#what is this like a procrastination thing

[h3r4life]

✧ OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF SHIFTING: IT’S MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK

✵ UNDERSTANDING THE FEAR. The fear of actually shifting to your DR is such a sneaky block because it’s not something we expect to feel. Like, you’re doing all this work (visualizing, affirming, scripting, etc) and yet deep down, you might be scared of actually getting what you want. It’s wild, but it makes sense when you break it down.

✵ WHY SUCCESS MIGHT FEEL SCARY.

— Even if you’ve visualized your DR a million times or planned your DR down to the last detail, but actually being there is a completely new experience. What’s it actually going to feel like to be there? What if things don’t go how you imagined? That uncertainty can trigger a lowkey (or not so lowkey) fear.

— Success comes with its own pressure. Once you shift, it’s easy to start overthinking. What if I can’t do it again? What if it’s not what I expected? That “what if” spiral can get overwhelming. And that might create a fear of succeeding.

— Even if you don’t love your CR, it’s still comfortable because it’s familiar. Leaving behind parts of it, even if it’s just for a short amount of time, (people, routines, or even just your identity in this reality) can feel heavier than you realize.

— What if your DR doesn’t live up to the dream? What if it’s not perfect? That fear can make success feel risky, and your brain might unconsciously try to avoid it altogether.

✵ HOW THIS FEAR MESSES WITH YOU. This fear doesn’t usually scream “I’m scared to succeed!” It shows up in subtle ways like procrastinating, feeling “stuck,” constantly tweaking your script, overthinking your method, or second-guessing yourself. It’s like your mind is putting up invisible walls without you even realizing it.

✵ WHY PEOPLE DON’T TALK ABOUT IT. This fear gets ignored because it feels backwards, like why would you be scared of getting what you want? Plus, in the shifting community, everyone’s so focused on HOW to shift, they don’t always talk about the emotional side of it. It’s easier to think you’re just “doing it wrong” than to realize you might be holding yourself back.

✵ HOW TO GET PAST IT.

— Acknowledge it. The first step is being honest with yourself. Ask, Am I scared of actually shifting to my DR? Once you see it for what it is, it’s easier to work through.

— Instead of obsessing over the moment you shift, think about how you’re going to feel and thrive once you’re there. Build that excitement so it outweighs the fear.

— Remind yourself you’ve got this. You’ve done the work, and you’re capable of handling whatever comes up in your DR. Affirmations like “I’m ready for this” or “I trust myself” really help.

— Your DR doesn’t have to be perfect for it to be worth experiencing. Give yourself room to explore and grow. Nothing has to be set in stone.

— Shifting doesn’t have to be some huge, dramatic moment. Every step (big or small) you take is progress, so don’t psych yourself out by making it feel bigger than it is.

✵ FINAL THOUGHTS. So yeah, fear of success is real, but it doesn’t have to stop you. The key is recognizing it for what it is and deciding it’s not going to hold you back. You’ve already done the hard part by getting this far, trust that you’re ready for what’s waiting on the other side.

[maybanksmusings]

JUNO : spencer reid

synopsis ; a slow day in the bullpen leaves the team recreating the viral sabrina carpenter tiktok trend in a fit of boredom.

includes ; spencer reid x fem!reader, the team ( mostly derek let’s be real ) teasing spencer, suggestive language, flustered boy genius.

“sweetness, if you don’t turn that damn phone down,”

derek scolded from across the bullpen, the tiktok audio on your phone distracting him from procrastinating.

“sabrina carpenter, right?”

emily spoke up, nodding your direction once she’d taken in the sound.

“that’s the ‘have you ever tried this one’ thing, right?”

you nodded, turning your screen towards her. it was a funny take on the trend, a girl making a fist with the caption ‘when my boyfriend pisses me off’ with the iconic line in the back.

apparently that’s all it took to get derek on side.

“hold on now, ever tried what exactly?”

“it’s a line in her song juno, it’s a sex joke.” you clarify, locking your phone and abandoning it back on the desk.

from the corner of your eye you see spencer squint in confusion “i don’t get it..”

derek lets out a loud laugh, earning a glare from both you and emily “of course you don’t, pretty boy.”

“the singer says the line and does a . . . pose.” emily explains vaguely, obviously expecting spencer to catch on.

he doesn’t.

“yo, reid,” derek calls with a grin “you ever try this one?” he sends a wink in the others direction, acting like he was twirling a lasso as part of the bit.

both you and emily laugh, understanding exactly what morgan meant. however, your resident genius is still left none the wiser.

“..that doesn’t really clarify anything..” spencers tone is apprehensive, like he’s really trying to get the joke but it’s falling flat.

“prentiss, we all know about your little sin to win weekends,” derek teases, nodding toward spencer “maybe a real life girl will help him get it.”

emily scoffs “god no.” you think her rejection is going to be as straight forward as that, but you could practically see the lightbulb above her head when her eyes land on you “how about a real life girl his own age?”

derek speaks up before you get a chance to protest, seeing your reaction and anticipating your response “c’mon, princess, i’ll even do half your files”

that’s all the persuasion you need, besides, it was all in good fun. no harm, no foul. right?

you thought for a minute, trying to decide what would be the least inappropriate thing to do before standing, taking a little over half your case load and dropping it onto dereks desk.

trying, and failing, to keep your giggles to yourself, you looked across the bullpen at spencer who had been watching your every move.

“have you ever tried this one?” as you quoted the song, you leant over your desk and sent a wink your coworkers way, trying your best to not join in on emily and dereks laughing.

finally, it clicked, and spencers face turned a bright shade of red. his eyes flicked around the bullpen in an attempt to stop his mind wandering, but it wasn’t really working.

“pretty boy, i never seen you speechless” derek taunts, finding great amusement in his friends flustered state.

there’s a beat of silence from spencers side of the office before he clears his throat and shuffles awkwardly in his seat. looking anywhere but at the rest of you.

“yeah, i get it now.”

“oh, we know.” emily teases, flicking a rubber band his direction.

you’re still leant over your desk, only now your face is buried in your hands in an attempt to dampen your fit of laughter.

“do i even want to know?”

hotch’s voice from his office door snaps you all back into serious work mode, you stumble over yourself to get back into your seat.

“don’t worry about it, sir.”

[tiredsmashbros]

ngl i've been procrastinating just staring at this i genuinely don't know where to start my words of appreciation.

mango, dr. itsamemango, you are such a sweet and awesome individual i'm internally grateful to have not only met you, but be able to call my friend dude <3. im so happy creating a server has brought such a happy safe space for so many but also allowed me to get to know you and so many other folks featured in this beautiful piece. i seriously look up to you man and getting to really talk to you, whether in dms or vcs, has always gotten my brain to explode /pos. i can't believe i was scared of you at one point either knowing your just an ipad cringe baby at heart and find out later i unofficially am too like???? wheres my mario opila youtube farm videos???? what am i going to do without them??? what then??? /j OIHUGKEJVWDSX

seriously gosh i can't believe you were planning all of this and my god ALL OF THIS FOR ONE DAY????? your trying to give the people heart attacks to get more money in your hospital aren't you.... /j IHJBEWFDC BUT GOSH I AM SO PROUD OF YOU GETTING ALL OF THIS DONE IN TIME AND MAN IM STILL GOING CRAZY OVER THAT LORE COMIC GUH.... and now an appreciation post i did not have this for my 2025 bingo hELP... jokes aside.... thank you so so SO much for featuring me in this, it is such a high honor and getting to read everyone's message you gave is so heartwarming man gosh... you are too sweet and you deserve all the stickers and candies ever appreciated... hOW CAN ONE PERSON BE THIS NICE????!!!!

i hope to continue our friendship for many more moons you silly horse man, you are totally one of a kind and such an awesome person on this silly planet earth. whether it be more silly memes or lore dump, i wholeheartedly appreciate any time i get with you. probably more since our time zones are different but no matter thank you so much for being such a silly horse you are, and being the best ever like what ???? impossible !!!! /silly

like guh we both know i'm the best thing for you to wake up to and you beGGINing me to be in bed like i get it fruit man.... /JOKE /SILLY

burgerfruit my beloved 💛🍔🌈

you are so awesome holy shit explode already uGH 💥

THANK YOU ALL FOR AN AMAZING YEAR! HERE'S TO MANY MORE!

Alllright, final thing to close off today, and what better than with a great big THANK YOU to everyone for sticking with me for a whole year! Regardless of if you’ve been around since I first joined or if you only just followed me today, thank you so much for your support of me and my work. Knowing there are so many fantastic and wonderful individuals who all enjoy what I make is just indescribable, I get to wake up and enjoy creating things I love for the series I love so dearly all while so many amazing people enjoy what I make too. I really can’t put into words how thankful I am for everyone who follows me but genuinely from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you all for an amazing year and here’s hoping for many more to come!

Now, I do have a few special dedications to a few certain individuals, if I didn’t get the chance to include you PLEASE don’t think that I don’t value you in any way! There were so many cool and talented people that I wanted to thank but I simply didn’t have time to do so! You are all so important to me and it does kill me a little that I can’t thank everyone, but I am just one guy at the end of the day so again please don’t take it personally, I am still so thankful for everyone and I want you to know this. <3

ANYWAY LONG ASS BLOCK OF TEXT UNDER THE READ MORE

So, in no order in particular

@lizaluvsthis @shygirl4991 @b-r-i-n-g-x - I’m putting you all together as one because I always see you guys working as a group so it feels wrong to split you guys up lol. You were all some of the first people I ever saw in the SMG4 fandom and your contributions inspired me so much to make my own stuff too! Everything you guys make always has so much heart and soul put into it, Brewing Romance, Split into 3’s, Gay Ogres, they’re all some of the first projects I remember seeing and for that I wanna thank you guys for motivating me to make and create my own things within this fandom! Even if you guys aren’t as active now or have moved on from those projects, I still hold them dear to me so keep making and creating because you guys are all so amazing at it! <3

@mothsbakery - Moth my beloved friend, I don’t know where to start, when I first got into SMG4, I was so worried about sharing it with my friends because I was worried it would somehow get turned against me in some way (blame that damn trauma lol), so having you take a passing interest in it was such a major relief to me. I’m so glad I’ve been able to sit down with you and watch the few episodes that we have because they’ve been so much fun! I’m so glad that we’re friends even after all these years. I know I’m not always the best at keeping in touch but I do genuinely appreciate your friendship and all that we’ve done together. Please keep making and creating and enjoying what you love, seeing you come to my DM’s with your newest musical piece is always such a joy to listen to and it’s been so wonderful to watch you improve over the years! Keep being amazing Moth, I’ll chat to you soon I promise! <3

@strange0-0storm - STOOOORM!!! (POINTING AT YOU POINTING AT YOU) FREAK!!!!/J I’m kidding lol, Storm I am so glad I’ve gotten the chance to talk with you, even if it's brief, you are so fun to talk to that I can’t wait to get the chance to chat with you again about OC’s or just anything really! Your work is always so yummy, whether it's SMG4, Gravity Falls, Popee The Performer, and more, your art is always just so full of character and it just makes me wanna keep doing what I’m doing and it helps me not worry about branching out at some point to something else. No matter what I will always come back to your work because it's so amazing and it’s even better knowing it’s made but such an equally amazing person, stay awesome Storm! (also RhythmDoctor 4 life they should kiss and make out more JHBBSGHBSGH) <3

@bluesbox - Blue! Dude you are so freaking cool I cannot put it into words, not only is your work fantastic and such a joy to interact with, but you’re also so dedicated to characters lore and interactions that I can’t help but wanna be just like that! I’ll never forget when you first dropped the TSB lore presentation that shit was SO WILD, knowing there's someone who's so invested in other peoples OC’s (including my own!) to such an extent is honestly so amazing, and it really pushes me to invest more time into my own work! Knowing there’s someone out there who genuinely takes so much interest in it is so uplifting, so thank you for always wanting to know more about what I make as well as everyone else, we need more amazing people like you Blue, keep being you! (also PS, the way you give Mango glasses is probably my favourite thing someone has given him, it makes me so happy to see every time, don’t tell anyone shhhhh) <3

@libbytwq - LIBBY, LIBBY OMG I don’t think I’ve ever met another SMG4 fan who just gets the same sense of humor as me so well, I love being terminally on Tumblr and having someone else who is also terminally on Tumblr, it’s so refreshing lmao! Lore not only are you an amazing person to talk to, you are also so insanely talented to match, all of your work has so much charm and passion put into it that I can just sense it with every piece, I always want to know more with your characters like I NEED the full SMGL:E lore or else I will explode and die, that’s how good you are at getting people invested in your work! You’re so great at creating interesting and engaging characters/stories that it motivates me so much with my own work. You have so much love for what you do it’s so wonderful to see, please keep creating forever and always because your work is such an absolute joy to see. I love getting the chance to chat with you so much and I can’t wait to chat with you again, thank you for being such an amazing friend Libby! <3

@hamlos - Hamlos, your work is truly incredible. I really can’t express it enough, it’s so dynamic and flexible in such a beautiful way, everything you make is just so amazing and that's just talking about your art itself, the characters you have are so interesting I always want to know more about them, especially Cardiac I seriously love him so much and having him paired with Mango is so wonderful, they really go together so well! I’ve never had anyone go so crazy (positive) over my characters before and It’s so amazing to see, every time you come to me with your amazing work it’s always such a nice thing to see! I know I am not always the best at responding but I do always see and read everything you send me and it always leaves me with a big smile on my face. Even if you’re not super into SMG4 right now, thank you for all that you’ve done and all that you’ve made for me, HeartBeet will always have a special place in my heart and I hope it does for you too, they are gay after all lol. <3

@neo91502 @hexsie @aquaproductions - Grouping you all together even though you all couldn’t be more unique and individual, every single one of you is so special and amazing to talk to, I legit get so excited any time one of you joins a VC with me because all of you are so fun to hang out with for so many reasons! Neo omg you are honestly such a nice person to chat to and be around, you’re always so fun to hang out with and you’ve convinced me to sit down one day and listen to Epic the Musical because every time you go crazy over the word Epic, I can’t help but find it so cute lol. Nova your obsession with Hex3 is so sweet and I’m genuinely glad you’re having so much fun with it, seeing you go on rambling about your OC’s will always be such a joy to see and you know what yes one day I will draw Hex3 just for you, gimme a second though (dies first /j). And Aqua, I had no idea how much of a sweetheart you were to talk to, you are honestly so cool and I’m so glad to have you in my DM’s sending me amazing fanart that you know I’ll like, thank you so much for being so awesome and I’m giving you platonic smooches right back at ya so watch out!!! All of you are again so amazing and I can’t wait to keep chatting with all of you! <3

MY BELOVED WHO SHAN’T BE NAMED BUT I KNOW YOU’RE READING THIS!!! - Hai babe, listen, I can’t believe the whole time you’ve been dating me I’ve been an SMG4 fan, that must be so embarrassing to you lol /j but thank you so much forever and always for sticking with me. You are truly the light of my life, I treasure every moment we spend together and I am waiting for the future to come so that I can spend it with you forever and always. Thank you for not only indulging in my interests with me, but for enjoying me for who I am, everytime you call me cute for getting giddy over SMG4 it honestly makes my heart flutter and it reminds me of why I love you so much, I wouldn’t be who I am without you and I hope you can say the same thing for me. I cannot wait to get the chance to see you again in person, I need to kiss you sloppy style soooooo bad it's making me bark and growl grrr grrr bARK BARK BARK anyway I love you so much and I always will. (I will forever kiss you for getting me Smug I can’t believe you got him, he’s like a fucked up and evil son to me) <3

@ominus-potato @theartistisme43 @coralalala64 - Grouping you all together even though I have different things to say about all of you, but regardless, all of you are such amazingly talented people that I’d love to get to chat with you all properly one day, even if I’ve talked with you guys a bit it’s not enough! I’d love to get to know you guys better at some point lol. Ominus your work is just so good I can’t help but feel happy anytime I see it. I promise one day we will meet at a convention, I’m so mad I missed you once I won’t let it happen again! Cantro, your work is incredible!!! Every time I see it I’m so amazed with what you’ve made that it just gets me excited to see what else you can create, I am manifesting with all my strength that if you do ever decide to apply as a SMG4 machinima artist, that you get it because god damn you deserve it! And Coral, THE CREATURE CREATOR!!! I love your lil creatures so much, and OMG you have to teach me how to do such amazing pencil work, your work always inspires me so much and I’m so glad I’ve gotten the chance to chat with you a lil, your gif collection is truly frightening but in the best way possible. Again all of you are so amazing so please keep doing what you’re best at! <3

@tiredsmashbros - Tomm, Mr Tiredsmashbros, holy shit where do I even start with you. First of all, I would probably not be thanking half the people in this piece if not for you, I know how scary setting up a server was for you but I will forever be so thankful that you did. Finally getting the chance to chat with not only you, but so many amazing people in the SMG4 fandom has been an absolute joy and I am forever thankful for you for creating such an open and accepting space, you and Radiant are seriously so awesome for all the work you’ve put into that place. It’s from your server that i’ve learnt how wonderful and generous you are as a person, I really cannot think of anyone kinder than you Tomm, the way you always have an essay planned for every piece of fanart you get, from just your overall positive attitude, I am so glad I’ve finally gotten the chance to meet you after just being a fan of your work for so long. Your work has been such an inspiration to me and you’ve always been someone I wanted to chat with and the fact that I am now is!!! Crazy!!! I can’t believe you were scared of me at one point lol. Anyway thank you Tomm for being such a fantastic friend overall, I need to know TSB’s lore right now, can you whisper it to me I promise I’ll keep it a secret, regardless stay awesome dude, you deserve nothing but joy and happiness forever and always. Qwah Tuh (also Burgerfruit beloved, they should get weirder /j) <3

@doodledev1l - Doodle!!!!! Okay I know this sounds weird but genuinely finding another British SMG4 fan has been so refreshing, not only that but you’re super fun to talk to and be around so it’s even better! Getting the chance to hang out and chat with you is always so fun, I love getting to hear what you’re working on for uni and I always hope that it goes well for you, I know how stressful it can be lol. Regardless, I know you’ll do amazing because I’ve seen how dedicated and talented you are when it comes to your work, again I hope the rest of uni goes well for you because you deserve it, we gotta end your bad luck streak somehow lol. Thank you for being such an amazing person to chat and hang out with, keep up the amazing work dude, I’ll get you a tescos meal deal one day I promise. <3

PHEW, THAT’S EVERYONE, again thank you all so much for sticking by my side for a year! Doesn’t matter what time you showed up, I will always be thankful to know all of you, keep being awesome I love you all. I die now

Mango <3

[arayapendragon]

pick a pile: shifting advice 🪬

intuitively pick a pile - whichever resonates most or whichever you feel drawn to. don't think on it, just pick the first one that comes to mind. the chosen pile will give you shifting advice that you may need to hear right now. good luck! :) pile 1

kshama - patience, forgiveness 

lately you may have been feeling overwhelmed and burdened. maybe you’re carrying a heavy baggage, like doubts, anxieties, even fear. or perhaps, you feel like you have too many responsibilities and work in your current reality, which may be stressing you out and making shifting hard for you at the moment. maybe you’re even finding shifting a challenge at the moment. worry not, for shifting will always be there for you, and no matter what, you will always be guided back to it. shifting is meant for you, it found you for a reason. there is a reason you haven’t give up on it yet. trust, friend. :) the universe will continue to bring you back to shifting, so don’t worry. 

now is the right time for you to break free from limitations and negativity. try to recognise your limiting beliefs and repeating patterns via journalling and shadow work. you will be able to overcome self-doubt, fear of failure and attachment to the 3d. free yourself from the patterns that have been holding you back. leave what doesn’t work for you, leave what you no longer resonate with. heal yourself. you may have gone through a period of emotional pain and/or heartbreak. it is now time for you to ease that pain. work on being more emotional stable. whether negative events took place in your current reality that have hurt you, or not shifting yet is causing you pain. just leave it all behind, let go of the past. let go of the pain. do what’s best for you and take time for yourself. do some self-care. do anything that makes you feel better. focus on and prioritise your happiness and wellbeing. try journaling and shadow work like i said, it will help you immensely. once you heal the emotional pain, things will get a lot easier for you. the universe has your back, don’t worry. all will go well for you. push through!  don't put shifting on a pedestal and definitely don't be desperate to shift. your time will come. it will happen, there is no need to be obsessed with the idea of shifting. you will do it, but you must rethink your priorities.

pile 2 shakti - power, energy

shifting is aligned with your highest good and you’re highly likely to be successful! you’ve got this! you’re very much on the right path and the universe is there to support you in every step. you must realize that you have the inner strength and power to shift. you are in control of your reality and have the power to manifest whatever it is you desire. take control. stop being on autopilot; grab the steering wheel and lead yourself to wherever it is you desire. you will excel immensely once you realise your power and take control. 

keep reminding yourself that you’re powerful and know that you have everything you need, you’re on the right path and all will go well for you. think highly of yourself and your abilities, and quit procrastinating. no time is better than the present. pile 3 nirnaya - determination

you may have been feeling more peaceful, happy, and confident lately. even if you aren’t, try to do things that will bring you peace and happiness. perhaps you’re enjoying time in your current reality? keep staying in this state of peace and happiness, it’ll help you connect to your desired reality with ease. let go of all limiting beliefs, if you feel you still have any. 

you already possess all the skills and qualities you need to shift. as a matter of fact, everyone does, regardless of which pile they chose. now would be a great time for you to identify your limiting beliefs and emotions via meditation and journalling. you have the strength to overcome them. be brave, let go of your fear of the unknown. embrace the beauty of the multiverse and of shifting. know that is it your destiny to shift. it is meant for you. don’t let anything demotivate you, just persevere and keep going. have faith in yourself. focus on where you are (your desired reality), not the process. keep a shifting journal to track each time you shift, make a list of what works and doesn't work for you.

[bitletsanddrabbles]

Island of the Procrastinating Brain

I swear, my brain is actively trying to drive me insane.

Back in 2022 it came up with a plot for @alex51324 's "Island of the Gays" where the Duke of Crowborough comes to the Island because, well, by this point the man's less of a human being than he is a walking bundle of neurosis. I got through a couple of scenes before my brain got tired and stalled out, but I still have a good frame work. Every once in awhile, I come back and poke at it and get out a few more sentences. Maybe even a paragraph or two.

Yeah, have I mentioned I'm not a fast writer?

And Phillip does NOT want to deal with his issues and Thomas does NOT want to deal with Phillip, which, okay, FAIR, but that's kinda the point of the whole thing. But in the meantime my brain still wants to write Phillip on the Island, so what's it done?

Come up with a sequel, naturally!

And it really, really wants to write this sequel despite the fact I can't do it properly until I've written the first piece, which neither my brain or my characters seems interested in, because they are all PUNKS, but my brain will NOT stop thinking about this hypothetical sequel which, at this point, will never be written.

So I'm just going to write out the summary for the thing here, in case anyone's curious and wants a laugh, because I can and maybe it'll galvanize the lump of grey cells in my skull to be productive. Maybe. Not holding my breath.

Things you need to know before going into this:

Random.org has decided that Thomas is married to Peter Fitzroy for this one, which is kinda important for Thomas's characterization.

Phillip only kinda counts as human at this point, but he's actively trying to fix that. The results are mixed.

It was inspired by a couple of polls I ran when I was trying to figure out where I was taking the first piece (hey! I have the last scene written!) and the suggestions that Phillip might like working in some sort of architectural field (believe that was from @o-rchidae) and that he wind up married with an older working class bloke who would not take his shit.

Right then. Let's go.

-

Okay, so, this takes place a couple of years after the Walking Disaster of Crowborough arrived. At one point he was tapped to help with building or repairs or some such and he realized he liked it, so he's taken to studying books on building and architecture and has joined up with the local work crew. The problem is, he's basically teaching himself out of books and then applying it to real life, so he keeps getting ideas about "Say, why don't we do this thing THIS way?" and while it'll seem like a reasonable idea, there is, in fact, a very good reason NOT to do it that way, but because a) he's a Duke and b) a bunch of people hate him, on general principle if nothing else, everyone just goes "Oh, okay, sure" and the do it that way and…it fails. And the people who hate him laugh and it's obvious that EVERYONE knew it was a bad idea and he gets frustrated, but he wont' say it, because a) Duke and b) boys don't cry.

And this goes on for awhile.

After a bit, though, a new guy shows up who has lots of experience building things. It was kinda his job before he got here. He is educated in the ways of Building Things and knows what's up. He's also at least ten years Phillip's senior and has limited patience for upper class twits, so when he joins the crew and is informed there's this know-it-all-Duke who's always demanding they do things his way (by which we mean 'making suggestions that everyone just goes along with'), even though it's stupid and wastes time and resources, this guy goes "Pff, not on MY watch!"

And sure enough, the next time Phillip makes one of his suggestions, instead of "Yeah, sure, okay" he gets "We're not doing that." Why? "'Cause it's a stupid idea that won't work." WHY? "Because (insert full explanation of why the thing wouldn't work)." And Phillip stops asking and the rest of the crew cheers and laughs at how the old guy sure showed him and they anticipate an end to the questions.

THIS TOTALLY BACKFIRES.

Instead Phillip, who had actually been kinda slowing down on the suggestions over time, is making ALL of the suggestions, ALL of the times, and arguing every last aspect of the suggestion with Old Timer before giving up. The crew can't put up a fence without an argument. Old Timer starts calling Phillip 'Phil'. Rather than tell him to stop, Phillip just starts calling Old Timer by a similar nickname, which Old Timer ignores, because not giving in to his own trick, oh no. There's talk of starting a police department in case they murder each other.

After this has gone on for awhile there is a Big Dramatic Plot Twist and the Old Timer goes out into the woods for something and…doesn't come back in a timely manner. He stays gone long enough for people to get worried and mount a search. To everyone's shock, Phillip wants to come. He's quite insistent on the point. They finally agree to put him in Thomas's party because he and Thomas "get along now" (read: Thomas has spent enough time with Peter talking him down that he can tolerate Phillip's presence under the right circumstances as long as he doesn't say anything). The parties go out and before long, Thomas and Phillip's party has the good luck to find Old Timer. He's accidentally been injured badly enough he can't walk and crawling through the woods is not easy going. The manner of this accident wasn't a super obvious bad idea, but that could maybe have been avoided with a bit more thought, perhaps, with luck. Most of the party just nods and goes "Yeah, sounds about right, could have happened to anyone."

…Phillip flips straight out and starts screaming at Old Timer for being an idiot who could have got himself killed. And then storms off a ways into the woods, back toward the village, leaving everyone else wondering a) the best way to get the injured man back home and b) what the heck just happened with the prissy little Duke. Thomas gets deputized to go find out what Phillip's problem is. There is protesting involved, but he finally gives in because he'd like to be home by dinner, thank you very much.

Phillip has, by this point, stopped to have a smoke, which both gives Thomas an opportunity to catch up and, thankfully, a scent to find him by. Thomas asks him why on earth he's so upset that Old Timer is hurt since the two of them hate each other and everyone figured Phillip would LOVE it if the other man died…

And that's when he finds out that everyone's had that relationship all backwards. Phillip doesn't hate the Old Timer, oh no! He loves being called 'Phil'. He absolutely adores the fact that when he asks "Why don't we do this?", rather than just go "Yeah, okay" and waste time and resources doing something HE KNOWS WON'T WORK, the Old Timer says 'no' and, over the course of the argument, actually EXPLAINS why not, which means Phillip ACTUALLY LEARNS THINGS. The more he argues, the better he becomes at building things and he doesn't have to try and decipher what some book is telling him or guess what the book might be leaving out and he LOVES IT and if the Old Timer had died, how would he learn things then? When Thomas points out that he'd learn just as much - maybe more - if he just asked the Old Timer to teach him things rather than argue, Phillip low key panics because what if he figures out Phillip WANTS to learn and stops talking to him or refuses because he doesn't like him at all?

By this point Thomas is a) trying to remember if he was ever THIS paranoid, and praying he wasn't and b) wondering what on earth to do with a Duke who is clearly in love with a crusty old working class codger, but hasn't figured it out yet.

He decides to tell Rouse and make it HIS mess to deal with.

Phillip and the Old Timer eventually get married and get a cottage of their own and Phillip about dies happy at the idea of a home that he actually owns instead of something that he's the custodian of for the next generation who will be the custodians for the generation after that and so on.

[feedthepheasants]

gale x f!tav, modern college au pt.3 - dinner date

part 3/continuation of what i started during flufftober '24 because while mom didn't raise a quitter i did grow up to be a procrastinator! (sorry mom)

read part 1 here and part 2 here if ye so dare.

tav goes to gale's apartment for their first official date!

read part 3 here on ao3! | wc: 2,932

As the hours tick by, Tav grows more and more impatient and nervous. Somehow, the time passes too quickly and yet, not fast enough. And just when she’s able to focus long enough to lose herself in her work, she remembers that tonight is the night — her first official date with Gale. 

The nerves course through her body so thoroughly that her usual fidgeting worsens – dropping her keys trying to get into the car, fumbling with the buckles on her shoes while trying to get changed once she gets home. Though the early evening air is crisp, it’s blazing in her apartment and the idea of throwing on a coat after her third outfit change exacerbates her stress. 

While Tav knew there shouldn’t be any real pressure about tonight, she couldn’t help but feel like if it went wrong in any way, everything would be different between them. She’d gotten too comfortable wading in the gray area with him – hoping but not expecting, enjoying their repartee and campus walks when they met up with one another outside Smith after class. He’d given her no reason to think things could change for the worse, but still, the paranoia was driving her mad. 

With a sigh of defeat, Tav changes out of the outfit that worked in her mind days ago, but didn’t feel right tonight – not to mention the still-dropping temperature outside. Swapping the black skirt for a pair of worn but well-fitting jeans and grabbing a dark green knit sweater, she tosses the rejected items back onto the laundry pile at the end of her bed, grabs her keys and heads out the door. 

Hours later, Tav’s earlier stress about tonight – the dinner, her outfit, the ‘officiality’ of their date – doesn’t matter. The spiced potato and beef stew is nearly gone, and Gale and Tav are helplessly wine-drunk, giggly and tucked into the couch, their knees touching. Tara surveyed them for a while from a comfortable perch on the back of the couch, but scurried off to Gale’s bedroom in a huff of annoyance when her usual bedtime passed and Gale was still occupied with Tav. They hadn’t seen her since. 

Just like Tara, the first and second bottles of wine came and went. Gale had offered to open up another, and not yet ready to say goodnight, Tav agreed.

And that was precisely the reason why Gale was now narrating Feather-Fall Into My Arms with an alarming surety. He’d even gone so far as to do different voices for the characters, sending Tav back and forth between belly-aching fits of laughter and burning-red embarrassment. 

“Oh, you’ll love this–” Gale says as he flips through the pages. “Gale–” 

“No no, just listen,” he laughs, landing on the page he’d been searching for. He clears his throat, getting into character. 

Tav already can’t contain her own giggling. She sinks further into the couch, pulling the neck of her sweater up over her chin and up to her nose as Gale gears up to read. 

“A storm had been raging within Seraphine all day, and Adrius’ now-silent but ever-looming presence had done nothing to calm her. The moon was low in the sky and the night was quiet, save for the cracking branches and leaves beneath their feet. 

Every glance over the last few days of their travels had felt…charged. With what, Seraphine couldn’t tell, but ever since they’d had to share that bed at the tavern, things felt different between them. She wondered if Adrius felt the same, or if it was all in her head. But she’d awoken that morning, held safe in his arms… 

“Oh my god, the one bed trope? Seriously?” Tav rolls her eyes, nudging Gale’s arm with her knee. 

“Give it a chance, Tav!” He laughs, clearing his throat again. “Her nerves had been set ablaze, and Seraphine couldn’t tell if she wanted him closer, or never wanted to see him again. 

She tried to focus on anything but him; the trees, the moonlight, the sounds of their footsteps. But all she could hear was his breathing, and couldn’t help but feel his warmth at her side. His hand accidentally brushed against hers. Seraphine glanced up at him, and though Adrius was already staring down at her, he looked away quickly and returned his focus to their path. That’s when she snapped.

‘What was that about?’ 

‘What?’ Adrius asks, turning over his shoulder to face her when she stops walking. 

‘You looked away from me,’ Seraphine huffs. ‘Why?’ Adrius hesitates. ‘Do you have anything to say to me, or are we going to continue the rest of the way to Elthyra in silence?’ She doesn’t let him answer. ‘Or, are you waiting for me to say something to you first?’ 

Adrius’ eyes darken, and he looks down at the ground between them. ‘It’s nothing. Come on, we need to keep moving.’ 

‘No Adrius,’ Seraphine says, crossing her arms and planting her feet firmly into the soft ground. ‘I’m not taking another step until you say whatever it is you want to say.’ He gives her a look, but she refuses to relent.’ Seraphine’s quite stubborn, if you couldn’t tell.” 

“Oh really?” Tav asks. “Thanks Gale, I don’t think I caught on to that.” She nudges him again with her knee, but Gale takes the opportunity to lean in closer, settling in between her legs. He shifts so that he’s leaning against her bent leg, his warm cheek pressed to the inside of her knee. Gale props himself up with one elbow, one hand holding the book and the other resting on her thigh. Tav’s stomach swims with butterflies and she can feel her cheeks flush from more than just the alcohol, but Gale continues on. 

“Where was I? Oh– Adrius studies her for a moment, letting out a sigh. He walks closer to where Seraphine stands, their eyes locked firmly on one another for a moment. She instinctively unfolds her arms, but before she can tell what’s happening, Adrius grabs her around her middle and throws her over his shoulder, then continues walking down the path. 

‘Put me down, Adrius!’ Seraphine shouts, though her thrashing is all in vain. His hold on her is strong, and it’s clear he has no intention of releasing her. ‘If you don’t set me down right now, I’ll–’ 

‘You’ll what, Seraphine?’ 

‘I’ll scream,’ she says venomously. 

Adrius scoffs. ‘Even if I talk?’ 

‘Especially if you talk,’ she snaps. ‘Just put me down so we can have a civilized conversation!’ 

‘Not if you have no intention of walking,’ he argues. ‘We’re running out of time, Seraphine. If we don’t make it to Elthyra by–’ 

Adrius is cut off by a blood-curdling scream, causing several birds in the trees above them to squawk and fly away. In a second Adrius pulls Seraphine from his shoulder, pressing her up against the nearest tree and covering her mouth with his hand. 

‘Seraphine!’ Adrius chastises. ‘What is the matter with you?’” 

“They’re totally about to kiss, aren’t they?” Tav asks, peering towards the book. Gale moves it so she can’t read the words on the pages, continuing. 

“Seraphine’s anger is suddenly far from her as she stands, looking up into Adrius’ eyes. The only light comes from the stars and the moon up above, but it’s enough. Gray flecked with green. Eyes she could get lost in. Eyes she had gotten lost in, if she was being honest. Adrius also seemed lost in hers, unable to pull himself away, no matter how hard his magic thrashed within him for release. 

Adrius removes his hand from Seraphine’s mouth, but keeps her pressed firmly between his front and the tree. Their breathing is heavy as they search each other’s eyes for something unspoken between them. 

‘Adrius–’ Seraphine starts, but quiets when he takes her chin in his fingers. Her heart roars from within her chest, almost deafening as the beats echo into her ears when Adrius runs his thumb over her bottom lip. 

‘It’s selfish of me to want you this way, Seraphine,’ Adrius whispers. ‘But I do. I do want you, and I don’t care if it’s wrong.’ 

Seraphine softens at this. ‘Adrius, I–’ 

‘I want to be selfish with you,’ he continues. ‘But I can’t do that unless you let me.’ 

Adrius couldn’t remember the last time he’d been so vulnerable with someone. He hadn’t imagined he could be this way with anyone, until he’d met her. When the wizard had awoken with his arms wrapped around her, when he’d realized that it had been the scent of her freshly washed hair that had helped lull him to sleep that night, he knew there’d be no coming back from this if he decided to face it. But he needed to, just as much as Seraphine did. 

‘Please, Seraphine,’ Adrius whispered, voice barely above a breath. ‘Let me be selfish with you.’ 

Seraphine nodded only once, and–” 

“I KNEW IT!” Tav shouts. 

“Tav!” Gale says incredulously, unable to hide his grin. “Are you going to let me finish reading this or not?” 

“Fine! Fine,” Tav laughs. She had to admit, as cheesy as it was, it was better than The Sorcerer’s Embrace, and she wanted to know what would happen between Seraphine and Adrius after all of the excerpts Gale had performed for her throughout the night. He wouldn’t tell her if her guesses were right or wrong, but he did say that she’d be on the edge of her seat for the last fifty or so pages – and that he had the other two books, ready and waiting for her to read them. 

“Thank you,” Gale says, earning another scoff from Tav. He clears his throat again and returns to the book. “Any words Seraphine might’ve managed disappeared as Adrius’ lips brushed against hers. Tenderly, at first; though a fire began to blaze within her, and a long-suppressed part of her seemed to awaken at the touch. Seraphine kissed him back, and suddenly, all bets were off. 

Adrius’ steady hands cupped Seraphine’s face to bring her closer, the warmth between them enough to stave off the chilled night air. There was no king, no war, no cold and dark forest around them; only the urgency in his touch, making Seraphine’s stomach tighten, and a hunger in Seraphine that nearly drove Adrius to madness. All that mattered was that they were there, together and alive. 

When they finally broke apart, their breaths mingled in the air as Adrius rested his forehead against Seraphine’s, his fingers tracing their way through her loose hair. If they didn’t leave the forest, they could stay like this forever. 

The storm Seraphine could feel within herself seemed quelled for now, and a different kind of spark began flickering to life. 

‘Everything’s going to be different now, isn’t it?’ She asked him, feeling a bit childish given everything that was going on around them. 

‘Yes,’ Adrius said quietly. ‘I…the king,’ he starts to say, closing his eyes. ‘Your father – oh, Seraphine, it’s going to be a mess when we finally return. But…’ his voice trails off. 

‘But what?’ Seraphine asks, lifting a hand to brush his hair from his eyes. 

‘I don’t know,’ he shakes his head, finally reopening his eyes to look back at her. There was an unspoken but understood promise between them now. ‘I don’t know, but I promise you, I’ll do whatever I need to do to keep this. To keep you.’ 

Seraphine taunts him with a smile. ‘Oh really? Like what?’ 

Adrius returns the smile with his own, though he’s reluctant, as if trying his hardest to keep himself together in that moment with her. ‘I don’t know, but if you keep looking at me like that, we’ll both just have to find out.’” 

Gale closes the book. 

“What are you doing? Keep reading!” 

“Nope. I’m afraid you’ll have to start from the beginning and figure out what happens from there,” Gale replies, settling his eyes on Tav as he places the book on the floor. “I told you before that you’d like it. And you’re welcome to borrow it for as long as you’d like – I have all three.” 

Tav tosses her head back again. “I can’t believe you read these!” 

“Why?” Gale laughs. “Look, as an avid reader, if I’m decently interested in the story then I want to see it through. It doesn’t matter who the books are typically marketed for. I want to know what happens!” 

Tav lifts her head to look back at Gale, about to quip back at him, but is rendered speechless for a minute. She can’t place whether it’s the wine, the butterflies in her stomach, or the fact that he’s casually laid in between her legs. Where his hand rests on her thigh she feels her skin absolutely burning. He’s so beautiful like this. Gale’s normally beautiful, whether he’s focused on a reading or telling a story or a joke from across a cafe table. And he always seems relaxed around her, but this – with his cheeks flushed, a little sleepy and still drunk and laughing together like kids playing hide and seek… 

“You’re so pretty,” Tav says before she can stop herself. Her grin widens when Gale blushes at her compliment. “You are,” she smiles, tilting her head. She’s only saying this because she knows she’s drunk and can get away with it, otherwise her face would be redder than Gale’s right now just for thinking it. 

Gale looks right back at her, unable to hide his own smile. “Not as pretty as you are, Tav,” he says quietly. 

A cheekiness that Tav hadn’t felt in years starts to settle on her. “Really?” She asks, narrowing her eyes playfully. “You think I’m pretty?” 

“I think you’re one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen, Tav,” Gale answers with zero hesitation. 

Tav is taken aback at his confession for a moment, stunned by the utter sweetness in his words, the honesty in his eyes. “I–” she starts, then has to shake her head to find her nerve again. “Well, if that’s how you feel, then why are you still looking over at me from right there?” 

Gale’s eyebrows flick up at this. “Did you want me somewhere else?” He teases. 

Tav nods. 

Gale’s eyes narrow as his smile grows. “And where might that be, Tav?” 

She nods at him in a silent request to draw closer. 

“Oh, don’t get all shy on me now, Tav. Use your words.” 

This makes her flush all over, bringing back the giggles. “Come here,” she says quietly, rolling her eyes. 

Gale’s brows knit together. “I’m sorry, I didn’t quite hear you – what was that?” 

“Come here,” she says again. Gale half crawls closer, hovering just barely above her. Tav can feel the warmth radiating off of him, and it’s all she can do to keep from grabbing at his chest to bring him down on top of her. 

“Now that I’m here,” Gale drawls. “What do you–” 

Tav’s restraint doesn’t last very long – she pushes herself up onto an elbow, leaning up to kiss him as her free hand begins weaving fingers into his hair. Gale wastes no time either, gently settling his weight on top of her and fervently kissing her back as he wraps an arm beneath her, bringing their bodies even closer. 

When Tav wakes up, the last thing she expects is to be tangled up with Gale on his couch with the table lamp still on, and Tara half standing on her, nudging her nose into Tav’s face. “Hi Tara,” she whispers. Gale is still asleep, chin resting on top of Tav’s head.

Falling asleep had been an accident. It was hazy, but she could remember bits and pieces of kissing, pulling back and laughing at Gale’s sweet whisperings, then kissing again. They both knew they were too drunk for anything beyond, but this had been more than enough. It had been all too easy to lay her head on his shoulder once Gale had wrapped an arm around Tav to hold her close, and even easier to close her eyes and drift off to sleep.

There’s no blanket over top of them, but being folded in Gale’s arms keeps her warm enough. She reaches for her phone to check the time, and it’s nearly three in the morning. 

Class wouldn’t be for another seven hours, and surely she’d wake back up with enough time to drive to her apartment and change before heading to campus. Tav scratches the underside of Tara’s chin for a moment until she jumps up along the back of the couch and finds a spot to settle in. Tav does the same as she shifts to a more comfortable position, her head against Gale’s chest. 

As if he too had been stirred awake by Tara’s pestering, Gale clears his throat and moves as well, leaning up to turn off the table lamp, then tracing small circles with his fingers along Tav’s sweater-covered shoulder. “I hope you’ll let me take you out for coffee after keeping you out so late,” he mumbles groggily. 

“Mmhm,” Tav answers, settling against him once more. 

“It’s a date, then,” Gale says, and Tav swears she can hear the smile in his voice. He presses a kiss to her forehead and lets out a contented sigh. “Goodnight, Tav.” 

“Goodnight, Gale,” she says back, biting the inside of her cheek to contain herself. Everything would certainly be different between them now. 

And what a lovely thing that would be.

~

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[thoughtsonhurtandcomfort]

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 |

Author's Notes: procrastinating on one tiny whump story to work on another? very on brand for me.

Content Warnings: tiny whump, faerie whump, broken bones, severe injury, painful healing, healing magic

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Clara gave the faerie such a hefty dose of the pain potion that it sleeps through the night, which allows her to go to bed and do the same, though she wakes early to check on it. No...not it. She isn't sure what the faerie would prefer, but saying it feels like...well, like she's treating the faerie the same way other witches have - like a thing. An ingredient.

By the time the faerie stirs again it is early afternoon. Clara has been alternating between tidying and preparing for the next healing spell when she hears his little moans start up again. She goes to be with him, petting his hair as he wakes. His eyes are bleary and confused at first, the pain setting in before he remembers why he's in it. He stares up at Clara until he understands. Then he throws his head back with a cry, body spasming as the last of the potion's relief fades away.

"I need to fix some more of your broken bones," Clara says quickly, hoping he understands. "Like before."

The faerie peers up at her with fear and shakes his head. "Please, no..."

Clara chews on her lip, feeling awful. "You're still in really bad shape...it could take months to heal on its own. It will be quick, and when it's done I'll give you more medicine, I promise."

The faerie whimpers, his lip trembling, but takes a shaky breath and nods. Clara lets out a sigh of relief.

"Where do you need it most? What hurts the worst?"

It takes the faerie a moment to answer; most likely, everything hurts and it is hard to choose. He feebly tries to lift a hand but his broken shoulders and collarbone prevent this and he cries out again. "Hips," he pleads. As if in confirmation, the lower half of his body gives another little spasm.

"Not your shoulders?" she asks. The faerie shakes his head. "Alright. Just hang in there. Here, hold this." She hands him a torn off piece of a sponge to squeeze in one of his shaking hands.

Clara mixes up the powder for the spell and dips her fingertip into it. "Here goes..." She spreads the powder over his hips in a gentle figure-eight motion, whispering the incantation. She can feel the bone jutting up in ways it shouldn't, and as she speaks, it begins to shift. With a sudden, sharp crack it snaps back into place.

The faerie screams, his back arching up from the table. Clara continues until she is positive the bone has knitted back together completely before she removes her touch. Though the spell can mend the breaks, it does nothing for the rest of the faerie, not for torn muscle and nerves nor bruised flesh. If anything, the unnaturally rapid healing only makes those things worse.

She cradles the faerie in both her palms until his tremors and cries subside. He opens his eyes but doesn't speak; his anguished expression is absolutely heartbreaking.

Clara gives him sips of water, nibbles of fruit, and several large drops of medicine. She wraps him gently in a towel and cradles the little bundle to her until the faerie falls into a deep sleep.

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To be continued...?

[santiagoxalgora]

"Yeah, it's a real shame. Though maybe that was my own fault. It was all part of a prank war and I think mine was way worse then his. Well, it certainly lasted longer." Let's just say Santiago mixed some hair dye into the other's shampoo. What was family for then pranking one another? Life was too serious to not have fun. But in the end, every action has a reaction. Santiago chuckled. "See we are all lost." It was just hectic and during the holidays, it seemed like it was never ending so he at least had lost track of time. "Yeah, pizza seems like a staple for any day or holiday. But we were swamped too. Ran out of cheesecake - seemed like all the last minute procrastinators who had to bring a dessert for their family or friend gathering demanded that one. Hangry is certainly a thing - nothing worst honestly." Santiago scrunched up his face briefly imagining certain scenarios of those kinds of customers. The man wouldn't even be pressed if they had wanted like a tres leches cake or flan but Cheesecake? That wasn't even a Mexican treat.

‎ sasha pulls a face at the anecdote santiago shares with him. disgusted, though more for the person who thought lacing cookies with anything not meant to go on a cookie was even remotely okay. he likes a practical joke as much as the next guy, but never with food. "yeah, that's not my thing, but you don't have to take my word for it." he puts the lid back on the tupperware to keep the cookies from going stale. santiago can have some later if he changes his mind, but at least he won't be getting stale cookies. santiago then says something about the year, but the singer changes the song, briefly distracting sasha from the conversation, so he just gives santiago a half-assed chuckle and a generic response, "oh, yeah, for sure," nodding. he hopes that wasn't a bad thing, what santiago just said. "oh, me? i'm just waiting for the year to end, honestly. i have no idea what day it is, man." he realizes just now that that was what santiago was telling him, and then realizes that that's probably not the answer to the question he thinks the guy asked. "but i was workin', mostly. 'til christmas eve, actually. we closed early, but y'know. people want pizza on christmas, so we give 'em pizza." they both work in the food industry; he's sure santiago must understand. "you guys must be pretty swamped over there, too, huh?"

[artkaninchenbau]

A h-heartfelt reunion..?

Bonus

[tadbitsilly]

Hey! It's been a while since I posted anything. So, have this small comic based on the cousin(?) Stans au cuz I'm kinda obsessed with this concept

[why-the-heck-not]

me, a responsible being, working on the coding project as I should vs. me, a dysfunctional shithead, getting distracted by reading about brains (once aGAIN damnit (it's my favorite "I need to study my field but bc I should do that it's an impossible unthinkable feat now, so I'm reading about something else to fool my brain I'm still being productive"-topic))

[mylove-thresher]

(Sorry for taking a billion years (a day. But it’s a billion years to me.) to reply lolz mb I was speedrunning besting my procrastination cycle while watching blue eye samurai (banger Netflix show btw) 😭)

I think the easy design got cuh lots of merch too but… I cannot bring myself to like no face… only time I liked them was when he was eating cake and drinking tea. That’s it. He was chill one time to me. Idk y I don’t like her. 💔💔💔 but all Ghibli movies r rlly pretty and there’s so much thought and work put into them!!,!,!,!

THE IMMACULATE ROUTE OF CONCEPTION EKISDEEEE SHUT UP 😭😭😭😭😭

and tbh idk what I thought it was I just read the title somewhere and was like. “Huh. Ok. Let me go back to roleplaying on a shitty game 😇” lolz 😭. And I will be stealing ur library anyway. Bc. I’m evil….. *color palette turns into just black and red bc my life is literally gacha fr fr* also I can’t stop laughing at the printed backwards thing but I know damn well my parents would think that too 😭😭😭😭😭

bro is spreading the internet gay that’s so funny keep influencing irl ppl xd

I think Bucciarati would never be the coddling guy to begin with. Cuh does not fw u. Like I love him but… I don’t think he’d gaf if someone was overwhelmed w shi or som 💔 he’d just say some teamwork motivation quotes™️ or some “mf lock in” type shi (hes not an angel) and make u get over it bc yes. Not bc he’s soft w ppl.

(I HOPE so 😭😭😭 I don’t want to relive the “I found the Pinterest pose ref they used for pregnant trish” thing on twitter (it was a thing))

but… it still… hurts… grr… the emotional damage is still there…….

I love that trope too bc that’s literally my life. Getting adopted by extroverts.

taking turns yapping would be so chaotic between me and my friends bc one moment we’d be trauma dumping and the other we’d be saying the most vile brainrot shi 😭😭😭😭😭😭 we CANNOT stay consistent w what we yap ab

You should totally ramble to me about ships you like :3 However many you like I’m just curious uwu

(I didn’t answer this as soon as I got it bc I was thinking about what to say lolz 😭)

tbh I like most ships as long as it’s not problematic or I find them weird/that they don’t have much chemistry. I also don’t mind poly or platonic ships (duh). I’d be sitting here all day yapping ab the ships I like/am okay w bc frankly it doesn’t have to strictly be character A X character B, I think it could also be character A X character C, etc. as long as it’s not any wrong. I won’t be going apeshit(/neg) over ships that I don’t like as much or have like a 2 year age gap. I mean, I think it starts to get weird when there’s 4 years of difference. I think people do too much when they hate on less popular ships smh if it’s nothing weird then let ppl have fun w their little kitty witties smh 😞

Huge yapping starts here vvv

Some ships I like tho r a lot of Ghibli movie couples in general bc they’re just super cute and I love the writing Ghibli does for its characters (I want what they have.). I also like Yukito/Yue X Touya and Syaoran X Sakura from CCS but that doesn’t mean I don’t also like Tomoko X Sakura (pretty sure Tomoko implied to like her anyway). I also like some other side ships from CCS but I barely remember their names bc it’s been so long since I’ve watched it and Netflix took it down 💔. CCS ships r cute in general I think, I’ve never seen any problematic ship (except that one girl X her fucking teacher. Pookie. You’re like 13. Don’t date ur teacher. And she was so pretty too bro why did they make her a questionable character 😭). And now. Getting to jjba my beloved. Since I unfortunately focus so so so much on p5 those are the only ships I’ll yap ab 😢. Huge honorable mention to Jonathan X Erina (jonaeri) tho they’re super cute together even if a lot of ppl said they barely have screen time and stuff :3. Anyway. Part 5. I honestly don’t care much about ships in la squadra as long as they had some form of interaction y’know (I don’t pay too much attention to La squadra anyway 💔). Usually ppl get really divided when it comes to Bucci gang ships tho. Honestly I’d rather see them all as a friend group that see each other as siblings to avoid all that shipping, but I admit I really like some pairings, like fugonara, bruabba, giotrish, futrish, naratrish, etc. I really don’t mind it that much (I don’t rlly ship mista w anyone bc I just don’t think there’s anybody matching his freak 😭). I mainly ship fugonara as you can see just bc to me it makes a lot of sense even if I also see them under platonic light. If there’s fugo, there’s narancia, and if there’s narancia, there’s fugo. I just find that rlly cute :3. I also like their backstories and how they tie together and the narancia death scene ripped my heart out in the anime so (IM CRYING AGAIN JUST FROM THINKING AB IT STOP 💔). Again that doesn’t mean I dislike the other ships, I just don’t pay much attention to them or think they had as much chemistry or time together. I love seeing my fave characters tho, so it’s not like I won’t like the content if there’s like gionara or something. Honestly I like seeing ppl have fun w their cutie patooties as long as it’s not too controversial, once again. It’s rlly a shame that ppl can jump at each others throat bc they disagree on a mere ship. It’s literally not gonna alter your life. Also, bc I say a ship some bucci gang characters doesn’t mean I don’t also ship them platonically. (I’ll type it like it’s ao3 tags lolz. Pretty sure & instead of / is for platonic, right?) I rlly like Narancia&Mista&Fugo (torture dance trio is literally the best friendship ever to me bc wdym you did a coordinated dance w ur homies to torture someone that’s so cool). There are also a few others, but they don’t come to mind rn (and there’s a f,y in my room annoying me.) You know what I think I gave jjba way too much attention. I also like Mimi X Sheshe (my fav lesbians fr 😍) from mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch. They tried censoring them by making them “sisters”, but they were blatantly and very obviously lesbians. Like vro. They are touching each other so homoerotically and have complimenting colours. And I think that’s most of it…

I don’t wanna make this any longer than it is so um. Yeah. This was a ramble. I didn’t realize it was so long lolz. But yeah it’s basically that :3

[bunnieswithknives]

Dev this is serious stop beatboxing.

[incorrect-league-of-villains]

Tomura: Fuck off, old man.

All for One: I'm not that old. How old do you think I am?

Tomura: The last number.

[mrparable]

*cracks open google docs and it releases a cloud of dust*

[nullyisgoinginsane]

"We're special, Case"