when she placed a gentle kiss on Asami’s cheek.

She thought she saw Asami blush, the girl looked away and pushed a piece of hair behind her ear. Korra told herself it was what she wanted to see and whispered in Asami’s ear if what she did was okay. Asami smiled and nodded, giving Korra a hug for another stuffed toy. 

The fireworks were always the best part of the festival, so naturally, Korra and Asami were going to stay to watch them. Korra bought another round of meat skewers and the girls sat at one of the picnic tables.

“You’ve been so sweet, Korra,” Asami said through her bites. She looked over at the prizes on the other end of the table: three flying bison plushies, a fire ferret plushy, a mini otter penguin doll, a giant bag of sugar candies, and cheap, but admittedly cute, sunglasses. “I almost thought this was a real date.”

Korra choked, coughing lightly in her seat. Asami offered her some water, which Korra took and sipped in desperation. When she settled, she let out some uneasy laughs, “Real date?” I want this to be a real date. Oh, fuck it, “Well, I--”

“Hey, Asami,” Mako ran up to their table. He looked over, “Korra.”

Asami stared up at him expectantly, almost dropping her skewer in anticipation.

“I was wondering if you wanted to watch the fireworks together? I know a good spot.”

Asami peered over at Korra, she’d never looked like that with her. Korra felt a sting in her chest, giving a small nod. Asami quickly got up, taking the offered hand from Mako, and left the picnic table.

“I was hoping this could be a real date,” Korra mumbled. She looked at the plush toys, “At least I have you guys.”

[apriorisea]

BTS Imagine: When You’re Sick - Namjoon

You stumble out of the bathroom, your robe hanging off one shoulder, and find Namjoon waiting just outside, his hair still messy from sleep. “Oh,” you say through your stuffed nose. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were up.”

    He smiles and leans down to kiss the top of your head. “It’s okay,” he says. He frowns as he feels how hot your skin is still. Reaching out to resettle your robe, he slides his hand down your arm to intertwine his fingers with yours. “You need to get back in bed.”     You let him pull you back to the bed, grabbing another tissue from the nearly-empty box on your way. “I know.” Glancing at the clock, you grimace. “I didn’t realize it was that late,” you say. “Sorry!”     Pulling the blanket over you again, he leans down and kisses your cheek. “Don’t worry, love. I’ll get you more medicine after I’m ready, ok?”     You nod, scrunching down further in the bed and pressing the tissue to your red and raw nose. “Thanks, Joonie.” Tipping your head back against the headboard, you watch him gather his clothes from the chair in the corner. Smiling faintly, you clear your throat painfully. “I love when you wear that shirt,” you say drowsily. “It looks so good on you.”     This draws a soft laugh from him. “I’m wearing it just for you.”     You want to make another, vaguely-flirty comment, but your head feels so heavy, so instead you just giggle and sniffle into your tissue again.      “Just rest, baby.” His smile fades at your poor condition.      While he gets ready for the day you turn on the TV, wanting the noise more than the entertainment. Rolling onto your side, you reach for the stuffed penguin he had brought home for you yesterday, and cuddle it against you. Smiling faintly, you think back to last night, when Namjoon had crashed into the apartment at 6:31pm exactly. He had almost forgotten to take off his shoes in his rush to check on you, but after he’d made sure you were okay, he’d gone back for the mountain of bags he’d left by the front door. Tissues, medicine, orange juice---and there, underneath them all, the giant stuffed penguin. He’d set it gently next to you with the promise that it would help you feel better. Now, squeezing it tight, you had to admit he might have been a little bit right.      He steps out of the bathroom and the smell of his cologne washes over you. Working at the clasp of his watch, he glances at you. “Painkiller and cough medicine? What did you think of that herbal stuff I brought you last night?”     You shrug, rolling over to look at him and bringing the penguin with you. “I don’t know. It didn’t make it worse, I guess?”     “Okay. We’ll try something else,” he says distractedly. When he finally gets the watch clasp fixed, he looks up at you---and smiles. “Is that penguin cuddly enough?”     You squeeze it tight again. “Perfectly cuddly, thanks babe.”     He stops by the bed quickly to kiss the side of your head. “I’ll be right back,” he says softly. He’s only gone for a minute, but when he comes back he has more with him than you expected. He dumps the bottles on the foot of the bed and sits next to you, sorting through them carefully. “Painkiller,” he lists. “Cough medicine...Decongestant?” When you nod miserably, he adds the pills to the pile in his hand. “And then there’s this vitamin supplement I think you should try. It’s supposed to taste like cherries!”      You make a face at his over-enthusiasm. “That means it’s going to taste disgusting.”     “Think positively,” he reminds with a smile. “Okay, here: take these.” Once you’ve swallowed down the pile of medications, he tucks you back into bed and settles the stuffed penguin back in your arms. “Now look here, Mr. Penguin---”     “Waddles,” you correct faintly. When he raises an eyebrow you cuddle the stuffed animal against your cheek. “His name is Waddles.”     He tries to cover his laugh, but fails. Grinning at your pretend-pout, he leans down to kiss the tip of your nose. “Okay, okay, my bad, baby: Waddles.” Redirecting his attention back to the penguin, he grows stern again. “Now look here, Waddles: you look after my girl, you hear me? Don’t leave her side, don’t let her get up and do too much, and make sure she is always cuddled.” He looks back at you. “Until I get home and can cuddle her all night.”     You smile. “I don’t know, Joonie....” you tease. “Waddles might be a better cuddler than you.”     “All due respect to Waddles,” he says, leaning in again, “But no one’s better at snuggling my baby than me.” He kisses your lips softly, then pulls back and kisses your forehead. “Rest today, ok? Get some sleep, relax....I’ll be home as soon as possible, I promise.”     Already missing him, you reach for his hand and nod. “Don’t worry---Waddles will keep me company until you get home. Work hard today, okay? I love you.”     He squeezes your fingers. “Love you too, babe. I’ll text you in an hour.”     With a final smile, he leaves, and you cuddle Waddles the Penguin once again.

---

When there’s no text at exactly 5pm, you feel only surprise---starting at 8am, Namjoon had texted you on the hour, every hour, making sure you were taking care of yourself, that you were resting, that you had taken your medicine, that you were okay. At 5:05pm, you start wondering what he’s working on, hoping it’s something good. At 5:10 you can’t help but feel a little worried.     So when the apartment door slams open at 5:15pm, at least one of your questions is answered. Settling back against the pillows, you listen to him take off his shoes, lock the door, and hurry down the hallway.      “Hi babe,” he says breathlessly. “You okay?”     “Joon.” You look at the clock. “You’re early!” Most days you wouldn’t see him home until at least 10pm, sometimes later when he’s super busy, but before 6pm? It was almost unheard of. “Is everything okay?”     “Are you okay?” he asks again, and for the first time you notice that he’s carrying something big, soft, and plushy under one arm.      “Yes,” you say, brushing it aside. “I mean, I still can’t get rid of this head-cold, but I’m fine. Are you okay?”     He comes closer, settling a plastic bag at the foot of your bed before coming to kiss you. “Yes, I’m just fine. Worried about you,” he admits, pressing his cheek against your forehead. “Your fever’s still there...”     “I’ll be okay.” You reach up to kiss his cheek, then look pointedly at the thing under his arm. “What’s that?”     Smiling a little shyly, he produces a stuffed otter, holding it up for your inspection. “I thought you and Waddles could use another friend. Another sick-day-cuddle-buddy.”     “Oh!” You reach out for the otter, feeling like your face would crack from how big you were smiling. “This is so cute! Babe! I love it!”     He’s smiling, clearly pleased with your reaction. “Are you going to name it, too?”      “It?” you scoff. “She is clearly a she otter.” You bring the otter up to “kiss” his cheek. “I think her name is Eleanor.”     He doesn’t question it. “Don’t get the wrong idea,” he warns the otter. “I’m here for one girl and one girl only.”     Grinning, you reach up to fix a strand of his hair. “Oh? Would that be me?”     “You know it, babe.” He kisses your forehead.      “So I think it’s time for you to prove your superior cuddling skills,” you say with a smile. “Otherwise, Waddles might just edge ahead...”     He groans. “Hold on just a second longer,” he begs with a smile. “First...” He reaches for the plastic bag and produces another box of tissues, the fancy kind that costs extra, the kind you had promised him you didn’t need, the kind he insisted on buying more of, because “only the best for my babygirl.”     Making a face, you take the box. “Thank you,” you say, meeting his eye playfully.      “I also got this.” He produces another bottle of herbal medicine. “One of the guys at work said that it works better than any over-the-counter drug you can find.”     “Oh?” You study the bottle and sniffle. “I guess I’ll try anything.”     The light-hearted atmosphere fades at your sore voice and he softly brushes your hair out of your face. “I’m sorry you still don’t feel good, love. Maybe tomorrow we should go see the doctor again?”     You shake your head. “No, it’s just a head-cold. I’ll be fine soon.” You smile up at him. “Can we snuggle now?”     Some of his seriousness fades. “Of course. Are you hungry? I was thinking about making soup...”     After dinner, he coaxes you into a warm shower that leaves you feeling a little better, then the two of you climb into bed for an early night. He wraps his arms around you and you rest your head on his chest while he rubs your back softly. It isn’t very long before you start to feel drowsy, a result of the combined influence of the medication and how comfortable you feel with him near. As you let your eyes close, you murmur, “Okay...for right now, you still beat Waddles.”     You can feel his laugh vibrate through his body. “Thank goodness,” he says, kissing the top of your head. “I was really worried about that one.”

---

The next day, 30 minutes after your 10am check-in text from Namjoon, you get another text---this time from Seokjin: Are you still sick???      Swallowing back another cough, you answer: Yes. I can’t get rid of this head-cold.      JIN: We need to get you better---NOW.      You: I agree, but why the urgency?      JIN: Namjoon is basically useless today. He’s worrying so much that he’s not getting anything done.      You frown, re-reading his message a few times to make sure you understood it correctly. Really? I’m sorry...    His answer comes quickly: I’m only teasing, don’t feel sorry. We really do all want you to be better, but we’re also considering sending him home early today...    You only feel a tiny bit guilty for how much you want that to happen. I’m sure I’ll be better by tomorrow!!     JIN: I hope so! Anyway, I’m going to send him home at lunch. Ok?     You: Definitely okay.    JIN: <3<3<3    It’s 12:32pm when you hear the door to the apartment swing open again. Sitting up, you wait for him eagerly.     When he appears in the doorway, he has another stuffed thing under arm and another bag of medicine for you to try. “Hey babe. How are you feeling?”     “I’m okay, Joonie. I hear you got kicked out of work?” you tease.     He sighs and comes to sit on the edge of the bed. “I don’t blame them, but I’m also not really sorry...” He strokes the side of your face softly. “All I can think about is you.”     “Namjoon,” you sigh, reaching up to catch his hand. “It’s not like I’ve got the plague. It’s just a cold. I’m okay. I promise.”     “I know, I know.”      Looking to change the topic, your gaze goes to the plushy under his arm. “Is that another stuffed animal?”     The smile crosses his face automatically. “Maybe...”     You laugh. “Am I going to get a stuffed animal every day I’m sick??”     “Maybe. Is that a problem?”     “Not at all.”     Giving you a look, he produces the newest member of your cuddle-buddy-family.      “Is that...” You study it for a moment. “Is that a platypus??”     “Yep.” He looks pleased with himself again.      You laugh so hard you give yourself a cough-attack, but when you finally calm down, you lean forward and kiss him quickly. “I love it. I love it so much.” You hug the platypus to your chest, grinning from ear-to-ear. “But you know, the problem is that I might never want to get better,” you add faux-seriously. “If I get a new plushy everyday I’m sick....”     A flicker of concern crosses his face and he gently strokes his thumb across your cheek. “Babe, I promise you: if you get better, I’ll buy you as many plushies as you want.”    Catching his worried tone, you turn your smile on him. “Sounds good,” you say, squeezing his leg to pull him out of his thoughts.      “So...” he says after a moment. “What’s this one’s name? Something strange? A little edgy?”     “Like what?”     “I don’t know,” he laughs. “Zanzibar or Bibble or something?”     You laugh with him. “Bibble?” You cough a few more times, then shake your head seriously. “Nope. I have the perfect name for him.”     “Oh?”     “Bill.”     This catches him so off-guard that his laugh is bright and wild. “Bill,” he repeats. “Okay. I can handle that.”    “You sure?” you ask, clearing your throat.      “Oh yeah. Bill isn’t as much a threat as Waddles.”     You snuggle your face against the soft “fur” of the platypus. “I wouldn’t be too sure about that...”     He smiles at you fondly. “Well, unfortunately for both Waddles and Bill, I have nothing to do but cuddle for the rest of the day.”     You grin. “While Waddles and Bill aren’t thrilled to hear that, I most definitely am.”     Climbing onto the bed, he gathers you into his arms, “accidentally” squishing Bill a little in the process.      Happily surrounded by him, you kiss his chin. “I love you, Namjoon. I promise I’ll be better tomorrow.”     “Love you more, babe,” he says, pressing a few soft kisses over your face. “I just want you to feel better. Don’t worry about anything else.”     Twisting a little in his arms, you gather your three stuffed animal friends and tuck them around the both of you. “There,” you say playfully. “Everyone’s settled. Now I have no excuse not to get better, right??”     Hugging you tight to him, he nods against your hair. “That’s right. Between me, Waddles, Eleanor, and Bill, you’re definitely going to feel better soon.”

[stories-mostly]

Starks Bug

Tony Stark x Son! Reader

This ones a bit short, sorry.

Words: 1664

Chapter 3

You were now two years old. And you were starting to create a bit of a mess around the house. Tony has recently been busy with a project so you spend most of your time downstairs in the lab with him. The small kitchen like part of the lab was now fenced in to keep you away from potentially dangerous things. Dum-E was also fenced in with you to keep you company.

Currently you were entertaining yourself with a recorder, it had a story cassette inside which wasn't playing since you used the microphone as you attempted sing along with ACDC. Which was played on a much lower volume than if you weren't in the lab.

Your dad was nodding his head along too.

You were having the time of your life performing Back in Black with lyrics that consisted of mumbling and dance moves that were basically just jumps.

Tony chuckled when he saw that. He was close to finishing the prototype he worked on, he already had a plan on what to do for the rest of the day.

And just as he put the last part into place his plan arrived.

"Uncle Rhodey!!!" you screamed as said man walked into the lab. You walked over and made grabby hands at him. He picked you up with one swift motion and began to tickle you.

"How's my favourite Stark? Still a little brat?" you screamed with laughter as he continued to tickle you before walking over to Tony.

"Are you two ready to go somewhere with me?" Rhodey asked as he hugged Tony.

"Mmmmh I don't know, I'm a bit busy at the moment... What do you think, Bug? You think we can go with him?"

"YES!" you shouted and threw your little fist up.

"Alright but only cause you said so, Bug. Go upstairs, get dressed with Uncle Rhodey I just have to clean some things up down here. See you in a minute."

Rhodey walked with you on his hip out of the lab and to your room to get you dressed for your adventure.

"Where do you think we're going?" He asked as he sat you down to rummage through your closet.

"... Park?"

"Close but not right. Try again."

"Woods?"

"No."

"Playground!?"

"There is a playground nearby but that's not where we're going."

"I don know." You said in your cute pouty 'pwease get me what I want. I'm just a helpless little baby'-voice

"Well I guess you'll just have to wait and see. Which one do you like better this one or this one?" Rhodey said and asked about the two sweaters he was holding.

One was a green one without anything on it and the other was your Mickey mouse sweater so obviously you had to go with that one. He wasn't even slightly fazed by your cutesy tone.

"Mickey!"

"The rodent it is!"

Rhodey put the entire outfit on your bed and helped you change into it.

"Okay now, who do you like better? Uncle Rhodey or Daddy?"

"Daddy and uncle Rhodey!"

"Oh? It's a tie? Don't tell daddy but I like you better than him."

He was finished with dressing you and picked you up again. You could walk just fine but he liked to carry you and you liked to be carried.

"Daddy come quick!" You shouted as Rhodey walked into the lab.

Rhodey put you down so you could run over to your dad.

"Look! Is Micky!"

"Woah that's so cool! Are you ready to go out with Daddy and Uncle Rhodey?"

"Yes Yes Yes! Let's gooooo!"

They put you into your car seat and got into the car themselves. Tony had already put everything you needed into the trunk.

On the ride to your destination you were once again performing your little heart out this time in the confinement of your car seat.

After a handful of songs you pulled up at your destination.

"So last guess, where are we?" Rhodey asked. You looked out the window but didn't see anything that gave little young you any clue as to where you were.

You shrugged.

"Then you'll have to wait until we're inside." Tony sing songed and both of them got out of the car.

You were released from your seat and put on your coat before climbing out of the car. Your dad was getting the stroller and a bag out of the trunk.

"Okay, one thing before we go. You have to stay close, no running off. No screaming, and you politely ask for something you want. Understood?" Tony was serious while he would love to spoil you rotten he didn't want to turn you in one of those unbearable brats.

You nodded and held onto the stroller while following Rhodey.

As you finally left the car park you rounded the corner and were struck with the realization on where you are.

"THE ZOO!" You screeched and jumped up and down. You had heard about zoos in the stories that were read to you. And Tony had given you a picture book full of pictures of actual zoos. This was one of them.

"Exactly! What do you wanna see inside?" Rhodey asked cheerfully.

" arks!"

"Sharks, Sh-arks. They're cool right?"

And with that your first adventure began. Once inside you were quieter, Rhodey had said how animals don't like screaming so you were nice and quiet.

You walked around and looked at all the different animals going about their day. Flamingos were one of your favorites.

"What color are they (y/n)?"

"Red!"

"No, they're pink!"

"Pink!"

"Yes, you're so smart!"

You answered a lot of questions that day from colors to noises to what that animal actually is. You really couldn't figure out what the hell a king penguin was. Up until then you had no concept of size variations within a species. You really thought all penguins were small and cuddly. But they aren't. These penguins were your size. Maybe even bigger. It was sort of a scary experience.

Last stop was the aquarium. You walked past the different tanks mimicking some fish and laughing at others.

"Look, that looks like nemo! Remember when we watched that movie?" Tony pointed out. You were lifted by Rhodey to get a better view. And there he was. A clownfish! A real life Nemo!

"Why Nemo here? Nemos not in ocean?" You asked as you intensely stared at the fish.

"Thats not actually Nemo. That's uhm, Max his uncle. He likes it here better than in the ocean so he moved here with his girlfriend." Rhodey explained. "Nemo and his friends are still in the ocean don't worry."

You nodded it made sense to you that it was his uncle that lived here.

You moved on.

"Dad Dad look look! Shhharks!" you said trying to pronounce it right.

"Wow they're soooo big! How long do you think they are?"

"This long!" you said spreading out your small arms as far as possible.

"Look! That Magic!" You said pointing to the stingray in the same tank and holding your stuffed one you named Magic against the glass.

"Wow no way!" Rhodey said. You were smiling very brightly and didn't notice the clicks of your fathers camera going off behind you as you stared at the sharks and stingrays swimming past.

At the end of your trip you were all tuckered out only the trip to the gift shop woke you up for a short time again.

"You can have one thing." Tony said and send you off. You decided to make this one count and tried to lift a giant shark plushie that was conveniently placed at your level.

"This one this one this one Dada!"

"Okay but that's the only thing you're getting." He said picking it up and going to pay for it. At that moment you heard a child that was about you age cry. Having been told what you were you went over to her and told her.

"Shhhh. You cannot be loud in zoo!" You said and gave her a hug. In her hands she was holding a relatively life sized stuffed lion cub.

"You want that?" You asked her after letting her out of the hug.

She nodded.

"Did you ask nice?" She nodded again. Meanwhile her parents were beside the two of you looking at you sadly.

"(y/n)! Good god there you are! Tony he's here. (y/n) you can't just walk away without telling us!" Rhodey suddenly grabbed you interrupting your train of thought.

"Jeez bug you almost gave me a heart attack. Mind telling why you ran off?"

"She is sad. I'm helping." You explained yourself in an insistent tone.

Both of the girls parents were suddenly frozen.

The parents stammered to explain that they couldn't afford what she wanted after promising her to get her a stuffed lion. They could barely afford the trip to the zoo altogether.

"Well it's rude to break a promise right?" you nodded at your father's statement. "Let me pay for it. How much is it?"

"Yes! My daddy can buy it!"

Both parents tried to refuse but your dad insisted and even asked if she was sure she wanted this one and not another one. But she was sure and the 25 dollar lion was paid for.

You waved at her while walking away she had the biggest smile on her face.

"You know what (y/n)? You're a really nice kid. I bet you'll grow into a good man." Rhodey praised as you crawled into your car seat close to falling asleep. Rhodey took your coat off and handed you your shark before strapping you in and closing the door.

On the drive back the music was quiet as you fell asleep in the back. Probably dreaming about all the different animals you saw today.

At home you were brought to your bed that you only used for naps as you slept in Tony's at night.

Rhodes and Tony skipped through the pictures on the camera. Your first time at the zoo was a success. And now you had a shark and a bunch of pictures to remember that day as you will forget it once you're older.

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[cutiecrates]

Cutie Reviews: DokiDoki July 19

(I just realized I accidentally forgot to change the previous months month in the title. Again <_< hope nobody was too confused about that.)

It says I was only gone for about a week but it feels like it’s been at least two since I last wrote anything. It was not intentional at all- it just seemed like things kept getting in the way. But I’m out of my rut and my health is doing fine, so I really wanted to get back on track. Especially since I was almost caught up!

Before I begin this review however, I wanted to take a moment to talk about a present my friend got me for my birthday:

My pictures don’t do them justice o3o the gold one is ACTUALLY golden, and the brown one has flecks of gold on it, and the split one is cotton candy!

These are macarons from the brand ma-ka-rohn, there was 14 of them in total. They have a constantly changing menu, and you can buy as many as you want according to my friend. They make regular flavors like vanilla and birthday cake, to unique ones like galaxy and various cereals! They’re also gluten free, and for order over $69.00 you get free shipping! They have a variety of holiday sets, a macaron club, various offers, and each individual macaron costs $1.99. A very fair price if you ask me.

The packaging on these was extremely heavy duty (layers of giant bubble wrap, plastic wrapping, plastic containers), so I’m not entirely sure why the rose one was smashed, but it was still in one piece and edible.

I’m not sponsored or affiliated with them, but you can bet I’d recommend these if you ever wanted to try macarons or like me, really like them but want to upgrade that flavor profile and try more varieties ;P I might start adding these to the review selection on the blog~

Alright, we’ll be returning to the actual reason we’re here now. I was just so excited and in love with these that I just had to share them with you guys.

This months theme: Kawaii Cove

“Splash into July’s Crate with this month’s theme Kawaii Cove. Your crate is sure to help you enjoy summer from exploring the deep blue with your new adorable marine plushie to cooling off with Sumikko Gurashi ice cubes in a refreshing drink. Dive in!“

Suteki Crate & Photo Prize

To go with our blue, watery theme, we have a lot of cute summery items from Sanrio; including plushies and pillows to practical things like bags and a bento set. The Suteki Crate pretty much sets the mood for this box and I feel like it was a perfect match.

Meanwhile, the photo prize for this month is a Jinbei San Kokujira Plush.

Marshmal Park Marine Plush

Everybody knows a buddy makes relaxing or vacations even more fun, and for summer we have the perfect companion! You’ve seen these guys on the blog several times, but each time they just get cuter and cuter. This collection is perfect for this box!

Marshmal Park, for anyone new or unfamiliar, are a series of marshmallow or mochi-like stuffed animals that can be stretched and squished on. They are very soft and smooshy, and are great for hugging and cuddling. This marine set includes a seal, shark, clown fish, angular fish, or the whale shark, which is the one I received.

I really like it ♥ he’s very cute with his pastel polka-dot pattern and face, and the detailing on him is very smooth and perfect, not a single strand or stitch out of place. He’s also very filled and huggable, I hate getting things like these and being letdown by their low-stuffing (such as the dog from the June box), but thankfully that rarely ever happens and that was a different brand I believe. This one has never disappointed!

Sumikko Gurashi Pouch

(sorry for the blur o_o)

Our next item is a pouch, which can come in handy in many situations and look cute doing it. For this months box we could either get a penguin, or polar bear dressed up as a penguin (I love polar bear so I’m very happy I got this one), both featuring a super-soft plush-like surface that makes them feel really soft~

Besides the sewn on details on the front, the back also features a sewn Sumikko Gurashi logo. What I thought was really fun was that the zipper (which is pastel pink!) is at a 90 degree angle!

I love stroking the material of this pouch x3 it’s so soft~ It’s also very cute and it doesn’t feel tight, so I feel like I could get away with carrying a decent amount of items in here- the only thing you need to watch out for is that it doesn’t get wet due to the material its made out of.

He goes perfect with my whale shark ♥

Hello Kitty Marine Notepad

The adorable marine theme continues with a miniature notepad featuring Hello Kitty and various sea animals :D There was a few various designs, each with paper vaguely similar to it. I’m not sure how many varieties there are because the booklet features a dolphin design, while the one I got has seals and otter; they’re so sweet looking~

Now, to go with this we also get a

Tuxedo Sam Scented Marker

This cute, double-sided marker features Tuxedo Sam and two amazing scents; not only adding a pop of color to a picture or notes, but a yummy scent too~

Don’t let the caps fool you though, because these are highlighter bright. This marker also demonstrates the scent gimmick, which I thought was a really cute touch; the yellow side is Vanilla while the blue is soda. If you combine the colors, they make cream soda. This marker is worth/costs 3 Sanrio Points (as usual I have no idea, I just kind of assume thats what it means. It might even be part of a lottery for all I know).

I love this marker :3 now only is it very functional being duo-sided, but the scent is wonderful and for being 3/4 months old, it’s still working fine. The vanilla scent is extremely strong and long lasting, while the soda is lighter (and keep in mind I applied the vanilla first, and did this “swatch” when I took the pics) and seems to fade over time. Combined, the scent is pretty light (which might be my fault because I didn’t want contamination) but I did notice a difference.

I didn’t have much to say about the notepad because... you know, it’s a basic notepad I get in several boxes, other than saying the marker obviously bleeds through the pages, there isn’t much to say about it. I do like it though, it’s very cute.

Sumikko Gurashi Ice Cubes

and now we’re on to our final item, this cute set of Sumikko Gurashi ice cubes ♥ Since I was little we’ve had sets of these, my very first was a set of sea animals (ironic huh?), I was heartbroken when we realized they were old and had to be thrown away (but I kept one of the whales, they were my favorite). Not too long after we replaced them by a fruit set.

So as you can see, we get 3 of the Sumikko Gurashi, including my 2 favorites Neko and Polar Bear, along with Lizard; who I don’t have particular feelings for but seem to get a lot of in these boxes.This set was made for me.

I prefer these to real ice cubes, I love them way more and your drink doesn’t get watered down (but as a pro tip, if you’re serving drink to a party or friends, freeze the liquid and turn that into ice cubes :D so if you need them the watering down doesn’t occur!). You still need to freeze them but it’s well worth it, and they look so adorable bobbing around in the drink!

♥ Cutie Ranking ♥

Content - 4 out of 5. Like last time, I will agree that these items weren’t necessarily new to me or very unique- but they were fun, and very cute! The quality is there and they’re practical, I didn’t feel disgruntled or bored with this box like I did the previous ones. I admit that the items are on the smaller side this time around, but sometimes its necessary. I’m not sure they were worth what we paid, but we did have a lot of singular item variety, which I think is always fun and makes the box more special.

Theme: 4.5 out of 5. For our 2nd out of 3 summer boxes (technically 1 out of 2 though because June didn’t do a summer theme), I really like this. The Suteki Crate and items match the water theme exactly and I loved how all the colors were very similar, which helped provide further blending. You could bring all of these items with you on a trip or just use them casually. My only minor complaint is that they wouldn’t be durable in water, with the exception of the ice cubes. This box could have been a good opportunity to include items that could handle water or had water-esque details in design or gimmick, to play up the theme more.

Total Rank: 9 out of 10 Cuties. I liked this box, it was really cute and fun for the time of the year. I know there are ways they could have made it better, but I don’t take for granted what we got either. I know everything will be well-loved by me and I’ll be using the products.

♥ Cutie Scale ♥

1. Marine Plush - He’s so sweet looking, and I love the pastel polka-dot coloring, because I love dots, and pastels! I've been keeping him with me as of late and he makes me feel better.

2. Scented Marker - It’s very cute looking, even if I have a bunch of highlighters by now. I like its functionality and the scent is a bonus I’ll gladly welcome. 

3. Sumikko Gurashi Ice Cubes - They’re so cute and fun to look at x3 It doesn’t hurt that it included my favorites.

4. Sumikko Gurashi Pouch - These are another item I see way too frequently, but I can’t get over how adorable it is~ I feel like with each one I get, I’m putting away the old one. I definitely want to use this one!

5. Hello Kitty Notepad - I felt really bad about this because we know I love Hello Kitty, and I thought the notepad was very cute. But I get so many that I can only use so many >3< I really wish they would take a break on these...

[ariahearthockey]

Love Me, If You Will - Chapter 3

Prologue | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

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Fandom: Men’s Hockey RPF

Pairing: Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin

Tags: 2017 NHL Playoffs, Concussion, Memory Loss, Medical Inaccuracies, Unexplained Medical Conditions, Alternate Reality, Time Travel (sort of), Pining, Fluff, Porn With Feelings, Happy Ending (sort of)

Soundtrack: Dancing On My Own - Calum Scott

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Chapter 3

He feels odd walking down the familiar hallway towards the locker room in the PPG Paint Arena. Everything looks as it should be and yet, it feels somewhat difference. He has just finished a brief chat with Sully in his office, relaying the good news after his follow-up check-up with the team doctor. As expected, Dr Vyas has cleared him to play in game five but not before he is reminded to keep a look out for any more symptoms. He has decided not to enclose his issue with his messed-up memory, and it is arguably the most conflicted he has ever felt. It feels a lot like a betrayal of trust to the management, but with the playoff on the line, too much is at risk.

On the drive from their house to the rink, he has some time to think about the matter on hand and he has decided not to let anyone know other than himself and Geno. He is still shaken about it for sure, but years of practice has allowed him to compartmentalise his fear and do what needs to be done. And what he needs is for this to not interfere with his chance to go for the Stanley Cup with his team.

It took him more than half an hour in the staffs' parking lot to convince Geno. Geno has looked so offended when he has first suggested to keep it a secret. Geno was absolutely appalled and almost recruited Brisson to talk some sense into him until he begs Geno not to. He talked to Geno with as much sincerity as he could muster, reasoning with Geno that there would not be a quick fix to his condition. What if Dr. Vyas decided to pull him out for the rest of the playoff? What good will that do to the team?

And Geno had been so angry that he said to hell with the playoff because everything else pales in comparison to Sidney's health. Sidney would have been really touched by that, that Geno is genuinely scared for his sake. If only he wasn't a selfish bastard.

He pried further into Geno's weakness and used it to his advantage. He pleaded Geno to understand his desire to keep playing, telling him how much it would mean for him if he could raise the cup over his head again, how happy it would make him if they could kiss the cup again and bring it home together. And that if his memory never comes back, then at least he could have this, and they could build new ones together. It was a cheap shot, borderline manipulative to be taking advantage of Geno's kindness like that, but he was desperate, and it did get him what he wanted. Geno's reluctance was torn down bits by bits, and finally crumbled down when Sidney promised to come clean right away when he feels any worse.

So, as of right now, the secret is safe. 

In a moment of honesty, he is willing to admit that he has never been as shaken as he has. He is somehow thrust in the center on an entirely different life that he knows nothing of. He has a husband and a beautiful, doting 3-year old daughter. Sofya, the child who is rightfully theirs through surrogacy. He is still not done digesting the fact that his own sister has volunteered to donate her egg and carry the child to term. It feels all too weird at first, but when he sees the picture of his—their daughter—on Geno's phone, he has never been more thankful. Dressed in tiny hockey gears, bright smile on her face, and clutching a giant penguin plushie in her tiny arms, she is just a ball of sunshine that makes him want to weep. A little bit of Geno and a little bit of him, she is just the perfect little miracle that melts his heart through and through.

And then he wonders to himself, how could I have forgotten my own child, as sweet and as beautiful as her? And all that has accomplished is making him dispose of any doubt he has for keeping his condition under wraps. This whole thing about not remembering is messing with him quite a lot. He can't seem to shake off the gnawing feelings his guts. It grows stronger with more stones being turned, and he can't ignore that something is disproportionately wrong with him. He thinks that it is his body trying to tell him something, that maybe his time as a hockey player is dated. That thought leaves him petrified and that further pushes him to make the most out of whatever time he still has.

He doesn't know what to expect when he pushes the door into the locker room. It smells just as it should be right after every practice session and just as loud too, maybe even louder. The picture of twenty over something men in all states of undress is a comfortable norm to him and for brief moment, he feels at home for the first time since he woke up. He doesn't know why but he comes in, prepared to feel somewhat out of place, but the warm greetings and lame chirps from his teammates give him a sense of familiarity he didn't know he craves until now. It calms him.

Geno is already out of his gear—thankfully with his undershirt still on—when he makes a beeline over to Sidney. He ducks down to give Sidney a chaste kiss on the mouth and hears some of the guys in the room hollering at them to get a room or something along that line and Geno chirping back. He doesn't know what to make of that little display of affection, nor he has the time to, because his mind is still reeling with it as he is being escorted back to Geno's stall. It isn't much, just a brief touching of lips on lips but it is enough to keep him stunned for a bit. The guys don't seem to bat an eye to see their captain and their alternate kiss, which tells him that it may be something of a frequent occurance. 

Oh, yes. Of course it does. He just remembered that he and Geno have been married for five fucking years. They are practically one of the old married couples now.

"Sid, talk with Sully okay?" Geno asks and he almost can't hear it when the younger guys throw a couple more dirty chirps their way that comprises of their sex life. Sidney blushes and nods at Geno as a respond before they are once again interrupted, this time by Cully who comes by and gives his back a couple of friendly pats.

"Hey, babe. Good to have you back in one piece. You scared the hell out of a lot of us when you stayed down on the ice, especially your protective Russian bear over here."

"It's true, I can attest to that." Chimes Phil who looks like he has just came out of the shower judging by how his hair matted on his forehead. "You know, this guy here looked about to hurl when you went down and it took three of us to physically stop him from going over to make Niskanen pay."

Sidney chuckles when Geno grumbles disapprovingly at the two babble mouths and to his surprise, he finds Grumpy Geno kind of adorable. "Well, it's really just bad luck that he got me that way. It's just how it is, right? I don't think it was on purpose or anything. It's just ill-timed, is all. I think he left me several texts, probably apologising, but I haven't check them out yet, so."

"Ill-timed my ass! More like perfectly timed to me, man. If he hits any harder, who knows if it's gonna end it for you right there and then, huh? I don't know about you guys, man, but Flower definitely agrees with me, right Flower?"

"Huh?" Flower looks up from his lap where his helmet is on, and takes a few moments looking back and forth between Kuni and Sidney to catch on to what is being asked of him. He tosses a roll of tape onto the bench and smooths his long fringe away from his eyes. "Oh, yeah. For sure, man. Sid, so glad you're okay. What Nisky did was so not cool and I'm gonna make sure he knows that we're very upset with him."

Sidney frowns because Flower is usually not much of an instigator but he must say, he is curious to see what Flower would do to show his dissatisfaction. "Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it. I'm sorry for making you guys worry about me. But hey—it's game four. You guys are gonna kill it tonight, eh?"

"Hell yeah, baby!"

"You bet your gigantic ass we will!"

"We're gonna take this game for you, man!"

"For Sid!"

"Watch and learn, boys. I'm gonna make Ovi cry like a baby tonight."

To say that Sidney is touched by the support from his teammates is an understatement, especially when Horny make his way over without a word and gives him a tight, bone-crushing hug. It lasts longer than any ordinary locker room hugs should be, and probably longer than Geno has liked because it has him practically prying Horny's arms away to end it. When they part, Sidney thinks he caught a glimpse of Horny's watery eyes before he heads out of the locker room. At that moment, he thinks himself as the most privileged guy to be surrounded by these group of good people and he is grateful.

He stays in the room while he waits for Geno to come back. Geno is with Dana in the equipment room, sorting out some issue Geno has on his pair of new skates. Some of the rookies come to him and they talk for a bit, mostly asking how he is doing and talking about how to improve their plays. Shearsy—who is also out for concussion—sits quietly beside him and listens when he comments about Jake's wrist shots.

It is nice to be having these talks with the boys. It makes him feel like he is contributing something to the team, as much as it distracts him from searching for answers that never seem to be there. For what it is worth, apart from being called Mrs Malkin every five minutes or so—all in good fun, of course—the team is still more or less the same. They are still the same driven group and he wants nothing more than to help them achieve their best game, regardless if he is playing or not.

Optimistically, everything will return to normal once he regains his lost memories. But realistically, the brain is quite a fickle thing and God knows what will happen to him in the near future, if his health will deteriorate drastically at some point. Whichever way his health leads him to, he wants to be able to look himself in the mirror and says that he has done everything he can to help his team be the better team.

"Okay, rookies. Time's up. I'm take husband back now."

"Come on, Geno. Don't hog Sid all to yourself, man."

"I'm hog because I'm put ring on it. Now fuck off, Olli."

Geno squeezes himself into the space between Olli and Sidney and pushes Olli's blonde head away. Olli pushes back playfully and it makes Geno loses his balance a little, causing him to land onto Sidney's lap. Sidney catches a lapful of Geno and his hands flies up to Geno's waist on instinct, just as Geno wraps his arms around Sidney's shoulders. He has to bite back a moan when Geno moves to sits himself more comfortable and—probably not deliberately—grinding onto his crotch. He can't help the blush that rises when the rookies give them some horrified scandalous looks.

"Oh, come on. Really? Stop with the foreplay, dude. You know we can't unsee this, right?"

"Don't be baby. You see worse." Geno snarks at Jake as he make a show to tease the watchful eyes around them by tracing his hand slowly down the line of Sidney's spine. Sidney can't help the shiver that wrecks through his body and hides his profile behind of Geno, shielding his blush that is unmistakably colouring his cheeks.

"Ugh, don't remind me. I'm still trying to bleach that image of your naked ass out of my brain."

"Hey, is good ass." Geno counters and defends his ass further when the rookies shakes their head in disbelief. "You not believe me? Wait, I'm show—"

"Yeah, okay. I think we're just gonna go now and leave you two to it. And Sidney, try not to drain too much out of Geno, okay? We kinda need him tonight? Alright. Good talk, team. Dismiss!"

It is amusing to see how fast the rookies can disperse at the threat of seeing Geno's ass. Just in a few minutes time, Sidney finds himself alone with Geno in the room, with Geno still perched comfortably on his lap. He is in no hurry to get Geno off, and he will never admit it to Geno, but he is starting to lose feelings in his legs.

"Sorry for long wait. I'm make sure Dana do job."

Sidney glances up and stunned to have Geno's face just inches away from his. "It's fine, G. New skates, I know how it is."

"Yes. Dana say Sid worse than me."

Sidney shoves him away with a firm push and laughs a little guiltily when Geno lands on the carpeted floor with a thud.

"Hey, why Sid push me? What I'm say?" Geno asks as Sidney straightens his suit and heading for the door.

"Yeah, keep playing dumb, Geno. Come on, I'm hungry. Hurry up or I'm leaving without you." He shouts over his shoulder just as the door closes, and hears Geno chuckling lightly on the other side of the door.

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[sebbies]

happyland

summary: modern!au-ish single!dad!bucky takes his daughter to build-a-bear word count: 1.836 a/n: ive been to build-a-bear like twice and i just remember them saying that before putting the heart in the bear so i could be wrong, don’t yell at me, im smol masterlist

Being at the mall on a Friday afternoon was something Bucky hadn’t planned on doing that day, but his little girl’s birthday was coming up and she wanted a new stuffed animal and who was he to deny her such a thing.

“Look! There it is!” Little Becca shouts as she pulled on her father’s hand, dragging him closer to the brightly coloured shop. Bucky cringed when he saw the store, feeling a headache coming on already.

As they neared the store, he heard the tune of happy kid’s music playing in the background as well as machines running. He watched other parents trying to keep track of their own children running around with house-shaped boxes and finished stuffed animals. The moment they enter, Bucky resists the urge to groan; he didn’t want to ruin this special day.

“Hello and welcome to Build-a- Bear Workshop! Have you shopped with us before?” A cheerful young voice announces from behind the pair.

“Unfortunately,” Bucky mumbles under his breath, quiet enough for Becca not to hear but loud enough for you to pick up on it.

“Yeah! We got my Captain America bear here!” Becca exclaims, looking at you with excited eyes.

“Captain America? He’s one of my favourites!” You reply and high- five the little girl, “what are you thinking of getting today?”

Becca turns around and faces the wall covered in stuffed bears. She walks closer to a few of them before gasping loudly and picking up a bear.

“This one!” She beamed, holding up the deflated Wonder Woman bear.

“Excellent choice!” Becca smiles and looks up at her father who sends her a forced smile back, “follow me,” you say and signalled them over.

“Whoa,” Becca breathes out as she sees other kids’ get their animals stuffed at the Stuffing Station.

Bucky smiles and places his hand on her shoulder, gently pushing her along to your station.

“Go on Becca,” he whispers.

He lets his eyes wander down your body as you sat down on the small wooden stool by the stuffing machine. He notices that you comment on child’s bear as they walk past the station or you greet another employee animatedly with an unwavering smile and Bucky absolutely does not think it’s the cutest thing ever. Becca’s giggle reminds him that he’s a father and he can’t be thinking that in kid’s store about one of their employees.

Becca turns shy all of sudden and approaches you cautiously, her little hands clutching the unstuffed bear close to her chest.

“Becca, is it?” She nods. “I’m Y/N.” You smile widely and added, “Wonder Woman is my favourite female superhero.”

“She’s my favourite, too!” Becca cries out.

“Oh really! That’s awesome!” You extend a hand in a high-five that Becca returns with an enthusiastic giggle.

“Are you going to keep the name Wonder Woman or do you want to change it?”

Becca tilts her head and thinks for a moment before saying, “I like Wonder Woman.”

“Perfect.” You clap your hands once and rub them together, “you ready to fluff up Wonder Woman? Gotta keep her nice and strong to fight off the bad guys.”

Bucky chuckles which earns him a glance from you.

“Daddy says, Wonder Woman eats her veggies. That’s why she’s so strong!”

“He’s right, you know,” you look up and wink at her father, a light blush covering his cheeks. “So, you ready?” You extend your hand and wait for Becca to hand you the plushie.

“Alright,” you say and rolled the stool closer to the machine, “I want you to tell me when you think Wonder Woman is nice and fluffy, okay?” You hold the bear to the nozzle and press your foot down on the peddle.

Becca nods determinedly, eyes widening and looking between your foot and the Wonder Woman plushie. The machine comes to life, whirring loudly and the coloured lights start to change as the fluff gets bounced around in circles. Bucky stands closer to his little girl, an arm slung around her shoulders as he tries to be subtle as he eyes you. You look beautiful, so concentrated yet smiling and making faces at Becca as you continue to step on the peddle. Bucky should find it annoying how you practically emitting happiness but he can’t help but admire that it seems like you genuinely love your job.

“Stop!” Becca shouts, startling both you and Bucky.

“You think she’s fluffy enough?” You ask, stopping the machine and letting her step closer. Becca reaches out and squeezes the bear with both hands before nodding happily.

“Okay, now the fun part.”

“The fun part?” Becca asks, tilting her head.

“Can you grab one of those hearts?” Becca nods and Bucky watches as she picks out a small red heart.

“Perfect. Now you have to listen carefully, okay?” Once again Becca nods with a serious expression causing Bucky to smirk. You lean in towards her, motioning her to come closer as well and Bucky has to resist the urge to lean.

“I want you to rub the heart on your cute little forehead,” you whispered conspiratorially, “so she’s just as smart as you.” Becca quickly does as she’s told. “Now rub it on you tummy so that she has a big appetite, to defeat the baddies.” Becca nods and rubs the heart on her stomach. “Okay, now rub it over your heart so that she loves you as much as you’ll love her.” Becca smiles brightly and blushes slight as she furiously rubs the small material over her heart. “And finally, give it a big kiss.”

Becca loudly smacks her lips against the heart before turning to Bucky, “You gotta do it too, Daddy!”  

Bucky’s eyes widen as his attention is called away from you to the small heart that was being held up in front of his face. He can feel his cheeks redden when you sit up straight and turn to look at him, an amused smile playing on your lips.

“C’mon daddy! Kiss it!” Becca goes on her toes and stretches her arm as far up as it goes. Bucky bends down and places a quick tight lipped kiss on the heart, getting half of Becca’s fingers in the process but she doesn’t seem to mind.

You laugh and Bucky glares at you, “What?” It comes out much harsher than he intended it to and almost instantly he wants to apologise but you speak up before he gets the chance.

“I’ve never,” you say shaking your head, “I’ve never seen a parent look so pained while giving a kiss.”

Bucky smiles when you begin to giggle, the sound bringing warmth throughout his body and he couldn’t find it in him to keep the angry charade up, so he smiles along, letting a chuckle leave his mouth.

“Alright,” you say and Becca turns back towards you, “place the heart in her,” Becca gently drops the heart into the bear and watches you sew the stuff animal expertly up. After cutting off the extra thread, you gave Wonder Woman a quick squish and handed it over to the little girl, “and she’s all ready to go home!”

“Daddy! Look at it! Look at Wonder Woman!” Becca squeals, hugging the bear tightly, swaying from side to side.

“I can see that baby girl,” Bucky smiles down at his daughter and ruffles her hair.

“Thank you!” Becca says to you and you just give her a curt nod. Before Bucky can say anything else to her, she runs off towards the accessory section.

“You have an adorable little girl,” you remark as you stand up from your seat, smoothing down the red apron around your waist.

“Yeah, she’s something,” Bucky replies fondly, watching his daughter pick up different accessories and asking her bear if it’s something she likes.

Becca comes running back with a fluffy shield, “Look at this, Daddy!” She exclaims, holding it up.

“Wow! Now she’s really ready to run the world,” you say before Bucky could get a word in.

“I love her!” Becca mumbles, holding the bear and the shield close to her.

“If you and your dad here are done, I can check you guys out.”

Becca’s mouth was moving a mile per minute on the short walk to the register, telling you about adventures she would have with her dad and his friends.

“They’re superheroes!”

“Superheroes?!”

“Yeah and-“ Bucky smiles at Becca’s flailing arms and exaggerated stories but the smile on both of your faces makes him thankful for her wild storytelling. He’s too distracted in thoughts that he’s completely lost track of the conversation.

“Daddy! Can Y/N come with us the aquarium?” Bucky looks to you and sees you shrug your shoulders. A date with you wouldn’t be so bad, he thought. He hadn’t dated anyone in a long time and maybe this was a sign for him to start taking the next step.

“I don’t know, princess. Why don’t you ask her?” You feel your cheeks redden at the prospect of going out on a somewhat date with the handsome man and his adorable daughter.

“Miss. Y/N, will you come to the aquarium with us?” Becca clasps her hands together and puts them under her chin, “pretty please?”

You look up to Bucky, questioningly and smile when you receive a nod in return. “Heck yes! Maybe we’ll see the penguins being fed!”

Becca squeals in excitement before another employee calls her over to pick up Wonder Woman’s certificate.

Bucky pays in silence and only answers when you asked him if he needed a box to which he shook his head knowing that the bear wouldn’t be kept in it at all.

“So,” you draw out, fiddling with your apron.

“So,” Bucky awkwardly repeats. You love the shy side of this man, it makes him so lovable. You smile and grab a business card from the rack next to the cash register and jotted something on the back before handing it Bucky.

“My name and number,” you say shyly, “so I know when to meet you guys at the aquarium.”

“Thank-“

“Y/N! We need you over here!” Another employee yells, interrupting Bucky. You look at him with an apologetic grimace.

“Bye Bucky! Bye Becca!” You yell, both of them waving to you with giant smiles covering their faces.

Bucky looks down at the card and reads,

Y/N, Professional Stuffed Animal Fluffer and Aquarium Lover.

He flips the card over and sees the iconic bear logo.

Thank you for shopping at Build-a- Bear! We hope you had a memorable experience and hope to see you again soon!

Bucky smiles and tucks the card into his pocket before calling Becca over and taking her free hand. He looks down at his daughter who had her face against the bear with a smile. Bucky quickly glances back into the store and sees you looking at him, he winks earning a shy smile from you before he walks out.

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[serzylovessasara]

Osakan Fish Gallery

Note... This has been lying about in my documents for a few days. Figured I might as well share it.

In front of Sasara and I, a large building with two upper glass sides. On the two upper halves of the building, both sides have a red coating on the lower part of the glass. A giant illustration of a fish in the middle of the lower half of the building not covered with glass; surrounded by smaller fish to the left and right. Huh, this is what Sasara meant by a 'Fish Gallery'. It's huger than any aquarium I had ever seen before. This must be an Osakan spectacle.

We pay at the entrance before entering.

When we reach the inside, varieties of fish swim over the top of us in a blue-dome shaped room. We observe them. Sasara listens to me name some of the fish. He tries to guess the names of species I am not aware of; occasionally putting in some unfunny puns along with the identifications of the fish.

When we reach the part of the aquarium with river fish, I find myself missing home a little. I am strongly reminded of the aquariums in England. Sasara notices the frown appearing on my face. He puts an arm around my waist, leaning in while we watch the fish.

"You doin' good?" He asks.

"Of course, honey." I lie to him with a fake smile. I don't want to ruin this aquarium visit for him with home-sickness. Sasara frowns worriedly at me but leaves it at that.

We keep walking around the aquarium until we reach the stingrays. I feel even more homesick.

When the two of us move to some seating out of the way after we stroked the stingrays, I hug Sasara tight. Great, now tears are flowing out my eyes. I hadn't realised I was crying until now. He responds back to the hug. He strokes his big hands through my hair. He moves his hands to my upper back, using a rubbing motion to settle me down. He rocks me with a gentle comfortableness. I bury my head on his chest, letting out a sigh on his suit. I can feel my tears creating a wet patch on his tie and shirt.

"It's gonna be okay, Sarah." Sasara whispers into my ear in a soft tone. I look up at him.

"Sorry for getting so upset, Sasara." I let out a sigh. "I miss home a little." I open up to him. He squeezes me tighter.

"We should go back to your home as a va-yay-cition" Sasara replies with a cheeky smile to his face. My facial features reply back to him with a slightly unamused look. "Together?" He asks. I shyly nod, having post-embarrassment about getting so upset in a public area. "Great! Now we need to get your beautiful smile back~!" Sasara removes his arms from around me. His index fingers were now raising the sides of his already-smiling mouth.

Sasara got hold of my hand, almost dragging me along with him. He runs so flamboyantly that I'm getting secondhand embarrassment. He takes me along to the gift shop, well aware that cute plush are my weak spot.

In the gift shop, Sasara hands me a big penguin nestling plushie. It was so, so soft. Sasara has an amused look on his face.

"Hey, Sarah?" Sasara is going to pull a joke. I know that cheeky expression all too well.

"Hmm, what is it?" I ask.

"What do you call a happy penguin?" He asks me.

"I don't know, what do you call a happy penguin?" I move the nestling plushie's soft beak to his face, swaying the plushie about like it's kissing him. Sasara is blushing at me. I move the plush away from his face. It makes him pause before finishing his joke. For being not shy at all, he's surprisingly bashful in the cutest way to some romantic interactions.

"A pen-grin!" He replies. Then, I let out a sigh at the awful joke.

"That's so awful... I love you so much." I smile at him. He's laughing at his own joke, I think. Or maybe he's laughing at my reaction. Once his voice-box stops letting out cute giggles, he encloses his arms around me.

"I love you too, Sarah."

[71tenseventeen]

I would love to know about Sid and Taylor's first couple nights in Pittsburgh!

Also for Anon who asked about the first time Sid and Flower meet. It’s late when they finally land in Pittsburgh.

Sidney has asked for reassurance that it’s okay for them to move in with Geno at least five times.  Not because he worries Geno doesn’t want them but because Geno lives in the guest house of Sergei Gonchar.

Geno squeezes Sidney’s hand in the car, rubbing his thumb over it as he tries to reassure him again.  “Promise it okay, Sid.  Is guest house.  My own space. I already tell Gonch I’m bring you and Taylor, anyway.  Not an issue.”

Sidney nods.  He’s holding Geno’s hand tightly but he’s smiling as he looks out the window at his first glimpse of Pittsburgh and Geno can’t help smiling too.

Taylor dozes in her car seat but starts to squawk unhappily the moment Sidney pulls her out of the seat.  After twelve hours of being on airplanes, in airports and in cars, she is done.

Geno would love to show Sidney around his new home but that’s going to have to wait.  Instead he directs Sidney to big open living area and sets the diaper bag down on the couch before dashing back out to the car to haul in Taylor’s travel playpen that they brought for her to sleep in until they get a crib for her.  He quickly but carefully sets it up in the guest room closest to his room and adds a sheet and blanket while Sidney changes a very unhappy Taylor’s diaper and clothes before offering her a sippy cup of milk.  She only gets through about half of it before she passes out in his arms and he breathes a sigh of relief.  They can skip toothbrushing just this once.

Geno watches as Sidney settles her lovingly in the playpen and makes sure her beloved penguin plushie blanket is still tucked under her arm before he quietly leaves the room and eases the door partially closed.  

For the first time in a long time, it’s just the two of them.

Geno wraps his arms around Sidney and holds tight, dropping soft kisses into his hair and telling him over and over how much he missed him, loves him.  How happy he is that Sidney is finally here.  Sidney just holds on tight and they stay like that for several minutes before Geno leads him to their room.

As much as Geno wants to take advantage of their time together, they’re both exhausted.  Sidney looks so torn, glancing between the bed and Geno that Geno laughs and gathers him up in his arms again.  “I know, Sid. Me too but we need sleep.  Is very late and have long day.  We have rest of life together for that, yeah?”

Sidney nods and smiles up at him.  “Yeah.  For sure.”

It takes them all of five minutes to strip and brush teeth before climbing into the bed and wrapping tightly around each other, whispering I love you’s and trading soft, sweet kisses.  They’re both out within minutes.

Geno wakes early to soft kisses on the underside of his jaw and a hand lazily making it’s way back and forth across his abs. His eyes shoot open.

He tips his head down and meets Sidney’s hopeful eyes and—yeah. He’s good with this.

Sidney pushes himself up just enough to catch Geno’s lips with his and for a moment they’re lost—until Taylor starts crying from the next room.

Sidney falls back with a groan. “Oh god, Geno. I’m sorry.”

Geno grins at him and leans over to kiss his forehead.  “No sorry.  Stay in bed. I go take care.”

And he tries but Taylor’s lower lip pokes out and fat tears start slipping down her cheeks when she sees Geno. She calls “Tid! Tid!” so sadly that Geno scoops her up and carries her into the bedroom where Sidney is sitting up in bed looking resigned.

The moment she sees Sidney she reaches for him and Geno lowers her into his arms.  She immediately nestles in under his chin and closes her eyes again, gripping her plushie tightly. “Aw, Tay.  Shhhh.  It’s okay. I know, this is all new but pretty soon, you’ll be used to it. I promise.”  He smooths her hair as he talks to her and within a few minutes, she’s asleep again.

Sidney gives Geno a sheepish smile. “I think she just needs time to get used to things, you know?”

“Yeah, of course. Hard for her.  Lot of change in short time.”

Sidney shifts and tries to ease out of the bed but before he’s even on his feet Taylor’s whimpering and clinging to him.  “I’ll take her out to the living room for awhile.”

“Sid, no.  Giant bed.  She need to be with you right now, is okay. This what family is about, you know?”

Sidney takes a deep breath and nods and he wonders how he ever could have thought it would be better to be apart.  Never again, he thinks as he eases himself onto his side and keeps Taylor tucked close. He feels Geno snug up behind him and squeeze his arm gently and maybe it’s not what he planned for them at this moment but it’s nice and it’s not long before everyone is asleep again.

The next time they all wake up, everyone is much more rested.  

They while away the morning having a quiet breakfast and playing on the floor with Taylor.  They both know there are things to be taken care of but right now, none of that seems as important as simply being together after so much time apart.  

After lunch Taylor goes down for a nap fairly easily and this time, Sidney pulls the door until it’s only open a sliver before he marches down the hall.

He’s on a mission.

He doesn’t have to go far because it seems like Geno has the same idea.  They crash together in the hallway in a heated kiss and stumble the rest of the way to their room.

Geno loves the way Sidney still lights up under his touch.  It doesn’t matter if he’s holding Sidney’s hand or sliding fingers into him, stretching gently, Sidney always seems starved for Geno’s touch, leans into it and draws closer.  Geno loves it.

It’s only more intense now, after all the time they’ve been apart and while Geno insists on taking his time to make sure Sidney is ready they don’t linger with their foreplay.

It’s amazing, being together like this again and Sidney is lost, pinned safely under Geno, legs high, bodies close, Geno kissing him over and over as he moves inside him.  

It’s also the moment that Geno’s bedroom door flies open as someone says “Okay, get your ass out of bed so….oh FUCK!”

Sidney yelps and Geno does the only thing he can do, boxes Sidney in and grabs for blankets awkwardly while yelling “WHAT THE FUCK?! GET OUT!”

The door slams shut and they hear a muffled “Holy shit, get it Geno!” from the other side and then, a second later, Taylor’s cries.

Geno drops his head onto Sidney’s shoulder.  “Gonna fucking kill him.”

As soon as Geno’s able to, he gets up and yanks on his sweats, charging out into the hall with Sidney on his heels, blushing harder than he ever has before.  Flower is standing there wide eyed staring at Geno and the other bedroom door,  sounds of a toddler crying coming from behind it.  

“What the FUCK you doing here?!”

“You stood us up for lunch!”

“I text you I’m too busy!”

“I can see that!”  And Flower doesn’t look sorry at all.  In fact, he looks delighted. 

Sidney ducks into the room and when the cries stop after a few moments, Flower’s eyes go wide and a smile lights up his whole face.  “Holy shit, that’s Sidney!”

“Living room. Now. Go before I kill you.”

–

Flower has a lot of questions.  Geno issues a lot of threats.  Eventually Sidney has to emerge because Taylor is refusing to go back to sleep and crying for milk.

Flower flashes Sidney a huge smile and sticks out his hand. “I’m Flower.  You must be Sidney.  Hear so much about you, so happy you finally here with Geno.”

“Um.  Hi?”  Sidney is sure he’s never blushed more in his life and he glances uncertainly at Geno.

“Is okay, Sid.  He, um, he know. I tell him about us long time ago.”

Sidney is relieved—at least until Flower pulls up a chair and starts chattering away as if they’ve known each other for years.

Later, whenever he talks about the day he met Flower, he leaves out most of the details.

[rainbowosha]

Late

Kyungsoo opens the door as quietly as it is only possible. He realizes how much of a nuisance he is coming to the dorm in the middle of the nights, preparing himself tea without which he wouldn’t be able to sleep, showering and rummaging through his room in search of his pjs, which he swears he puts in the same spot every morning, and then it magically changes its location.

Days and nights alike are long and tedious and monotonous, spending all day at the filming site should be exciting to say the least.

The thing is, Kyungsoo simply misses his friends. He’s pulled apart from them, save for the group chat he doesn’t really have time to catch up on, and some lame selcas the members send him. They’re having theirs leisure time, while he has to keep awake as much as possible, to finish filming at the set deadline.

The one he misses the most snores gently in his own room every night, hugging at the giant penguin plushy he got himself when Kyungsoo landed his first role, claiming it as his temporary substitute. Kyungsoo could only laugh and coo inside at how cute the younger was.

He tried to behave as silent as possible, but apparently he wasn’t quiet enough and heard all too familiar steps while shampooing his well-shaved head.

“Jongin.” He only muttered as he felt the presence behind himself. He didn’t see anything, but he didn’t need his eyes. All his other senses were screaming at him, telling him who was behind him.

“Hyung.” Jongin only muttered and hugged his hyung with a little too much force, earning himself a little ‘oof’ out of Kyungsoo. The older one let himself be hugged for a while and managed to get the shampoo out of his hair and face and tried to turn around, only to have a firm grip around his waist preventing him from doing so.

“Jongin, what are you going?” he asked with a hushed voice and tried once again, failing as well. Jongin said nothing, only kissed his shoulder and murmured something intangible, the pressed his hips against Kyungsoo’s back.

“Jongin!” Kyungsoo shouted in a whisper and started fighting him to turn around, but wasn’t strong enough. When the younger pressed against him once again, he stopped doubting.

Jongin was pressing his length into his things, probably seeking intimacy both of them had been missing so much.

“I miss you, Kyungsoo.” Jongin muttered against his shoulder and the older sighed deeply. He too missed the other like crazy, but his schedules were hectic and he simply did not have time to spend it leisurely with the younger.

He only hummed in response, knowing Jongin will understand. It’s been way too long since they’ve last had a moment only for themselves, thus why Jongin sild his hand south, toughing Kyungsoo’s firm thighs and humming softly against his goose-bumps covered skin.

The older turned on the shower and let the water warm their bodies, even though Jongin’s body was doing more than enough to keep him warm. He turned the water with the purpose of it to muffle his inevitable moans, especially when Jongin’s hand became bolder and firmly gripped his twitching length. All he could do was bite at his lips, eventually breaking the delicate skin and wail quietly in an overwhelming pleasure, running like a herd of wild horses through his body.

“Hyung.” Jongin whispered and kissed the side of his neck lightly. “It’s been so long…”

“Do it, please.” Kyungsoo muttered with a pleading voice and surprised even himself with such a bold plea. He could sense Jongin hesitating a little, thus he encouraged the younger by parting his legs just a little more. It was all Jongin needed to take the initiative immediately.

With tranquil and precise moves Jongin entered Kyungsoo, spreading some shower gel on his length beforehand. They both released deep moans, one at the sudden tightness, and the other at the sweet pressure inside himself.

The first thrust was full of hesitation and somewhat painful. Kyungsoo’s leg shook under his weight and he had to support himself against the cold tiles on the wall. Jongin gave him some time to catch stability and made sure to keep a firm grip around his waist and support him as much as possible.

“Jongin-ah.” Kyungsoo muttered, putting unneeded pressure at the second syllable, when Jongin pushed himself deeper inside.

He felt so serene and peaceful, knowing he’s held by the man whom he loves with all his heart and vice versa. Suddenly all his exhaustion disappeared and he felt content, surrounded by Jongin’s deep growls and moans and his strong arms around his own body.

The tempo was heavenly pleasurable for both of them and as much a Kyungsoo loved everything about their intimacy, he could feel his legs giving up with every thrust. He tried to voice out his concern, knowing that sooner or later his legs will simply give out and he will fall on the tiles of the shower. Unfortunately he didn’t manage to do so and before he could even react, his knees buckled and he expected to hit the floor painfully.

Nothing like that happened as Kyungsoo felt a pair of strong hands gripping at his chest and stomach, successfully preventing him from a fall. He was surprised to say the least, so he let Jongin redo his position.

This time Kyungsoo was bend in half a little more, with his hands resting about the wall and Jongin had his arm firmly holding his stomach and chest.

“It’s alright hyung, I’ve got you.” Jongin only murmured and continued thrusting. It was Kyungsoo’s cue to build up his orgasm to his boundaries. Not even three minutes have passed and he was coming, untouched by Jongin’s hands, spilling himself on the tiles of the shower. It took all of younger’s strength to keep him standing and he too followed suit, sparing Kyungsoo eventual mess and finishing on his thighs.

Jongin helped Kyungsoo stand up properly, before giving him a couple of minutes to catch his breath. Then he took and extra care to washi him properly and scratch his shaved hair in all the right places. He too washed himself up and led the way to Kyungsoo’s room afterwards.

Clad only in Jongin’s boxers, they laid on the bed, right next to each other. They were silent, not really needing to talk, since they both knew everything without words. It was enough to just have Jongin pressed against his back, hugging him and enveloping his whole body with his strong arms, younger’s nose pressed against his nape.

“Are you comfortable, hyung?” Jongin asked in a barely audible whisper, but nonetheless it made Kyungsoo smile a tired kind of smile and he hummed positively in response. “Are you?” he asked back and Jongin only kissed his shoulder in an answer.

“I’ve been waiting for you, you were supposed to be home at 1AM, not 3AM… I was worried.” Jongin complained and traced Kyungsoo’s abdomen with his fingers.

“We had small problem with one scene.” The older explained and closed his eyes. He was exhausted and had only a few hours of sleep before another schedule. “Let’s sleep.” He concluded their peaceful conversation and hummed, nesting himself into Jongin’s chest.

“I love you, hyung. Sleep well.”

Kyungsoo pondered about just forgoing the answer, but an impatient nudge he earned from the younger immediately changed his mind.

“Love you too. Jongin-ah.”