#you can tell I'm caffeinated

[asinglesock]

The good news is that I am have a lot of fun with my Luke paper. The bad news is that so far today most of the writing I've done for my Luke paper has actually been on 2 Kings rather than Luke.

[lurafita]

CEO!Magnus and personal chef/bodyguard!Alec

(There is every chance that I have posted this before, I just can't remember. I tried to search through my archive, but.... there is a lot of posts there, did you know? 🤣😂 Anyway, in case I'm making you read this twice, sorry. 😅)

Magnus being like this really big shot CEO who has meetings 24/7 and charity events and social appearances and all that other busy stuff going on. So he gets a personal chef to keep an eye on his nutrition. And Alec is ruthless when it comes to making sure Magnus eats healthy. Magnus: "You know I love your cooking, Darling, but how about a good old fashioned fast food break?" Alec: "All that grease is bad for you. Eat your carrots. You look pale. How much sleep did you get last night?" Magnus, innocently: "Enough?" Alec: "Unlikely. No more caffeine for you today."

Magnus trying to sneak all kinds of unheathy Snacks, and Alec foiling him at every turn. Magnus had an energy drink hidden away in his desk, but as he opens the drawer, there is a bottle of water with a note attatched with "stay hydrated".

Alec even convinced the close by Cafe to not serve Magnus anything with Caffeine, after Magnus' last doctors appointment showed high blood pressure.

Maybe Alec is some kind of ex-agent or ex-military, who got into cooking for an undercover op, but really enjoyed it and wanted to pursue it further when he quite the force.

When one of Alec’s old colluegues comes visiting him, Alec is crouching behind the entertainment system to find Magnus' latest snack hidey-hole. Alec: "He gets more creative every time. Some of the drug dealers we busted could have learned from him."

Bet you Magnus is the type of CEO who has a loyal Twitter following and he tweets about everything Alec cooks for him (and the things he doesn't let him eat.) The Internet already ships them.

Possible tweet: The_Magnificent_Bane: Thank you for the suggestion @randomfollower, but unfortunately Alexander didn’t go for the argument that carrot cake counts as a vegetable.

Why am I know picturing a fight in the kitchen where Alec uses kitchen utensils and food to knock out people who have come to kidnap Magnus

Imagine someone broke into Magnus' place, and the police are called and as they arrive Magnus is like: "Thank you for coming. My chef has already apprehended and restrained the perpetrators, and is waiting for you to take them off his hands in the living room." Police: "... Your cook apprehended them?" Magnus: "Yes. Sadly, the confrontation did not result in the death of that cursed celery he bought earlier."

Magnus: "Tomatoes can't be trusted, my darling. Are they a fruit? Are they a vegetable? No one knows." Alec: "They are fruits." Magnus: "That's what they want you to believe."

[feyd-meowtha]

“Christ,” John said to himself, taking a deep breath and setting his face into what he hoped was a look of reassurance as he pulled his eyes away from the clearly infected wound and back to Gale’s sweating face. Gale was looking at it too, his mouth thin and pinched, they both knew what a wound like that meant.  “It’ll be okay,” Bucky said, as much to convince himself as Gale. “I’ll get Helen to look at it, she’s a devil with some surgical spirit. You’ll be right as rain in no time, okay?” “Sure, Bucky,” Gale said with a weak smile as Bucky leant forward, touching his forehead to Gale’s and feeling the terrifying difference in temperature. “I’m just gonna lay down a bit longer. I’m feeling’ real tired all of a sudden.” 

[papersak]

Trying out animation again despite my complete lack of education in the area. I dunno dude, it's just, so powerful, making things move.

and it's like, obvious I do not know what I'm doing, and that's kind of frustrating

but I have an idea and I'm making it happen and the quality regret won't kick in for at least two years ✌

but even though I got this far with guesswork and basic art skills, there is part of me that wishes I'd taken a class and then maybe I could visualize movement better or optimize this process, or something. 😓 Maybe all I need and certainly don't have much of is practice; animation's too complex to think of it as drawing 2.0. I mentioned this in a discord and someone recommended The Animator's Survival Kit book and it looks interesting.

[agave]

confession to make. I watched a couple youtubers playing palworld and it looked insanely fun so I got it and now I'm so obsessed with it that I'm forgetting to eat

I said this on twitter last night but it's so weird because if they had just made their own designs instead of stealing them the game would be nigh-on perfect

anyway pirate palworld

[give-soup-please]

yes, i'm a college student. yes, i drink caffeine. yes, it gives me anxiety and the shakes and makes me think my friends hate me. yes, it gives me muscle cramps because i hold all the tension in my body.

will i stop?

nah.

[hekateinhell]

Between the line about Daniel having a cursive A tattoo in the language of flowers and the rocky horror post you just reblogged I’m thinking so hard about Armand tattooing Daniel, it’s one of my favorite tropes!! Would you ever be interested in writing it?

gosh probably!

lmao I think I first tossed out the cursive A as a headcanon on here several months ago and then decided to work it into my fic in passing 😂

I can't be bothered to double check the fic rn but I think I mentioned a bit where like Daniel could smell the blood every time the needle punctured through Lestat's skin? so I imagine Armand doing that but to a mortal Daniel, just thinking about how vampirehorny he would be sitting right there, getting teased with every single droplet of human blood asksjshd it's so hot!

but he's SO focused on what he's doing too, he's enraptured and like the whole reason I wanted to work tattooing into the fic is because it is a form of art that's related to painting in the sense that you're creating an image and you're using colors and making lines, etc.

so I wanted that for Armand but I wanted Daniel to be the first one he did it with because come on, it was the crazy '70s and '80s, of course he did!

I'm not really tuned into Daniel's voice in my head these days but I'd love to write it when he comes back to me! or maybe I could make it work for a fun quick vamptember prompt response we'll see 🖤

[keeps-ache]

MUSIC. [explodes]

[evildevil42]

if i see someone wearing tumblr merch in public i am legally obligated to beat them to death, not in a oooh cringey cringe cringe way but like, my instincts kick in and i run at them like an enemy from a yakuza game

[soryualeksi]

Sometimes I remember that to people I meet IRL I'm talking WEIRD SHIT when I'm like "the ratio of glucose to caffeine in my blood has to be re-adjusted for optimal functioning" to their face in the morning.

[worminterface]

why do I ever drink coffee. it tastes good but large amounts of caffeine have strange effects on me--I feel neither awake nor tired but a secret third thing. on top of that it is Potion Of Shit Yourself so I think the negatives kinda outweigh the positives

[thornheartless]

This human body continues to disappoint me as I realise that no, in fact, the starter exercises that I were given in the first physiotherapy appointment are not that easy. At least, with the current state of this ankle. I am filled with irritation at the fact that this is something that should have been started years ago. But no, a person in pain and discomfort just had to be ignored and so now I have to deal with this thing that I should not have to deal with.

[autistic-shaiapouf]

Exploring the possibility that my adhd might not be my brain being entirely broken, but might just be a norepinephrine deficit and I might need to switch meds

[dustylovelyrun]

I honestly just wanted to be coherent, man. I've had genuine bouts of time where I would frequently sleep for 24 hours before and wake in a zombified, exhausted state suggesting that I hadn't even had a single hour of rest, and that was considered a relatively good state of being for me. I've said my head is usually empty and mind entirely blank before, but there's something so horribly different about it being empty because it's leaden. My energy levels haven't really changed from then, but I can convince myself to do the dishes now, sweep the house, or go on walks, at least.

People who drink coffee: why did you start?

I don't drink coffee and I've never wanted to, but that's obviously ~not normal~, so I'm curious why most people do start drinking it.

[gilverrwrites]

I love imaging Dick, Tim, and Damian sneaking around trying to meet Jasons new gf because they just wanna be involved in his life and they know if they they leave it to Jay they wont meet her u til they're married with kids 😭

AND ‘omg us meeting Jason’s siblings when’

AN: Ngl I love this idea too, its so shitty of them but they have the best of intentions.

Damian

A boy no older than 14 with eyes that pierce the soul was not what you'd expected to find on Jason's couch the very first time he'd left you alone there. Jason had to dip out unexpectedly early, and had promised you run of the place until he got back so you'd slept in as long as you could and were on your way to make breakfast when you're greeted by the hell-child.

Once your initial fright wears off you realise you recognize him from a photo Jay had showed you which makes you feel slightly more at ease.

“Good morning? Damian right?” You offer as you pass him, be-lining for the coffee machine, you're gonna need caffeine if you're meeting any member of Jay's family for the first time. “Can I get you anything?”

“Alfred says it's unbecoming to sleep past 9.” Besides the initial glare he'd graced you with as you emerged from the bedroom, he doesn't even look up at you, his eyes glued to the pages of a book. Like brother like brother, you guess.

“Oh, well. Good thing Alfreds not here then.” You add a small laugh, trying to inject some humour to the situation. Damian does not respond in kind. “Is that a no? I think there's some chocolate cereal around here somewhere.”

“What do you do for work that allows you to be in my brother's home in the middle of the day?”

Jeez this kid is no-nonsense. “Or I could make pancakes, I make really good pancakes.”

“And tell me what exactly are your intentions with my baby brother?” Baby?

“I think there's some chocolate chips around here somewhere. Jason says you like chocolate. Chocolate pancakes?”

“Do you always avoid questions?”

“Are you always so intense?”

He slams the book closed and you nearly jump on the spot. He finally looks at you, really looks at you and as you stare back his features begin to soften slightly.

“I’ll have a coffee.”

You're certain from the sly look on his face that he's probably not allowed coffee. He certainly doesn't need any. But screw it, he's not your kid and if it gets him to like a little, you'll take the risk.

So you pour two coffees and join him on the couch. His questions do not cease until Jason returns about an hour later. He couldn't care less about the coffee, but he does care about Damian breaking in to interrogate his partner and immediately kicks Damian out.

Dick

Dick finds out about your existence from one of Damian’s letters, and he's subtle but pushy about meeting you. Not that you're aware. He keeps ‘dropping by’ Jason's apartment ‘just to see his lil brother’, no other reason but is told to get lost or downright ignored anytime you're there, until he decides to cut out the middle man and turn up at your home instead.

“Let me tell you, you are a hard person to get a hold of.” He informs as he invites himself through your front door.

“Um, hello Dick?” As you stare at his lush hair and sculpted abs you wonder what Alfred feeds these boys.

“Yep! I can't stay so I’ve gotta make this quick.” he gestures for you to come closer, speaking in a playful, conspiratorial whisper. “Jay doesn't know I'm here.”

That would be why he can't stay, Jason is due at your door any minute now.

“But you two seem to be getting pretty serious and I think it's important that we all get to know each other. You following?”

You nod, and he gives you the perkiest, most genuine smile. That or he has that exact look practised to a T. From what Jay tells you, either is possible.

“So, Barbara and I, that's my wife” You nod once more, you're aware of Barbara also. “have booked a table at Casa Gotica for Thursday night. We need you to get Jason there without letting on that it's a double date.”

“I don’t know.” you finally give your nodding head a break. “Jay and I don’t lie to each other.”

“Right. I can't begrudge that. Very glad to hear he's picked an honest one.” He takes a moment to straighten his thoughts, but his moment is cut short but the echo of Jason’s combat boots approaching your door. Dick’s eyes rapidly scan the room for a secondary exit before he settles on an open window. “Don't think of it as lying, think of it as omitting the truth. Whatever you have to do just be there for 6.30. Oh, and it's great to meet you!”

“You too.”

“Thursday, 6.30!”

Before you can agree he’s gone, presumably scaling the side of your building as Jay steps inside.

Tim

Tim was actually the first to be aware of you and your relationship with his brother, however, the very real possibility of being gutted by Jason for snooping in his personal life was too high for him to make a move.

But you seeking him out is a different story; or rather, you being the first to say hi when you bump into each other in line at the grocery store is different. It would be rude not to respond to your attempts at initiating a conversation.

“Hello, hi, are you Tim? You don't know me but I’m Jasons partner. Its so great to meet you.”

“I know who you are.” He states rather ominously, eyes darting around behind you. “Is he here?”

“No, but he's picking me up after.” His shoulders visibly ease.

“Cool cool cool.” He’s suddenly much more personable. “So, I hear you're into…”

That chatting doesn't dry or lul at all as the queue dwindles and both buy your groceries. He waits with you until you get confirmation from Jay that he's on his way. He's easily the chillest sibling you've met thus far.

When Jason arrives he gets out of the car to open the boot and passenger door for you as always, but not before he thrusts his phone in your face. “Where is he?”

Displayed on the screen is a selfie of Tim with you in the background, you absolutely do not remember it being taken.

[hekateinhell]

BREAKING CHARACTER REAL QUICK FOR A SLEEP SUPPLEMENT PSA FOR MY FELLOW VAMPIRES AND NIGHT OWLS:

so I've had chronic insomnia since early childhood and the only thing that helps me fall asleep without the "oh, I've been drugged" feeling is melatonin

and never once have I seen any instructions on the bottle anything beyond "take at or before bedtime"

EXCEPT

my doctor tells me last week that you're not supposed to do this otherwise it really fucks with your circadian rhythms! apparently the optimal time to take melatonin is around sunset (if you want to be asleep by 10pm-12am) because darkness is what naturally stimulates the brain to secrete melatonin

taking it too late (i.e., past 9pm if you intend to sleep around 11pm and wake up at 7am) can majorly screw up your circadian rhythm and keep you feeling groggy and sleepy af well into the day!!! which explains a lot for me personally — not the whole picture but certainly some of it! 

so what I've been doing is I take my regular dose as soon as I notice it's dark outside (around 7:45pm these days) and I start getting sleepy around 10pm-11pm depending on the day I've had. I'm fucking full on passing out by midnight, like phone falling on my face, gotta sleep now. and my sleep isn't perfect but it's a lot better than it was! I get a solid unbroken 6-7 hours stretch which is huge for me and I don't feel like death warmed over needing both vyvanse and caffeine to even think about functioning!

anyway if you already knew this then GOOD FOR YOU BUDDY WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME AT ANY POINT IN THE PAST 15 YEARS and if not, I hope you try it out and it helps even a bit! 🖤