#we are so lucky to have him playing our favourite character

[warpedpuppeteer]

"you are not required to announce your departure". Oliver really said fuck off and good riddance in the politest way possible I wanna' marry this man 😭

[fan-a-tink]

every day should be Jayden Revri appreciation day, if you ask me. cue my favourite Charles gifs:

final gif by @mellxncollie

Jayden captured the duality of Charles perfectly: The boy he thinks he needs to be, and the boy he hides deep within himself. The boy who tries "to be extra happy for all of us" and the boy who "couldn't stop my dad from beating the shit out of me, no matter how good I was." The boy who fearlessly protects others, and the boy who couldn't protect himself. And it's all there in his eyes, all the pain and care and love. Jayden understands who Charles is and you can see it in every. single. frame.

Jayden is also the David Tennant of this show for how much the joy of playing Charles radiates from him, and the Michael Sheen of this show for how much he ships payneland. I love how much he loves the show and that he engages with the fandom, reminding us to not lose hope. He is the no.1 fan of the show and we love to see it!

And finally, I need to give a shout out to Jayden's incredible Charles playlist, because so many songs from that playlist have become so dear to me (Francesca, Family Line, Orpheus, Summer Child, The Mates of Soul) and I will forever cherish them not just for the beautiful songs they are but also for the connection to Charles and dead boy detectives. I already know that my wrapped this year will be dominated by them (and Swan Upon Leda, for Edwin) and I wouldn't want it any other way. Having a whole playlist to engage with and to deep dive into Charles' character was incredibly cool and I am so grateful to Jayden for sharing it with us.

Jayden Revri, you are a gem, and we are so so so lucky that you are our Charles forever.

[worldfullofash]

Eddie Munson headcanons

Headbangs and plays air guitar to his favourite songs

His room is filled with records and posters of KISS, W.A.S.P, Metallica, Iron Maiden and Motörhead >>>>

He does appreciate the country music Wayne listens to

Secretly dances to Madonna when he’s alone

Nobody can resist Madonna. Not even our favourite metalhead

One time Wayne caught him in the middle his lonely dance party… they stared at each other for a solid 5 seconds. ‘Material Girl’ still playing in the background. Wayne just closed the door and they never spoke of it

When you catch him robbing your fridge he looks at you like a startled raccoon

Eddie loves to share his opinions and hot takes with his friends

Ngl he is very straightforward, he says what he thinks. That’s why others are wary of him. He can come across as mean to some

BUT if you tell him that his comment crossed the line, he will understand and watch his words more often

This guy has a good but dark sense of humour

He cries when watching sad movies, like a lot. Especially if an animal died in it

He loves jewellery

He buys cat food to give to the strays in the trailer park

Eddie loves reading fantasy books to little children at the trailer park. Grinning when they giggle as he uses silly voices for each character (At least some people appreciate his weirdness)

He’s very clumsy. Would definitely trip over his own feet

Smells his clothes to see if they’re still wearable (me too, girl, me too)

Will steal food of your plate

He collects buttons and pins

Wears band tees all the time

When one of these t-shirts gets to small, he cuts the print and uses it as a patch. Or he will use the shirt as decoration if he really liked it

Wayne and him sit outside and have deep conversations while smoking a cigarette

Friendships are very important to him. He feels very lucky to have friends who share the same interests. Even if he doesn’t verbally express it often

When he cares for someone, he makes sure they know it. Not through words, but through actions.

He has very worn out copies of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit. He won’t ever replace them, they’re like his children

He can imitate Gollum. The voice is shockingly accurate

Without Hellfire and Corroded Coffin he wouldn’t know what to do

He spends so much time on his dnd campaigns

He makes sketches of the characters, plans the whole plot himself, and practices the voices he wants to use for each character

Where does he get the time for all this you ask? Well let’s say school is not his first priority

It’s not that he doesn’t want to graduate, but he’d rather put his effort in Corroded Coffin. So in a few years he can break through with his band

Eddie can’t mask his facial expressions. You can always know what he thinks just by looking at his face

This guy is really a menace, but we love him for it

Do you want a part 2????

[cloudninetonine]

Could I make a soft request of simple domestic moments with the chain? 👀

It could honestly be anything honest to god. This was all triggered by me finding a POV Video of your comfort character taking the last slice of bread from you bc they had the butter HAHAHA

I think the boys need some major TLC and what better way to give it to them other than domestic moments, right?

I hope you liked this <3 I wasn't entirely sure what to do but I was listening to some oldies but goldies and it came to me

You liked Lon Lon Ranch, a break from the hiking life and a time to relax without a care in the world.

Well, you got the luxury of relaxing. The others weren’t so lucky, not that you weren’t willing to help around the ranch or barn, but Malon had decided it was the best chance to get to know you, know of your world and just learn about you as the other heroes worked their arses off outside.

Some much discussed, such little time, you made sure to tell your favourite farmer everything as simple as you could when the topic changed to your phone, glinting in your pocket and catching her attention.

“It’s a phone! It’s kind of like Wild’s Sheikah slate? I can use it to communicate, play games, take photos, listen to music-”

“Music?” Her tone sounded interested and she leaned in. “Please, do tell me more.”

And that’s what lead to the scene the boys walked into. Your phone blasting music, the red head and you, hand and hand, dancing happily around the kitchen as you sung your lungs out. Malon didn’t know the words sticking to giggles and laughter as you span her and dipped her.

The two of you only noticed the nine when she made an attempt to spin you, your eyes looking upon them in a shock and the words on your lips dying in the second as you fell quiet. Malon looked confused at first before she turned, blinking then smiling towards the boys in greeting.

“Join the party!” The men hesitated, sharing unsure stares amongst themselves. “Hm! Aren’t you a boring lot! Don’t stop now, (Name), we can’t let them ruin our fun!” 

Malon spun you away, your voice a squeak in surprise when you landed in the arms of Sky, looking down at you curiously while you flushed.

What an embarrassing thing to be caught in. It wasn’t too bad with an audience of one, Malon’s extroverted personality taking over your natural bashful nature until you were a barrel of laughs all over the place. You’d do this back home, with your mama, with your friends- this felt like normalcy after so long of oddity.

But these men were highly respect heroes. You couldn’t just goof about and sing in front of them, what if they made fun of you? You already lacked enough in the fighting department, Hyrule’s tiny dagger the only thing to your name that you couldn’t even yield. You didn’t deserve to goof off, to have fun, you were supposed to be quiet and stay in line, stay out of their way, to-

Then your song came on.

And everything was thrown out the window.

Tugging Sky towards you, ignoring his surprised yelp you sang, not a care in the world, not holding back. The dirty blonde looked shocked at first, letting you tug him about like a ragdoll and take control before a similar goofy smile crossed his face and then you were both dancing together.

Malon clapped happily, yanking at Time’s shirt to tug him into a dance while the others stood about unsure.

You couldn’t have that, could you?

Spinning you, Sky let you twirl away before you grabbed the hands of Hyrule whose ears flapped happily at your attention. Your smile was beaming, his was almost blinding as you began to dance with him too, Wild joining quickly after and soon enough your little trio was a mess of limbs and giggling away.

They sung too, something you realised after a moment but it only brought more joy. “You guys know the song!?”

“Of course we do!” Wild started, dipping you then letting Hyrule pick you up to twirl you, your squeal heavenly to their ears.

“You would sing it all the time!” Hyrule finished, finally placing you down and you tugged them into a hug.

You managed to move to each of the boys. Wind was happy; Four was bashful; Warriors held your enthusiasm; Twilight looked flustered with his fanged smile and Legend someone managed not to curse your entire bloodline as you twirled him around the dinner table. Time was your final partner, your head against his shoulder while he gently swayed you opposite to the toe tapping beat, the others in their own world around you.

A happy night, a deserving one as you partied. The laughter and mirth shared amongst the kitchen a lovely sight amongst these heroes forged from tragedy. You hoped it would bring good memories, this night, you hoped that in moments of darkness they would think back to the time you shared laughter and dance moves.

You hoped you did good.

Your phone finally died and a shared groan ehcoed around the room before finally you moved to eat.

[if-mirrormine]

mm cast interview

characters: grayson donohue, kennedy rose, alex colwell, kelsey montgomery, nora, callie, demetri renfied

words: 1969

**unedited//you guys ever watch kitchen nightmares?**

Hello and welcome to the very long-awaited character interview! I'm your host, Alli, and I have with me today the cast of Mirror Mine!

Kelsey: They know what's going on; let's speed this up a bit, shall we?

(Grayson nudges her and she rolls her eyes but holds her tongue.)

I suppose we should just jump into it! I'll start with Kelsey, since she seems to have volunteered herself. First question; what made you become a detective?

Kelsey: (shrug) Why does anyone? To help those unable to help themselves. To bring justice to those who need it most.

How noble of you! And what were your impressions of the other cast members?

Kelsey: (she tilts her head to the side and hums) Gray was still a rookie when I first met him; I thought he was a total idiot that couldn't tell his arse from his elbow. But he's since grown on me and (eye roll) is actually quite competent and good at his job.

Grayson: (grinning) Thanks, Kels.

Kelsey: Yeah, whatever. Nora, I adore; she made me feel warm and welcome immediately. And she makes the best ratatouille I've ever tasted. I don't interact a lot with Callie, but they seem alright. Alex is way too happy-go-lucky for my liking but to each their own. And I like Kennedy; she seems to be the only one with her head screwed on straight.

And what about Demetri?

Kelsey: (deadpan) I said all I have to say.

Well... alright then! My next question is for Nora; how did it feel to raise two children on your own? Is there anything you would've changed?

Nora: It wasn't easy... those first couple of years were especially difficult. It was like suddenly not having any legs to stand on, I lost my balance a couple of times. But I'm so proud of who they grew up to be and I wouldn't have changed anything. Well, (dark chuckle) except maybe having my husband around.

(Demetri shifts in his seat, his eyes on the floor.)

Is there a specific memory that you'd consider to be your favourite?

Nora: Oh, there are just so many... (pause) I think if I had to choose, it would be Callie's first Christmas. Demetri and I had decided to keep the celebration small instead of inviting our family over, so it was just the four of us. MC was so excited to help Cal unwrap their presents that they didn't even care about their own. We spent the day in our pyjamas, let the kids watch cartoons and play with their new toys... it was the perfect day.

Demetri, would you say that's your favourite memory too?

Demetri: Like Nora said, there are too many to choose from but... that was a really good one.

But it's not your favourite. (He shakes his head.) And if you had to choose?

Demetri: The day I married Nora.

(Nora looks away to the floor and chews on the inside of her cheek.)

Let's move on, shall we? Alex! What is it about Grayson that makes u tease him so much?

Alex: (grinning) He just makes it so easy. He's a walking treasure trove of material.

(Grayson crosses his arms over his chest and grumbles quietly to himself.)

Alex: See what I mean?

Why did you choose paediatric surgery?

Alex: Well, I like children and I like helping people; so, when I realised I could do both, it was an easy choice to make.

But surely that must make things worse when things go wrong?

Alex: (serious) Of course; it's always really difficult to lose a patient but I understand that sometimes there's simply nothing that can done, even if you've done everything in your power to make it not so. A lot of doctors struggle with blaming themselves when things go wrong and I used to too, but I've learned that I can't let myself get swept up in my grief or my next patient might suffer too.

I like that; I think that makes you a great doctor. Now on a lighter note: what made you like MC in high school?

Alex: (with a surprised laugh) Oh, I... don't actually know. I just remember thinking that I needed to talk to them and get to know them, you know? And after our first date, I just wanted more and more.

And how did it feel when you broke up the first time?

Alex: Oof, not great. I was an idiot to let them believe I didn't care for them as much I did - as much as I still do - and that's one of my biggest regrets. I was so relieved when they agreed to get back together; I'd felt like I'd been drowning without them but as soon as they were by my side, I could breathe again.

That's so romantic! I think my next few questions will be for Grayson!

Grayson: (with a nervous smile) I'm ready.

What was the hardest thing for you when MC disappeared?

Callie: (scoff) Jeez, Alli; don't hold back.

(Nora shushes Callie.)

Grayson: (after clearing his throat) You mean besides losing my best friend? I guess losing MC meant losing myself in a way. For so long I'd seen us as me and MC that when it was suddenly just me, I didn't really know how to act anymore. I don't think I'll ever be the same person I was ten years ago.

(Kelsey reaches out to rub his back and he gives her a tight-lipped smile.)

That must've been tough. We've talked quite a bit about the past and favourite memories; do you have one of the MC?

Grayson: My fourteenth birthday. I was supposed to spend it with my dad, but he had to work so MC did everything they could to cheer me up. I think about that day a lot whenever I need a smile.

And how did you realise that you were in love with them?

(He blinks in surprise but quickly regains his composure, his face red.)

Grayson: I guess when I started to look forward to seeing them every day. I'd wake up thinking about them, wondering what we'd do and talk about, and even if the day was objectively bad, I'd say it was good because I got to spend it with them.

I'll go easy on you for this last one: what's it like being a detective? Do you enjoy it as much as you think you would've enjoyed business?

Grayson: It's definitely... interesting. It's a lot more paperwork than I ever thought it would be, which is less than fun.

(Kelsey stifles a laugh and he cracks a smile at her reaction.)

Grayson: (cont.) But overall, I enjoy it; it's a lot different than business, that's for sure. As for whether I'd have enjoyed business more if I stayed... I'll never know for sure, but something tells me I made the right choice.

So mysterious... Let's pivot over to Kennedy!

Kennedy: (imitating Grayson) I'm ready.

(The cast laughs and Grayson does his best to hide a smile behind a look of annoyance.)

What made you choose teaching as a profession?

Kennedy: I always loved learning new things, no matter the subject so going to school every day was really exciting for me, unlike every other child alive, I'm sure. But one of the things that made it so great were the teachers who dedicated their lives to imparting their wisdom and knowledge. I wanted to have that same kind of impact.

And what do you like most about teaching?

Kennedy: Probably seeing that impact in action. (Smiling) So many students come in and out of my classroom and I love knowing that I had a hand, or even just a pinky finger, in getting them where they want to be in life.

On the subject of students... do you have a favourite?

Kennedy: (with a stifled laugh) What kind of teacher would I be if I answered that question?

So that's a 'yes'?

(She makes a gesture of sealing her lips.)

Okay, how about my next question; what do you look for in a partner?

(She thinks for a moment before nodding decisively)

Kennedy: All the usual things; patience, kindness, a sense of humour... someone who I can spend the whole day with without having to say a word in order to be comfortable or show my love for them. Someone I can trust wholeheartedly to catch me when I fall, to lead me when I can't see.

Do you think you've met such a person yet?

Kennedy: (with a wistful smile) Possibly.

Alright, don't tell me... I've got some questions for Callie.

Callie: Hit me.

What's your favourite thing on the menu at the restaurant?

Callie: That mom makes? I'd kill a man for her calzone. But if we're talking about my personally curated dessert menu; I simply can't choose, they're all perfect. (Beat) With that being said, I always recommend the beignets to anyone who'll listen.

Good to know... did you always want to be a pastry chef?

Callie: (shrug) Guess so. I did get forklift certified a couple years back but there's just something about baking that kept pulling me back.

Alex: I think the something you're looking for is that baked goods are delicious.

Callie: (nodding) That'll do it.

My next question is a bit of a hard hitter... what is one thing you've always wanted to say to MC but never did?

Callie: My favourite colour is sage green.

(Nora nudges them, giving them a meaning look and they roll their eyes before crossing their arms over their chest and looking at the floor.)

Callie: Fine, I guess... I don't want to you to hate me. I know I wasn't the best sibling to you, especially those few years before you disappeared, I wasn't very nice, but I didn't mean it. (They take a deep breath.) For a while I was jealous of you... you had more friends than I ever did, you were better at a lot of things than me, you knew dad a lot longer than me... I thought it was unfair, but it was even more unfair for me to take it out on you even though it wasn't your fault. Then you disappeared and I was just so angry at myself for wasting so much of our time together resenting you -

(They're cut off by a choked sob and Nora quickly wraps her arms around them.)

Callie: (crying) I'm sorry, MC; please don't hate me.

They don't hate you, Cal; I can promise you that. (Beat) To wrap everything up, my last few questions are for Demetri.

Demetri: This should be fun... let's hear it then.

First question: what is wrong with you?

(He snorts, hiding his laughter behind a fist.)

Demetri: How much time do you have?

Evidently, not enough... next question: why did you leave your family ten years ago?

Demetri: (with a sad smile) You know I can't answer that.

I had to ask. I suppose I'll settle for the next best thing: do you regret leaving?

Demetri: Yes, it was the worst decision I've ever had to make.

Knowing how everything turned out, would you do it again if given the choice?

(Nora watches him with tears in her eyes and he turns his head to look at her and Callie, an unreadable look on his face.)

Demetri: Yes. (He looks away and Nora squeezes her eyes shut causing tears to slip down her face.) There's nothing I'd change either.

Well; this has all been very... enlightening. Thank you so much for joining me today and thank you to everyone who sent in questions. Couldn't have done it without you! And now, as they say in the biz; it's Christmas, let's go home!

[sorenphelps]

All the artwork I made (so far) for the fanfic Fall For Me by @nikialexx for this year's @rsbigbang!

When we received the fanfic summaries and I saw that there's gonna be a rockstar AU, I ranked it high and was hoping for the best that I'd get it... And I got lucky, we got paired up with Niki, and I cannot even begin to express how much fun working with her has been! When I signed up for the Bang, I had no idea that I will end up being such an overachiever, but our collaboration was just too inspiring for me to stick to making only 1 picture! I'm gonna share a little backstory for all of them, also listing all the hidden easter eggs!

The banner: It was inspired by an off-screen scene (and a Hozier gif) Niki shared with me which inspired her to play with this AU to begin with! She was kind enough to let me design the look of the characters however I wanted and as I am the biggest facial hair enthusiast irl, I shamelessly drew the boys with beards, even tho it is not even once mentioned in the fic! (I aspire to be the fanartist known for drawing every male character with a beard, jsyk.) I am especially fond of Remus' nose, it just turned out so cute! Also, big thanks to Niki again for adding the extra bit about Sirius' parents coming from Vietnam, which is a very personal touch for me! It's the reason why I draw the Black family members with East Asian features, and finally it is perfectly valid in this fic's canon! 🙇🏻‍♀️

The paparazzi photo: This was my very first idea upon reading the summary of the fic, and thankfully Niki was very onboard with this too! This however turned out to be more challenging than expected, the first version was from a different angle and I really couldn't figure out the correct proportions and perspective, and the pose is harder to pull off in an anatomically correct way to begin with, so after some discussions whether it would be plausible in the fic if the paparazzi would have a room next to this balcony instead of in front, it finally clicked into place! And it is actually a real place in Madrid (the hotel and the background too)! Madrid is my ultimate favourite European city and I've spent 2 weeks working there this spring, so I could actually use my own photos as reference! I also hid a crescent moon and a star on the label of the wine bottle in the background! In the fic it is a kiss and they shouldn't be this visible, but I think I managed to convey the heat of this moment anyway. I really like how Sirius licks Remus' neck and their pleasure is obvious however subtle it is. Also because it is not an actual kiss, it has around the same level of ambiguity as the "original" semi-hidden photos would have in my opinion?

The Instagram posts: This idea came to me while reading the first draft of the fic. I've always liked social media inspired drawings, so at first I just sketched it out for fun, but then I liked it too much, so I finalized it, only to realize that I remembered incorrectly and it was not an Instagram post in the fic! Thankfully Niki was flexible enough to change the platform to Instagram in the final version to cover for my mistake! As in the fic it's Snape who takes the paparazzi photos, I referenced him in the first insta post (username). The second insta post was a last minute addition, I figured why not put the story in a "frame" this way. I wanted to draw Remus again, and I had so much fun with it, I've added a lot of easter eggs too! He is drinking wine and is a little tipsy - just as the beginning, and a lot of other times in the fic actually, haha -, he has the ring, the photo was taken in James' restaurant, and there is also Padfoot the dog, who is now bigger as a whole year has passed! Niki gave me free hand with the caption and the comments too, so I decided to really double down on the story framing idea, and have the same comments, but with a twist, emphasizing Sirius' sassiness more (the caption and the extra comment from him saying the love of his life is his dog, but i used the moon and wolf emojis so it would refer to Remus... Also Padfoot is on the picture which is a nod back to the first one when the comment said who is on the picture).

The extra sketches: Originally I didn't want to add the extra sketches, as all three were just warmup before/after working on the actual pieces, but Niki decided to include them in her fic anyways! I really enjoyed the tension of the bathroom scene, I might even clean that sketch up sometime, but the roughness somehow really fits the vibe of the scene! The guitar playing one was actually the first version of the insta post that I only drew for my own fun, before I moved to make a more direct illustration of the scene. I really like how it looks, the guitar just looks so right in Sirius' hand! The boy really is a born rockstar, haha! The balcony in the background has the same pattern as the hotel in Madrid, however it really is just a coincidence. And how could I have resisted drawing Sirius with baby Padfoot?

The promo pic: I had the basis of this picture since working on the banner, but I actually only finished it recently. My aim was to make it look like an actual promo, influencer style (that's why the text is so cringy)! I've also came up with the idea of drawing the rockstar version of Sirius with a cross earring while working on these pictures, which I liked to much that I draw every version of him with it now 😆 It's like 95% of aesthetic and 5% reference to his godfather status (which makes sense only in my native language, cause the word for godfather is mirror translated as cross-father).

The rockband pic and the concert pic: I'm gonna list them here too, because they are both connected to the fic! Neither of them is a direct illustration, but they were inspired by the conversations I had with Niki in the meantime! The concert pic is actually a variation for the situation I tried to convey with the banner!

TLDR; (this became so long again, jeez) I really enjoyed working on all of these pictures, and I am sure that I will definitely create more! (The R/J/S threesome is just too tempting!!) It was really the most prosperous of collaborations, and it was so nice to get to know Niki too! I am really grateful for the opportunity to join the Bang, in my case it really delivered all the benefits: engaging more in this fandom, my creative drive skyrocketing and getting to know a lot of new people! Thanks to everyone involved, really!

[fangirlingfromdownunder]

Comfort Breakfast

Summary - Part 22 in the Comfort series

Pairing - Dean Winchester x Reader, Reader x Sam (platonic), Reader x Bobby (father-figure), Andre (OG Character) x Reader (best friends)

Warnings - none

Series Masterlist | Masterlist 

Once you’re all packed up and checked out Dean drives you both to a local diner. He orders you both coffees, a straight black and a mocha for you, and a tall stack of pancakes with a side of bacon and maple syrup to share. While you wait for your order to arrive you decide to open up about your shower thoughts.

“So, uh, I was thinking…”

“I hope you didn’t hurt yourself,” Dean quips.

“I’m trying to be serious here, asshole.”

“You would’ve said the same thing to me. In fact, you have on multiple occasions.” You shoot him an unimpressed look and he holds his hands up in surrender. “Sorry, Sweetheart, continue. What were you thinking about?”

“I don’t know if I want to tell you now,” you tease.

He reaches over and takes your hand in his, running his thumb over your knuckles. “Please, Baby, I’m sorry. Tell me.”

“You’re lucky I love you…”

“I know. Now tell me what you were thinking about.”

“Maybe, our wedding doesn’t have to wait until we’re out.”

“What are you saying? You still want to marry me?”

Just as you’re about to elaborate, your phone rings. “It’s Andre,” you say, Dean rolls his eyes and you shake your head at him smiling as you answer. “Hi Bestie, you’d better be calling to tell me you and Danny finally set a wedding date.”

“Not quite. Look, I know you said you’re not hunting anymore after everything you’ve been through recently. But we’ve been doing some venue hunting in Vegas and something feels off. I promised Danny I wouldn’t hunt it but I refuse to let some vengeful spirit ruin our prospects or anyone else’s special day.”

“You have impeccable timing, actually. This is just what I need right now. If you can try to find out everything you can about it we can be there in a day or so. I can’t wait to see you and Danny!”

“See you soon, Bestie! I’ll text you the deets.”

As the line goes silent your food and coffee arrive. Once the waitress leaves Dean takes a sip of his coffee staring at you expectantly.

“How do you feel about Vegas?”

“Gambling, drinking and sex. Sounds like heaven.”

“Good, because Andre caught a case there. But uh, you’re a pledge remember.”

“Biggest regret ever. Can we still go to the casino?” he asks with a mouth full of bacon.

“After we gank whatever it is, sure. I could use a night of gambling and booze.”

You both dig into your breakfast in relative silence. Once you’re full you push the plate towards Dean and lean back in the booth before breaking the silence again. “I don’t wanna get married in Vegas. I want something more classy.”

“Trust me, you deserve way more than a rushed Vegas wedding and I’m going to make sure you get it.”

“I’m not much of a traditionalist, and I don’t need much, but if we’re gonna do it, I want it to be special.”

“It will be, I promise. You ready for an extra long road trip, my sweet?”

“Bring it on.” 

Dean places a few bills on the table under the plate and stands up before holding his hand out to you. You slide to the end of the booth before taking his hand and letting him lead the way back to the car. He opens the passenger door for you and closes it once you’re situated inside, then moves around to the driver’s side to get in himself. You listen to the engine roar to life as he speeds down the highway, then shuffle through his box of cassettes. 

“What do you wanna listen to driver?”

He glances at you and the box quickly before putting his eyes back on the road. He sighs and then says, “You pick.”

“I thought the driver picked the music?” you say shocked.

“Don’t make me change my mind, and don’t tell Sam.”

You flick through your choices again before deciding on one of his favourites: Led Zeppelin II. Once the classic rock fills the car he shoots you a quick, surprised look. “You get a chance to play whatever you want and you pick one of my favourite albums? I really don’t deserve you.”

His free hand finds your thigh and squeezes softly. You put your hand on top of his and then above the music say, “What made you agree to the chastity pledge?”

He nods his chin towards the radio, so you turn it down, and then once it’s quieter he replies, “The prospect of a second chance. Being able to just hit refresh … after everything that’s happened. I really did want that baby, you know … I could picture it so clearly. Waking up to an empty bed in the middle of the night only to find you sitting in a rocking chair in the nursery feeding and singing to our beautiful little girl. I imagined the perfect little princess with your cute nose and sparkling eyes.” 

You look over at him and see the tears running down his cheeks. You slide across the bench seat and wipe them away with your thumbs, trying your best not to hinder his view of the road, then rest your head on his shoulder. “I promise one day we’ll make that dream come true. Well, I can’t promise you a little girl, that’s up to your sperm, but the rest … I want that more than anything. Just not yet, okay?”

He quickly kisses the top of your head before you feel him nod.

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───

It’s just past eight at night by the time Dean finally pulls into a diner just off the highway. You’d been complaining about needing a bathroom for about half an hour so the second the wheels stop moving you jump out. You can hear Dean laughing from behind you but you ignore him as you bolt inside. When you come back out he’s sat in a booth with two glasses of Cola and two burgers with fries in front of him. You quickly join him and take a big bite of the burger, and then say with your mouth half-full, “You have no idea how much I love you!”

Dean swallows his mouthful and then says, “I love you too, sweetheart.”

After washing it down with some Cola you reply, “Huh? I was talking to the burger.” When he shoots you an offended look you add, “But I guess I love you too, you dork.”

After you both finish eating Dean gets up to use the bathroom himself, so you pull out your phone and impulsively start looking up wedding dresses. You know you don’t want anything too fancy or outrageous. You scroll past ballroom styles dresses and mermaid ones that you just know you wouldn’t be able to walk in. Then your fingers stop on a simple, white wrap-up cami dress with a split in the front and simple yet elegant lace look fabric. You could imagine yourself in that dress, standing in a field with a simple bouquet walking towards your handsome hunter. You hear Dean’s breath hitch from behind you; you turn around and see him staring in shock at your screen while carrying a plate of cherry pie. You turn your phone off and take the plate and place it on the table before he drops it.

“So, your serious about doing this soon?” He asks, slipping into the booth opposite you.

“We have to go to Vegas first. But despite everything … or because of everything I don’t want to wait. Our lives are in danger every day, I have faith we can get out, but what if we don’t and we never get a chance? After the baby and the djinn … time is precious and our lives can change in an instant.”

“Then let’s gank this ghost and then I’m gonna marry myself a wife.” He takes a bite of the pie and then adds, “I never thought I’d get to say that.”

“I still can’t believe I’m going to marry the warrior, Dean Winchester.”

“You would look incredible in that dress by the way. You don’t get a chance to dress up much in our lives, but when you do … Even that tight little black FBI dress you wore that time … I swear you’re going to be the death of me, Sweetheart.”

“Just eat your pie, Winchester.”

He takes a scoop and leans over the table, holding the fork in front of your lips until you open them and let him feed it to you. Sitting here like this, planning your wedding and joking together, it’s hard to believe that just a few days ago you were barely talking. Or that you’d suffered such a great loss just a couple of months ago. Once the plate is clean you both get up and head outside. Just before you reach the car you pull him in for a kiss, and then reach into his pocket and steal the keys. As soon as he feels your hand he pulls away and tries to grab you, but he’s too slow. You bolt around the car to the driver’s side and slip in starting the engine. He defeatedly gets in the passenger side. 

“You drove all day, it’s my turn. Get some sleep.”

“I’d argue but it’s so sexy when my girl drives my Baby.”

“Shut up and get some sleep.” You put your foot down and take off into the darkness. Unsurprisingly, he refuses to sleep, opting to watch you and do his best to help you stay focused and awake. 

It’s around three in the morning when you can barely keep your eyes open, so you pull over among some trees and shut off the engine. 

“Come here,” Dean says as he turns to you opening his arms. 

You cuddle for a while, but you know neither of you will get decent sleep like this so eventually you sit up.

“What’s wrong?” He asks, barely awake.

“Go to sleep. I love you.” You lean down and place a soft kiss on his lips before climbing over the bench and laying down on the back seat. 

Little do you know, Dean listens and waits until you stop stirring before finally drifting off himself. 

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───

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[angelst4re]

Can you write one where he is very clingy after spending all week abroad, going to comic cons, events, and when he arrives home, he just wants to be spoiled and cuddle all day (jamie being the little spoon, like laying on reader's stomach while she plays with his hair) acting even kinda childish, and practically begs to reader stay in bed (i read this fic and automatically thought about jamie)

this is just so <33 ahh i love it!!! i hope you like it darling :)

Home- Jamie Campbell Bower x Reader

summary: after being away from home for weeks, jamie finally returns (and won't leave your side!)

warnings: none??

note: i wish i made this longer :( but ahh this idea was so cute, i've written something similar to this back in july but i don't remember which fic it was </3

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“Jamie!!” You flew out of your chair as your boyfriend came through the door. You rushed up to him before he had a chance to even shut the door and wrapped your arms around him.

“Hello, sweetheart,” he smiled as he hugged you back (as best as he could with his hands full.) “I’ve missed you so much!” He says, placing a kiss on your forehead.

“I’ve missed you more, it’s been almost a whole month!” You try not to let any tears slip out as you hold him close to you.

“I know, darling. I’m never leaving for that long again, trust me.” He chuckles as you finally pull away from him. “I got you a present!”

He reached into one of the bags by his feet and pulled out a small box, it had to be jewellery?!

“Open it! I want to know what you think about it!” He encouraged you as he handed you the box. You opened it slowly, careful not to let anything out. “I saw it and I thought of you.”

It was a necklace with a spider on it, you gasped at how gorgeous it looked.

“I know your favourite character of mine- I mean, I know you liked Henry from stranger things… and he likes spiders… Do you like it?”

“Jamie, I love it!” You grinned, throwing your arms around him again, pulling him into a tight hug. “You probably want to unpack,” you quickly thought, pulling away from him again, “will you want any help-”

“We can leave it for tomorrow, baby. It’s late, I’ve been running on 4 hours of sleep and I think I can hear our bed calling our names.” He smirked, you caught on, glaring at him before nodding your head.

“C’mon then, I’ve missed your cuddles.”

Jamie took his suitcase and bags with him as he followed you up the stairs, but he just left them by his side of the bed, as he said he would leave it for tomorrow.

You had already showered and got changed into your bed clothes, so you climbed under the covers immediately, patting his side of the bed for him to join you.

“It’s been so lonely without you,” he pouts, finally joining you, “I hate time zones.”

“I know, baby.” You frown, wrapping an arm around him, holding him as close to you as possible, “it’s sucked for me too. Whenever I’d wake up you would be asleep and when I’d go to bed you would be busy.”

“But I’m home now,” he reassures you- and himself, “and I’m not letting you leave my side.”

“I know,” you say, trailing your fingers across the tattoos on his arm, “you’re lucky I’m not working this weekend.”

You continue tracing Jamie’s tattoos with your finger, something you had always done whilst you cuddled, and as he fell asleep, you wrapped your arm back around him, almost cradling him in your arms as you drifted into sleep.

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“Where are you going?!” Jamie questioned you as he woke up and realised you weren’t holding him.

“I was going to make breakfast, love.” You tell him, wrapping your fluffy robe around you.

“What’s the time?”

“10am?!”

“We have plenty of time for breakfast! Come back to bed!” He frowned, pulling the covers down on your side for you, “pleaseee?”

“I’m hungry, Jamie.”

“And I’m hungry for your attention, y/n. Please, just for 10 minutes?”

You sigh, he always managed to get his own way.

“Fine!” You rolled your eyes playfully before sitting back down on the bed.

He shuffled closer to you, his head resting on your chest as your fingers came up to play with his hair as your other arm wrapped around him, holding him close to you- it was like he was a puppy on your lap.

“What are we having for breakfast?” He asked, gently turning his head to look up at you.

“I was thinking of making waffles… or pancakes.”

“Mm I’ve missed your waffles, I had them for breakfast one morning whilst I was away and they just… they weren’t the same.” He tells you.

“Well, I’ll make waffles then,” you say, smiling down at him as you run your fingers through his hair, “especially for you.”

“Have I told you I love you?” He asks, a silly grin on his face as you lean down and kiss him.

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After breakfast, you helped Jamie to unpack his suitcases, which took an exceptionally long time, considering he likes to travel light. He showed you all the little things he brought or was gifted by fans, he showed so much care towards everything he was given.

The two of you were so busy all day doing one thing or another, so you ordered chinese food for dinner. After eating, Jamie decided to catch up on some tv shows with you, since you promised not to watch them whilst he was away.

You both lied in bed again, watching tv. You had your back against the headboard so you were slightly sat up as Jamie lied between your thighs, his head lying on your lower stomach. You knew he would want you to play with his hair again, he loves it when you do that, but you were feeling a bit playful. You lied there with your hands on your thighs, waiting for him to ask…

But he didn’t. Instead he took your hands and placed them on his head.

You put your hands back on your thighs.

He placed them back on his head.

You put your hands back on your thighs.

“What are you doing?” He almost whined, looking up (upside down) at you.

“What are you doing?” You tease him.

“Asking if you could… play with my hair.” He almost seemed shy as he whispered the last 4 words.

“You haven’t asked me anything, baby.”

He frowned slightly, and moved his head back so that he could see the tv- and you felt a little bit bad. He had just come home after almost a month away.

You gave in, you moved your hands to his head, running your fingers through his soft, blonde hair. It was growing quite long now, so sometimes you would be met with a small knot or tangle, which you gently worked out for him. As you played with his hair, you couldn’t help but think about how much you love him- it made your heart ache.

“Jamie,” you said so quietly it almost came out a whisper, he still heard you, and turned to face you, “come here.”

He smiled, turning himself around so he was now face to face with you, leaning over you, his arms either side of you to support him.

“Yes, darling?” He asked, his face inches away from yours, there was a sparkle in his eye that told you he knew what you were about to do.

You carefully pushed him, flipping the two of you over so you were now straddling him.

You leaned down, peppering kisses all over his face, across his jaw and down his neck, then returning to his face. You stopped when you ran out of breath, not realising your hand had found its way to his hair again.

“What was that for?” He asked, smiling lazily up at you.

“Because I love you, and I’m never letting you leave me again!”

[because-its-eurovision]

Hi friends🖤

The week after the Esc final was pretty horrible for me mentally. For the first time ever I was physically ill and actually cried because of the results. The result might have been what I expected, but wasn’t expecting to feel so betrayed and let down. I was really worried I’d start spiraling, but I am lucky enough to have you all here, which really helped. I want to say how sorry I am.

I’m sorry that the televoters didn’t get the winner they wanted. I’m sorry for all of you who used their money to vote in vain. I’m sorry for my country not getting the opportunity to host the contest next year, celebrate and show our culture and I’m sorry that I don’t get the opportunity to welcome my mutuals to Finland. I’m so, so sorry for Yle who put up the best national selection of the year and did everything they could to get the best possible result, and it still wasn’t enough. Most of all I’m sorry for Käärijä who gave his all and damn near burned himself out to reach his dream to win Eurovision and then felt like he had failed us.

As the last seven days have gone by, I’ve slowly gone through the stages of grief. Denial that the results can’t be true and believing that they must be rigged. Anger at the nepotism and favouritism. Bargaining, thinking that maybe the Swedish delegation feels bad and lets Finland co-host next year or even gives us the trophy. Depression and fear that we are never going to get this close to winning ever again and this was our only shot. Finally, acceptance that everyone played by the contest’s rules and the end result is what it is.

Yle made a great choice of showing Käärijä’s Ice Hall show live and making it available all around the world. It was the marketplace celebration he wanted and deserved, but even better. Every single person in that audience was there for him and only him, as was every viewer wherever in the world they might be. Käärijä got the main character moment he deserved and that really warms my heart. The show also gave a closure to the after-Eurovision week and the post Eurovision depression and the new national trauma that all of Finland was starting to experience. It kinda ended this season on a high note for us.

Last night I unpacked the last stuff from my suitcase, put my bolero away, folded my Käärijä shirts to the closet. Then I went for a walk by the seashore, just to clean my thoughts from all the literal and figurative noise. And I remembered how small we are, and how unsignificant everything really is. And after a while, the numb grief was repleced by gratefulness. So I wanted to say thank you.

Thank you to every single one of you. Thank you for all the love you have shown to Finland and Käärijä this year. Thank you for the comments and likes, thank you for making art and memes, thank you for streaming and voting and supporting us. Finland, Finnish artists and Finnish language are so often forgotten and being in the spotlight of the whole world right now feels unreal and incredible. Thank you for watching our silly little national selection and their content, thank you for following Käärijä’s journey. 

Thank you to everyone in Liverpool and all over the world who was rooting for Finland this year. I’ll never forget the German journalist who told me off the record that she wanted Finland to win, or the half dozen Spanish guys in green boleros, or the local volunteer who sang cha cha cha with me in the middle of the street, or the people who chanted for Käärijä at the arena, or the Brits next to us who came to give us comforting hugs when the result was clear. I’ve never seen my nation supporting something or someone in such a unison. The green colour, the outfits, the haircuts; cakes, drinks, decorations, celebrations all over. I’m thankful that people showed up at the airport and made clear to Käärijä how proud we are of him and how much everyone loves him. Not only did he reach a result most of couldn’t have even hoped for a few years back, he did it in our own language. He put Finland on a pedestal for the world to see and united this whole country in a way I’ve never seen before. He showed us how important it is to be yourself, be kind, accept your flaws and laugh at them, just believe in yourself and always do your best. Thank you, Jere from Vantaa. You deserve the world.

[armanicatherina]

HSHQTASK059: FAREWELL !

when did you join ? what made you join ? what do you remember from the plotlines that were current at the time ? where were you in life when you joined and where are you now ?

i want to say i first joined chambordrp in 2014 ? it didn't last too long but the group made a comeback in 2015 and i'm so so grateful that it did. admin m had asked me to join the admin team ( of just herself ) to help her with some ( hideous, i'm sure ) graphics, and here i am, this many years later ! back then, i was a baby high school student, procrastinating my assignments because my rp partners were waiting on a reply. at the time, the group was a hot mess, and the most serious plots were angsty exes and besties who had a falling out. i'd joined with some iteration of armani with a cara delevingne fc which is still so wild to me bc that will forever be gaia to me. i was going through my inbox and do you guys remember when we used to plot in our inboxes ?? i literally have asks from viveka-b from 2015 and i can't believe how far we've come.

which characters have you written over the years ?

oh goddd... armani, beatriz, a chris wood fc who's name i can't remember for the life of me, a maia mitchell, a zoey deutch, kostya, kseniya ( i still can't believe i played my own cousin 💀 ), jelani and ines... and liselotte, my samke baby <3

what is your favourite plotline that you've been part of ?

anything romanov-related i've felt so lucky to be a part of ! so much so, that i needed two whole romanovs to play with. the poisoning of alexei / roman v milena plotline had a grip on me, even though my roles were so miniscule. i'm copying answers here but i will always have a soft spot for viani. they've come so far from that six-way thread where evy and martha had to rp with themselves. ani has always been my little guilty pleasure character and i'm so glad that martha felt similarly enough for us to be able to bring them back and close their chapter. it's their two year anniversary soon, i'm in shambles.

what about other people's plotlines ?

you already KNOW i'm a sucker for ships. samke is forever my otp, i sometimes forget that femkris was a thing ?? my eyes were glued whenever we got new farnauld or annexei content. if i could list out every single hshqship here, i would. i love love <3

who is your favourite character from the ones you've played ? why ? what made you love them ? what made them so fun to write ?

i've had a surprising lot of fun playing jelani, which i really hadn't expected when he was first born, with a reece king fc. it's been so entertaining to write someone so unapologetically messy and i think what i loved most about writing with him was how easy it was to have chem with other characters. jelani and aurel were so easy, i love my brotp. jelstrid and jelimpia will always have a place in my heart. i also can't not say armani. she's not a character with too much depth but she was always a character that i could come back to for something light-hearted and one that i feel like i've grown up with. i just love the oranje-nassaus so much. not a character, but it was so much fun being a part of the gossip blog. it was so unserious and i used to read back on some of the answers and laugh at how funny everyone is.

if you could relive a plotline, which would it be ?

not exactly a plotline but every event has been so fun, even when we'd thought they'd get repetitive. the points games, the auction event, the murder mystery. i loved how involved everyone would get, both ic and ooc. you guys have kept this group so fresh and interesting.

is there a plotline that you'd edit now if you could ?

not at all.

what's a plotline you wish you would have been able to finish before closing or just write more of ?

i wish i'd gotten more time with invente ! i'm so glad that i was naomi'd into bringing ines. i had great big shoes to fill after sylvia but i had such a fun time writing ines and i'm glad i'd gotten the chance. writing fanni x ines threads really helped me better understand her character and i wish i had more time to explore her more.

what is your favourite ooc memory ?

i'm going to ditto martha and say battling the crazy muns. i know i've just written paragraphs on paragraphs about how big a part this rp has been to me but,,, we've had our fair share of crazies ! i'm glad we could all laugh about it after. the admin snapchat group with eve and evy will also have a special place in my heart. you probably don't remember but i vividly remember us all sending each other voice notes and being shocked by each other's accents ??? i was so skeptical about discord at first but i'm so glad i joined. it's made every event and each bit of drama so much juicier and it's given me the chance to get to know u all better. serre loves me so much, she sent me donuts for valentine's day last year and i'm still emo abt it

where can others find you if they want to get in touch ?

discord ! i might check this blog every once in a while but i think it's time for me to finally let tumblr rest.

what else would you like to say ?

i've said a few things here but this honestly feels so bittersweet to me. the dash has been dead for a little bit now but i've, quite honestly, still been checking it daily, hoping there'll be a little something new for me to read and hold onto. i really never would have imagined that a group of fictional royals would have had such a grip on me. each character was so fleshed out that i couldn't help but feel invested in all these stories and now that it's time for the group to close, i'm hit with the fact that i have to say goodbye to so many characters i've watched grow, but also a community that i've grown up around. my writing has improved drastically over the years and it's a testament to the sheer talent of the people in this group. every single member of this group over the years has been so instrumental in the worldbuilding and it's so crazy to look at hshq and remember that it all stemmed from a rich kids rp. i've said it to e and evy but this group is honestly legendary, in our obscure little community. not just in longevity but the rise of model fcs and medium gifs in the rpc definitely started here ! you guys are so so talented and it's been such a privilege to be a part of it. if your muse ever strikes, i hope you'll write a thread or two here. i've yet to read the final chapters popping up on my dash – i'm still in denial and i'm not ready to let these characters go. i don't want to sound too sappy and dramatic, but what we had here was truly rare. i adore you all and i hope we stay in touch <3

[halcoded]

we've been going through some nintendogs and nintendogs+cats games - some are ours from years ago, some are recently-acquired. but all of them come with some little pieces of history that i don't want to see disappear forever when i return people's dogs/change owner names etc, so i thought i'd memorialise them here. eventually i'm going to return all the other people's dogs, change the owner names, etc, but without resetting the game entirely... so i wanted to make sure they're remembered. even if it's just by me.

first: from 2016-2017, this is our oldest nintendogs game. our actual oldest one was acquired in about... 2007, maybe? maybe later than that, we were pretty late getting it compared to other people. but that cartridge is lost to time. that, or maybe it's the same one after a reset and i just don't recognise anyone in the friends list... but i'm really not sure.

we must have been playing it sometime in 2016-2017; the owner name and the name of the corgi match my host's name at the time (hence why it's scribbled out, they don't go by it anymore) and the GSD is named after a friend we had at the time. the rest, aside from Lucky who i think might have been one of the old owner's dogs, are all named after star trek characters. 2016-2017 was our star trek phase so it makes sense.

oh right, this. the friends list tells me that whoever had it before was playing in 2011-2012, which really makes me curious... i'm not sure if i bought this game from someone else, or if my friend gave it to me and those were their old friends or something. i don't recognise the usernames at all, i can't think of anyone we knew in 2011-2012 that matches those... so who knows. the answers are lost to time, but i'm glad i can sort of. memorialise them all here.

next up: i think this is nintendogs+cats... golden retriever edition? i can't recall right now. i only got it a few days ago, and it looks like the owner was playing in 2011. they seem to have spent the most time with lexy, the others didn't have many tricks unlocked. it's interesting that there's no info about the owner - i wonder if that's because it's the +cats version, so it's tied to a Mii, which i of course don't have? but it still has the old Mii's appearance... maybe they really just didn't ever put a message or present up, who knows. i guess i can test that when more of my +cats versions arrive.

i really like lexy, i wish we could keep her... unfortunately in all but one of these games (not including the first one, our own), the dogs all have lowercase names or names with symbols in them, and i just can't stomach that sadly. they have to have proper case names or it feels 'wrong' to me. i haven't returned these dogs yet, but i think i'll spend some extra time with lexy when i do. this person also only had these three dogs, there was no one in the dog hotel.

here's dalmation and friends. this one is my personal favourite (this specific game, not dalmatian+friends in general)! this person clearly put a lot of time and love into the game; james was almost at the top position for flying disc competitions and had high ranks in all the others too! i also just love jane 66's profile, it has so much personality. i think reading this one is when i knew i wanted to take pictures of them all rather than let them be completely lost to time.

i also love that they had two identical beagles! i would never think to adopt two of the same dog but it's sweet that they liked them enough to have two. i can't be sure, but i feel like rex might have been their first dog since he's a dalmatian and the others sort of overtook him later - or maybe he was bought last, for the sake of having the 'title dog', and left in the hotel... who knows! i really like this one. i kind of don't want to return the dogs at all, but like i said: the symbols in the names grate on me too much to keep them, sadly.

finally, dachshund and friends. this one is interesting; it looks like the last owner might only have been playing the game for a day or so. they taught Rowan the first three tricks (you can only teach three a day), didn't enter any competitions, and only have 26 points as you can see. i kind of wonder what happened - did they have the game for a long time and do a reset just before they gave it away? who knows.

their username and message are so charming to me, there's so much personality there. it's also really interesting to me that they didn't pick a profile picture, and that they called themselves 'Root' in their message but didn't use that for their owner name! kind of like saying 'I'm Samuel, but you can call me Sammy', haha. it's nice.

that's all the ones i have for now. i have a couple more that should be delivered in a few days. i also have (or, well, don't have) two other games that are lost to me: nintendogs+cats toy poodle edition, and nintendogs+cats golden retriever edition. i'd like to talk about those too, though i don't have pictures of any of them.

golden retriever was my first +cats game, i bought it in 2017 which must have been when i first got a 3ds. i had a great dane puppy called schultz, and a little black and white kitten whose name i don't remember. i'm sure i had others, but i don't remember them either. i know screenshots of them did exist somewhere, but i think the old blog and discords i posted them to are long gone unfortunately. i last played it in 2022, which is when i also ordered +cats: toy poodle and +cats: french bulldog (i still have french bulldog).

i was going through some really heavy irl stuff at the time (well, some of us were - not me specifically but you know, haha) and i think our littles and caretakers were fronting a lot. so we wanted to have multiple games for ourselves. in french bulldog, we have a french bulldog called Egghead and an unnamed pit bull terrier - we must have bought it and then stopped playing within seconds lol. i don't remember any of our toy poodle version dogs/cats. i'm not sure what happened to the other cartridges; i know we were playing them all at a friend's house a lot, so whether i left them there or i accidentally threw them out while cleaning, or they're still hidden away somewhere, who knows. it's unlikely i'll find them again though. i think my friend is likely to have thrown them out thinking they were someone else's, and if they were here i'm sure i'd have found them while we were packing all of our games away...

oh, right. finally: a little shoutout to the very, very first nintendogs we ever had. it was nintendogs: chihuahua and friends, and we adopted a little black chihuahua called Chichi (after the petz game) and a brown and white spaniel called Faith (i think after my friend's oc, or a tv show character we liked). i know we had other dogs but i don't remember them at all. we probably had trouble bonding with them, like we often do if we have more than two pets.

if you read all of this, thanks and congratulations! if you have stories of your own to share, like old dogs and owners from secondhand cartridges you've gotten, i'd love to hear them.

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Hiiii, so random, but do you have any possible thoughts about another crackship from SVE or vanilla? I do have one, but I don't think I'll be talking about it here, but I wonder if you... have other thoughts about another possible crackship 👁 May I also ask what you feel about crackships?

Heyyy! 👋

I love crackships! It's pretty funny to imagine two completely different characters with the thought, "what will happen if..." and let your imagination run wild as to what a comical situation that would be.

Although, in some cases, some crackship have shown a lot of potential that I seriously now considered them quite the potential ship. Lance/Isaac from SVE is direct proof of that, because now instead of silly stories with those two dumbasses, I now think of them as a serious ship while trying to decide whether to make their next headcanon sad or cute. Or something spicy, hee hee... 🌚

So, on to the crackships....

In vanilla SDV it would definitely be Pierre/Wizard, or even Shane/Wizard. Just the thought that an ordinary Valley dweller, who somehow became Rasmodius' partner, would be shocked by the spells and magic of a wizard (especially Shane, who in canon denies the existence of magic as such at all) makes me amused. For example, "wizard's failed attempt at a love potion". Pure chaos everywhere 😁

Pierre/Morris also have great chemistry when it comes to crackchip (*looking at the wonderful artists and writers who have provided a bunch of Pierre/Morris content*). Again, though, people saw potential in this particular crackship as a serious one too (*looking at those same great artists and writers*). In general, our Mr. Joja Manager by nature fits in perfectly with a few residents as a crackship. Morris/Wizard, Morris/Gunther, Morris/Robin... Something like that.

Of the vanilla bachelors/ettes I can think of only a couple: Alex/Sebastian (the athlete in the game talked for a long time about how weird Sebby is, that he always wears black, and I was like "oh my god, are you in love with him or something?"), Shane/Haley (a battle of two of the most mean marriage candidates ever, oh yeah!), and Harvey/Mr Qi (let's break our doctor's mind with a definitive lack of logic and disregard for wound care, because Mr Qi has 'snake milk'! Which sounds more like poison...).

As for SVE... Besides my favourite Lance/Isaac, the second crackship will be Isaac/Victor. If anyone remembers The Adoring Fan from Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, the relationship of these two will be the same. For those who haven't played Scrolls: imagine an annoying person praising your every move and following you everywhere you go, even if you end up in Hell. Given Victor's enthusiasm for adventurers, he'll be like that fan (not too in character for him, but hey, it's a crackship), and Isaac was just unlucky. Or maybe lucky? 👀

Well, where can we go about crackship without Jadu, a character who only said a couple of quotes in the game, but even that was enough to realise that he's just fed up with life and his job as an errand boy? So - Jadu/Camilla! Because who else could make his life more chaotic and crazy than Camilla, the all-powerful witch who doesn't give a shit about manners, conjures up anything and anywhere, and does pranks just for fun? If I start writing headcanons about them, every post I'll tag "#Jadu isn't getting paid enough for this shit".

If I'm going to feel sorry for Jadu, then Isaac/Camilla. Because I don't feel sorry for Isaac, lol (just kidding, but he'll have more patience than Jadu).

Oh oh oh! A good idea for crackship would also be Camilla/Isaac/Lance, and guess three times who's going to be dom- *bonk*

Well, that's about all the crackships I wanted to mention 😅 (the answer came out longer than I intended, heh). Thanks for the question, dear anon! 💕

[autumn-foxfire]

Detective Conan movie 9!

Time to head to the seas!

I have a sinking suspicion I know who the villain of this movie is. Just an inkling.

Urgh, it's already pushing the terrible romance onto me. Please stop. Can Ran live a moment and not go "what about Shinichi" she is her own person, for fucks sake.

Is no one going to mention how this man just knocked Shinichi over to speak to Kogoro, because that was rude.

Ugh, the only was to stop Kogoro harassing women is for them to look like his ex-wife.

Foreshadowing for what's about to happen to this ship, "It won't sink" oh no, it's going to sink.

Oh my, Ran is being celebrated for her karate for a change. And because they know Shinichi's canon character well, they knew he wouldn't actually care and didn't give her a gift in congratulations :p So romantic~

The kids care more about Ran than Shinichi does. That's not really all that surprising.

Can Kogoro just not be gross for a change?

Shinichi: I don't play kid games!

Ran: That's how Shinichi usually behaves

Shinichi: WOOHOO I LOVE HIDE AND SEEK

Can he be more obvious?!

And he completely forgets about the game when he comes across a ball XD Okay, but I do really like when Shinichi gets to express how much he loves soccer. It's why 16 is one of my favourite movies as it's just Shinichi's love letter to the game.

Ran being unique when it comes to hiding places is also very cute of her. It's not often she gets to be something other than the perfect girlfriend for Shinichi.

Ran treating Conan like her cute little brother T-T How much better would this series be if they just focused on the familiar relationship between these two instead of forcing it to be romantic, especially because the two of them need to be shown as friends more as our favourite writer hates to let them be so.

Sonoko and Ran's friendship is one of the better relationships for Ran in this series so I always like the movies showing them be close.

Ai calling out Shinichi's skills at hiding when he shouldn't be T-T Also again the kids are showing more concern for Ran than Shinichi ever does. I get it, Shinichi has a one track mind when it comes to cases but damn, at least show some concern for your love interest like the kids are T-T

I like when Shinichi dodges Kogoro's abuse. Shinichi being treated roughly by him isn't something I like so when he turns it against him it's nice to see. I wish Kogoro could just respect Conan but we know that's asking too much of him.

The murderer just making Shinichi an origami boat is was so cute.

"Only Shinichi can find me," yes, because he's a detective and he loves to solve mysteries, he'd be a pretty bad one if he couldn't find his friend. It's not exactly something special to Ran.

Okay, can straight relationships STOP with this bullshit "we fight all the time but we still love each other" for fucks sake, that isn't a good relationship. Arguments will happen but they shouldn't be constant. Why are straight people allergic to nice relationships?!

Kogoro is actually correct, Shinichi is just too blinded from the fact that another person also planned to use the man's alibi to commit crimes.

Also, what colour does Shinichi think blood is because it's not the colour of that man's hair.

I bet this man doesn't realise that the people chasing him is a bunch of kids. How embarrassing, to be caught by children. Well, two teens and three kids.

I forgot Ran stays on the ship because she's fucking stupid. Can she be slapped, please? For being an idiot? She's lucky that Shinichi went back to solve the rest of the murder. Well, they excuse it by making the bracelet be what saves Shinich's life <.<

...Is Kogoro just not going to question his voice coming from out of the blue talking about a knife he had no idea about.

Kogoro's sexism is going to get him killed.

You know, to give Ran a cool moment on this ship, instead of her just being a damsel in distress, because Kogoro refused to fight back, she could have jumped in and beat the women up instead. But nooooooo Ran can't have any agency.

OH FUCK OFF, SHINICHI CAN'T KNOW RAN IS IN DANGER.

SONOKO SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING BEFORE SHINICHI DID CONSIDERING SHE DIDN'T SEE RAN THERE.

Ran, no offense, but you deserve this near death experience for being so fucking stupid. Can this romantic music stop, why is it playing over Ran being a fucking idiot.

And Shinichi's life is saved because his friends appreciate his love interest more than he does and gave her a gift :p

To conclude this movie: Ran is an idiot and the kids should shout at her for putting her life second over a gift they gave her.

You didn't make it because you care about each other, you made it because the kids cared more about Ran than you, Shinichi <3

[goodboypolly]

A long thought about surprise queer representation:

The term ‘“getting ‘EVERY’ed” isn’t something that can just happen in any context.

The thing about the original EVERY is that it was from a completely unrelated multi show promo from Amazon’s Twitter, and no one paid that split second of Good Omens any mind for a good couple of days. Why would there be a Good Omens kiss in a queer kiss compilation for pride month, after all? Then someone actually watched the promo and went ‘wait a fucking second…’

It was out of fucking nowhere. We didn’t see a kiss coming in a million years.

When I first read the book years ago as a teenager, I fell in love with the idea of Aziraphale and Crowley. But it was a book that was finished and we would never get any new content. So I read every fanfiction written.

Then a show was announced. A mini series. A one off. Six episodes to tell the story of the book updated to the modern era. Like most of us who were fans of the book before the show, I was cautious. It could have been a dumpster fire.

And then it just wasn’t. I remember seeing a post way back in 2019 that summed it up perfectly: I knew I was going to like Crowley. I was always going to like Crowley. But I wasn’t expecting to LOVE Aziraphale. (Or something like that).

They were perfect and the extra scenes and watching these amazing actors actually play these characters gave us so much more fuel. The fandom exploded and we were so lucky to have an influx of ridiculously talented writers and artists and cosplayers joining our ranks.

I saw Neil Gaiman give a talk a mere week before the season 2 announcement was made. He is a professional like no other. I was fully fooled by him sadly saying that Good Omens was only going to be one series. He signed my book and was lovely and fully knew the whole time that he was going to change the trajectory of my fucking life the next week.

The announcement came and I lost my shit. This was something that was never going to get any more content. I was happy watching the same episodes over and over again and listening to different versions of the book or flipping through and rereading my favourite bits.

We were getting more content.

I never expected a kiss.

I don’t think any of us did. I thought we were always going to be living in the ‘it’s a love story, we’re just not going to show it or talk about it’ world. I’m used to being told that my existence as a queer person is meant to be kept as subtext.

It was days out from the show that EVERY dropped. Someone I followed on Twitter reposted it so I saw it. And I froze. I genuinely thought it was an edit. I had to tell myself it was an edit or I’d go insane. For the most part we all stayed silent on the subject. We didn’t want to spoil it for people who hadn’t seen it.

But I was going fucking insane. We weren’t getting a kiss there was no way we were getting a kiss.

When the show dropped I was there the first minute to binge the whole series in one go.

EVERY sitting in the back of my mind for the 5 or so hours of episodes.

Episode 6 was happening. I was 10 minutes out from the end. EVERY hadn’t happened. It must have been an edit.

Schrödinger’s EVERY, if you will.

Then it very much wasn’t.

It was real and it still is and I still lose my mind when I remember that it actually happened.

I don’t think anything else will ever feel like this.

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For those who never saw it, I present:

[larabiatasstuff]

What would your favourite characters reaction be to you asking them you want to have a baby? Xxx

Thank you so much for the lovely question anon! This is just adorable 🖤

It's no secret Terry wants to have a family but he would give you all the time you need to make that decision. You are a hundred percent sure that Terry will be an amazing dad. So let's say you have a romantic evening, going out for dinner and going for a walk in the moonlight looking at the stars together, when you tell him that you're ready to start a family and that you want a baby. He would be the happiest man alive.Pulling you into his arms, tears in his eyes, kissing you like there's no tomorrow.

It would be a big decision to start a family with you and you know that, so you give him the time to do what he wants to do before you two settle down. One night when you're lying in bed, cuddling, talking about your future, you tell him that you want a baby with him. That would caught him a little off guard and he'd ask if you're being serious and if you assure him that you couldn't imagine a better man to be the father of your child, he'd be over the top. He'd immediately start talking about preparing the nursery, boy and girl names and of course he couldn't wait to try to get you pregnant.

As we know Max has massive boyish energy and wouldn't take many things seriously so you wouldn't even know when it's the right time to tell him that you want a baby .You have seen him with the kids of coworkers and friends so you know he would be a good dad. On a quiet night when you're at home watching TV you'd slowly reveal what your up to like "Don't you think that something's missing in our relationship?" and he'd just ask what you mean, a little scared you could break up with him cause he knows he can be much sometimes, but when you tell him that you want a baby he'd be at a loss for words. He'd start babbling if that's really what you want, talking about that maybe he's not ready for a family or that he doesn't know if he can be a good dad. And you would just pull him in your arms assuring him that you are a hundred percent sure that he will be the best dad ever and that everything will be amazing as long as you're together.

He's the happiest man since you both got together and he would always make sure you're as happy as he is with you . When you're both on a walk passing by some playing children you notice him watching with a smile. You know that deep inside of him he is ready to start a family but because of his past he thinks he doesn't deserve this he's also constantly wondering how he got so lucky to have you in his life. You both would end up having a break on a nearby bench, your head resting on his shoulder, holding his hand. You'd sit a few moments in silence before you look at him "You know babe I thought about something." you'd say. "And what would that be?" he'd ask a little nervousness in his voice. "We've been together for an eternity and I thought maybe we should make our luck complete." his eyes would go wide. "You mean..." he starts and you'd give him a warm smile. "Yes Cash I want to have a baby with you." he pull you into a very tight hug, placing kisses all over your face, telling you how happy that makes him, how much he loves you and that he does his best to care for his family.

Part two 🖤

[silverscreenprincess]

Of Fallen Girls and Immaculate Hands

‘Once I painted a girl as I thought she was … Now I’m going to paint women as they really are! I shall find a girl with the face of an angel … And a soul as black as hell’.

The 1920s of director Frank Borzage undoubtedly succeed, at every try, in subverting our starry image of the era. Precisely, Borzage upends public perception through three key elements: moon-soaked mise-en-scène, Charles Farrell and the glowing miss Janet Gaynor. In the director’s three films starring America’s favourite lovebirds, the familiar echoes of glistening pearls or silver flapper shoes are absent – instead, Borzage shines the white-hot spotlights onto the marginalised, the destitute and the martyrs. It is through this careful scene-setting that his classic melodramas become the stage for a wrestling of dichotomies such as that between poverty and richness, or despair and pure bliss. In his 1928 feature-film Street Angel, however, a new element seems to be expanded upon: the contradicting nature of women – according to men – or what we understand as the madonna-whore complex. Borzage lingers on this theme, panning camera shots across various women’s faces, or across the face of the man who looks at them, never saying much of his own. If we look close enough at these unwavering eyes, black and white and grainy, maybe we might reach something deeper. Maybe the silent picture will tell us something tangible – or maybe that isn’t the point.

I was immediately drawn to Street Angel in August of last year, after I had watched the ‘gifted trio’’s other two collaborations, 7th Heaven (1927) and Lucky Star (1929) in rapid succession. I was soon enthralled by the leading couple’s heart-breaking chemistry, and Borzage’s depiction of the impoverished neighbourhoods of Naples. My intrigue was piqued when I recognised Janet Gaynor’s character in Street Angel, Angela, as not only an re-imagining of her angelic (the subtlety in old films is just wondrous, sometimes) self in Lucky Star and 7th Heaven, but as an extension, perhaps even a continuation, of her destitute and prostituted character in the latter film. Indeed, Gaynor returned to the silver screen as an impoverished woman with prostitution as her only means to make it – although this time, the man she loves, Gino (played by Charles Farrell), knows it. The result was complex, a delicate amalgamation which verged at times on the horrid and at others on the delightful. 

It is necessary, to comprehend the complexity of this film, to shine the spotlight on Gino in much the same way Borzage did. Indeed, Gino does not understand women. The poor man winds up so charmed by Angela’s strikingly innocent charms, that he sells his painting of her to be turned into worship portraits of the Virgin Mary. However, once he finds out that Angela was arrested for soliciting, his love for a woman turns into contempt for all. After his declaration of anger against the opposite sex, the viewer understands that the end is near – the two must find one another again, the only obstacles to their happiness being Angela’s desperation and Gino’s fiery rage. The setting becomes clear once more.

Naples, a river of smoke pearling through the air; Gino is walking away from the wharves of the city, ridden with anger at the women who frequent it; Angela, walking towards it, for she is hungry, and needs to eat. The collision is near fatal. After chasing Angela into the nearest church and wrapping his furious hands around her neck, he gazes up towards the painting of his former love, clothed in the grace of the Holy Virgin – a creation of his own strong and heavy hands. Gazing down again, and into Angela’s eyes, he realises his mistake and begs her for forgiveness. The pure woman, rendered untouchable by her sin, is once again holy, cherished and beloved. 

It is unclear whether the film agrees with Gino in his feelings towards Angela. Is she pure because she had never touched a man before him, despite having attempted to solicit for money? Or are prostitutes capable of being pure, and good? The title, Street ~ Angel, tells the viewer everything and nothing at once.

On a cold night in February, I think of this film once more. I think of the fog that looks like mist in teary eyes, and the devotion of two lovers, and the sweetness of its horror. As always, it leaves me with many questions, unanswered – for they are all too long. Is Street Angel a feminist tale – what is divine about a fallen woman – is it good, is it really good? Street Angel will leave you wondering for a horrifically long time. You will only know it is brilliant, and that will be that.