#you'd THINK halloween would be my favourite holiday! but no! it's not! it's fun but unremarkable to me!

[spinnysocks]

It's not Halloween I know, but what do the Outlanders do during the holiday in your human AU? Forgive me on that last question I sent to you btw.

i'm very sorry for not answering your previous ask in time (asking about what the outlanders do leading up to spooky month), but good question! :D

jasiri will not rest until EVERYTHING is decorated. just like christmas and birthdays, she goes all out. though, halloween is kinda special because a lot of the outlanders are seen/used to be seen as scary so, i imagine it might be a favourite out of the holidays. they like to embrace being ‘scary’ sometimes

she hosts a halloween party at her place and oh my god the outfits. THE OUTFITS /vpos. i think i'd have to make an entirely separate post on who would wear what. maybe on halloween i will. i'd love any suggestions or thoughts :]]

let's cut to the chase — TRICK OR TREATING!!! i usually think about the outlanders in the same apartment block (different apartments for the different groups/species y'know) so i'm just imagining the kids knocking on everyone's doors for sweets 🥹 wema and tunu get so excited when they're getting greeted by everyone, meanwhile dogo and kijana take a handful of sweets & run and love it when there's tricks involved. for obvious reasons

the idiots probably trick or treat too. let them have fun!!! i'm just imagining them being all happy knocking on doors meanwhile janja/reirei/kiburi are supervising them lmao. or maybe janja joins the trick or treating too with chungu and cheezi's persuasion

“who invented this holiday” asks everyone exasperatedly because halloween is MADE for the skinks. so so so many tricks and pranks take place. there is no escape /silly

HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES!!! tamka and goigoi love doing apple bobbing, reirei is the best at it :] i don't know many other halloween activities I Am Sorry

toffee apples. that's the entire bullet point. toffee apples are good

at the end of the party they do horror stories. that goes about as well as you'd expect (the hyenas are clinging to each other for dear life, sumu is ominously questioning how someone in a story could die that quick, goigoi is snoring, jasiri is covering wema and tunu's ears, the skinks are laughing when someone in the story dies, etc!)

mzingo only enjoys this holiday for the rise in “good books” to read (he likes murder mysteries) and morbid decorations (although plastic)

dunno if this is a tradition worldwide but where i live there's fireworks on halloween. so at the end of the night there's a nice wholesome firework show to watch :)

oh my god i genuinely forgot about PUMPKINS. they definitely do pumpkin carvings. some of the carvings are definitely inappropriate or at least very messy hfgdj. at least they tried lmao

thank you for asking!! i did human au ideas for christmastime last year so this feels nice to do ^w^

[scuderlia]

thanks for the tag jo @liamlawsonlesbian <3

star sign: aries sun, capricorn moon, virgo rising. being chill and normal was never an option.

favorite holiday: probably Halloween 💀 as someone who loves horror and is a recovering theatre kid, it's perfect. plus, i'm gay.

last meal: three twizzlers & a litre of ginger kombucha

current favorite musician: i've been listening to a lot of Wolf Alice and SASAMI recently.

last song listened to: 'No Girl So Sweet' (PJ Harvey)

(a tangent... but if any of my mutuals want to stalk each other on Spotify pls lmk...)

last movie watched: Talk to Me (2023) dir. Danny & Michael Philippou. i watched it on my flight and it was honestly a lot better than i anticipated. even though gore isn't typically my favourite, i was pleasantly surprised by how they managed to integrate it into a possession film. loved the grief-driven storylines, and the characters charmed me. rating: ☆☆☆☆

last tv show watched: Betty (HBO) !!! i have debilitating crushes on everyone from Skate Kitchen.

last book finished: Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline. it was assigned in one of my first year uni courses and i sped through it without really taking the time to read it properly. now that i have it's been rotting my brain non-stop. her use of simile is insane.

i also recently finished An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks. one of my all-time favourite authors and academics, would highly recommend this as a foray into 'medical' non-fiction.

last book abandoned: i don't think i've ever abandoned a book in my life, but i recently had to choke down this technical document about building codes that i can't be bothered to remember the title of.

edit: just remembered the absolute chore that was reading Outlawed by Anna North. i feel cheated and lied to by the cover because i love the cover, but the book is honestly unbelievably boring. i’m tired of the evangelical horse girl narrators, i had enough of those where i grew up. i did finish this because i hate quitting, but it tested my patience and made me feel like pulling my hair out.

currently reading: Milk Fed by Melissa Broder (for like the third time). this book is sooo weird and kind of gross, in the best way. it's definitely not going to appease everyone but i have a sick fascination with it and keep coming back. i've also been having a love affair with the cover design for a while now.

last thing researched for writing/art/hyperfixation: common apartment floorplans in Italy (if anyone has this info, hmu). i'm also in an internet sinkhole of background on the 2024 F2 grid and their respective karting histories.

favorite online fandom memory: when i was 15 i had public beef with a bunch of conservatives in a politician's comment section over pipelines and green policy and then said politician blocked me on every platform. this wouldn't be fandom related if not for the fact that i used my fan account to do all of this, so [redacted] had to search my cringe username multiple times... like omg are you a fan?

favorite old fandom you wish would drag you back in/have a resurgence: the euphoria that i felt being a part of the haikyuu fandom during quarantine will never be replicated, but i think about it every day.

favorite thing you enjoy that never had an active or big fandom, but you wish it did: i'm really into the original, morbid Grimm fairytales and wish that someone would produce a proper remake of Cinderella already. let the doves pick out the step sisters' eyes, cowards.

tempting project you don't have time for: this is a trick question because i always give into temptation regardless of whether i have time for it or not. i really want to do a series of deep-dive posts about track design and the 'architects' of f1... i've been fixated on it for a while now and haven't seen a lot of discussion about it, plus it seems like it would be fun to put all the research together :)

~ all the people i would tag have already posted, but pls do it if you'd like!

[jamesunderwater]

having an anon friend always seems like so much fun and i’m somehow jealous of you.

my fave time of day: my favourite time of day is definitely just before the sun sets. like when the sun looks so much bigger and the sky is a bunch of different colours, that’s my favourite time. (it’s also the time i go home everyday so maybe it’s also the fact that it’s home time).

my favourite character: alaska young. the book version though. there was something about “looking for alaska” that hooked me in at a young age and i’ve never quite been the same since.

one fact: i failed high school english. most of my friends see me as highly literate so when i tell them i actually failed english (it’s my first language too) it always comes as a big shock.

now my questions for you: what’s your favourite holiday? if you could have any fast food brand available to you at a moments notice, what would it be? if you had to describe yourself using two colours, which would they be? 🩶

friend anon!!! despite my considerable neglect of our friendship, i want you to know that replying to your asks was literally on my to-do list for months. i hope that this feels like a compliment -- i only write out "reply to so and so" and "text so and so" when i really care xD

okay if you came off anon though OR figured out how to stealthily leave a message about wanting a friend anon (idk how you'd do that, but worth a try lol) maybe YOU could have a friend anon too. i need to be someone's friend anon, actually. it's such a sweet feeling to make someone feel seen like that, to make someone smile by showing them people care and are interested in them as a person. thanks for being the kind of cool person who does that! <3 i hope you get a friend anon, you deserve one too.

ohhh, that moment before the sun sets is such a beautiful one!! i'm curious what your landscape is like when you're heading home each day -- are you seeing this sky against a city backdrop? an expanse of fields? suburban streets lined with houses? a mountain with houses scattered all down it? the sea or other waterscape? i must know.

haha i am excited that you ended up choosing a character i actually know! fun fact, when i was in high school, my childhood best friend and i reconnected and we always had a kind of ethereal bond. one day we were sitting in her car in a cemetery and decided we wanted to rename ourselves based on our truer nature, but decided we should name each other. i actually named her Alaska, because she so, so reminded me of Alaska from that book. she was just (still is, even now)...unearthly in some ways. magic kind of poured out of every part of her. she ended up changing her name to Alaska really everywhere, truly went by the name for years. I think she only recently started going by her birth name again. (she named me Luna, if you're wondering, and what a compliment, to be compared to the moon in any sense)

i hope it's not rude to say, but i love your one fact? cause fuck school. it is so not a measure of our actual intelligence or proclivities. kinda love that you prove that with that story -- though i am sorry you had that experience, because I'm sure it was very stressful.

okay, i probably already apologized for this, but like.......sorry again for having absolutely no capacity for short replies. i don't really know how people don't comment on every little thing like this? hopefully you don't hate it!

favorite holiday: generally speaking, Christmas. Huge fan of Halloween as well. but the last few years Christmas has been very quiet for me, and while I haven't hated that, it just isn't exactly the holiday it used to be. So you know what? In this moment, I think my answer might be New Year's Eve instead. for several years now I've spent that day in reflection, and journaled for hours at night about the previous year or years, hopes for the new year, all of that. I love it. and I love that, unlike other holidays, I don't really feel the need or even desire to be with others that day -- so the fact that I'm usually not doesn't feel strange or like something i need to fix.

fast food brand: i don't really eat fast food much, or eat out that often at all. but despite the fact that i hardly ever eat red meat, for some reason my brain has associated "i did a hard thing and now i deserve heavy-calorie, easy meal" with Five Guys. which is basically really expensive, wonderfully greasy burgers, and i always feel like shit afterward, but there you have it.

two colors: oh how i love this question... it's hard not to jump to my favorite colors, but that's not what you're asking here. i'm so curious what my friends would say 😆 but me? i think i would say the golden yellow of ginkgo leaves in fall. and... mm, yeah, the dark green of a spruce tree (i looked some up, and i think the black hills spruce tree is the best representation of the green i mean).

<3333 thank you for these questions and the wonderful conversation, friend anon. i hope you had the loveliest of holidays and this week is restful for you.

[ja3hwa]

Thank you, darling, for the tag ehhe. I dont think I've ever dont like a questionnaire thingy before, hehe.

Name: Jae But a lot of people call me JJ or JaeJae.

Number of siblings: Technically one, which is my twin sister.

Number of pets: One, my puppy Nana

Favourite colour: Funny enough, it's forest/olive green. Even tho my blog is purple, ahah.

Favourite author: I don't read a lot of read books anymore, sadly. But I'd have to say Sarah J. Maas. Jay kristoff, and my dear friend E. They have a novel series that is to die for.

Favourite song: i have too many, but right now, I have matz by atz and Poison by Angel dust on repeat.

Hobbies: Does writing count? I also paint and draw and make custom clothing/accessories..

Favourite holiday: Uhh, i don't really have one since I'm pagan. But it would have to be Halloween, which is Samhain to me. I like being spooky.

Fun fact/something you'd enjoy sharing: Well, i guess a fun fact is that im a twin. Im 12 minutes older. And something I'd share is, i guess... i made this blog when my life was at its lowest point and not to get moppy, but if it wasn't for all of you guys, i probably wouldn't be here today. So thank you.

Anyone can join this little fun game. But I'll tag @kitten4sannie @shinestarhwaa @astayinwonderland @becauseilovedyou @luvt0kki @gococogo ♡♡♡

Thank you for the tag Mars 🫶🏻🩷 @stayconnecteed

get to know me tag game:

name!! Iva (welp it's a part of my whole name)

number of siblings!! 1 older brother and 1 older sister

number of pets!! I have 3 cats Maze (Mazikeen), Lily (Panther Lily) and Pirate/Piratko (Captain Pirate) and 1 turtle Franky

favourite colour!! hmm some specific type of light green and dark green and some purples

favorite author!! I don't know too many ppl on here but I love all of your works so I cannot just choose one person so let's just say Diana Waynne Jones bc she wrote the Howl's Moving Castle series

favorite song!! this changes every so often but um Flavor Of Life (ballad version) by Hikaru Utada will always be one of my favourites.

hobbies!! watching series/ dramas/ anime, listening to music, reading and spending time with my cats.

favorite holiday!! probably Halloween? I've always loved it so so much and let's be honest it's always been more important to me than my birthday which is 10 days before that but sadly ppl here don't celebrate it as much.

fun fact / something i’d enjoy sharing!! oh!! it's probably nothing fun or interesting but I had to make this acc bc I got blocked by @j-0ne25 and then my acc just never got acces to view hers wven after she unblocked me so I just gave up and this is how I got here (which I definitely did not regret bc I got to meet all of you) 💕.

here are my no pressure tags: @j-0ne25 @hyunniesgirl @bangchannie0310

[echthr0s]

I was reading a post explaining how Halloween is an inversion festival for American society and it suddenly clicked -- Christmas is an inversion festival for me

Halloween is just another day ending in -y for me because, you know, pagan goth who likes dead things, la di da. but the Christmas season is when I can suddenly turn into a sparkly capering snow-dusted peppermint-scented eggnog-swilling carol-belting acolyte of the Janus-faced Krampus/Kringle godform who finds great and terrible joy in the depths of winter instead of, you know, being prone to seasonal depression and insanely desperate to see the colour green again

[stevesbipanic]

I love your writing posts and the prompts so. freaking. much. Everything is a source of inspiration for little artist like me!

Sooo, how about some Halloween themed Steddie? 🖤🎃

Ahhh Ty, it's wild that I could be an inspiration for any art since all of you artists on here are so talented 😍💖

I'm in a spooky mood so here's some Halloween Steddie for you.

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

Halloween had been a sore spot for Steve since '84. When your girlfriend breaks your heart on a holiday it kind of makes you hate the holiday. Eddie however, loved Halloween, which was unsurprising. October 1st Steve showed up to his boyfriend's trailer and saw it already decked out in skeletons and bats.

"You'd think you'd be sick of bats after what we went through, Eds."

"If anything bats are more metal now, Stevie."

Eddie had asked Steve if they could have a Halloween party at his house weeks in advance and of course Steve had said yes not wanting to spoil the fun for his boyfriend.

They'd decided to go as Claire and Bender from The Breakfast Club, mainly cause Eddie would get a kick out of calling Steve "The Princess" all night as if he hadn't called Steve that numerous times before.

Nancy and Argyle had agreed to pick everyone up in their cars leaving Steve and Eddie enough time to finish the food and decorations.

"It looks great sweetheart, like the haunted house of my dreams."

"Only you would have happy dreams about haunted houses."

By the time everyone had arrived, Steve had just finished setting out all the food while Eddie was finishing his eyeliner. The kids tumbled through the door when Steve answered it, beelining it to the food.

"Hey Princess where's your Criminal?"

"Haha, hey Robs nice Fred outfit where's your Daphne? Ed's upstairs."

"Nance is helping Will fix his coat, a button came loose in the car but they'll be in in a minute."

Once Eddie came downstairs the party was in full swing and Steve was actually having a good time. After a few hours the kids were starting to get drowsy so Steve set out the spare mattress and blankets, setting up Gremlins for them to watch as they all fell asleep.

The older group moved to sitting out by the pool, wanting to engage in non kid-friendly activities. Eddie, Jonathan and Argyle passed around a joint which Eddie occasionally shotgunned to Steve while the group passed around dumb stories and drank.

Eventually even the teens had to sleep splitting into the guest rooms and Eddie following Steve to his room. The two boys helped each other wipe off what was left of their makeup and into comfy clothes before laying down in bed.

"Thank you for making Halloween fun again, Eds"

"Anytime sweetheart. I know the day had a bit of a black mark for you with Wheeler and all but I really love that you tried for me. My favourite princess" Eddie said giggling softly and kissing Steve's cheek.

"Of course Eddie, I'd do anything to make you smile. I-I love you Eds," they'd never said the words to each other but now felt right, it was time to make a good Halloween memory.

Eddie moved forward capturing Steve's lips kissing him deeply, "I love you too, Stevie."

Now whenever Steve thought of Halloween there was no mention of bullshit or punch or broken hearts, just two boys madly in love with each other.

[mmonamona]

Halloween [corpse husband x reader]

synopsis: you spend Halloween with Corpse. based on this request from @slashersdream

a/n: Corpse in a onesie? more likely than you'd think. i really got carried away with this request lmfao

Corpse had always been a connoisseur of all things spooky; it was the reason why Halloween was always something to look forward to. This year, however, it became even more special since it would be your first Halloween together. It wasn’t like you had any extravagant plans, but he was excited nonetheless. When you said you just wanted to watch scary movies and cuddle all night, Corpse had been one hundred percent on board. 

...He just hadn’t pictured himself doing it in a onesie. When you first showed him the purple bunny onesie and insisted that it would be perfect for Halloween, he was reluctant, to say the least, but you smiled so brightly at the idea that he couldn’t bring himself to say no. You, on the other hand, were wearing a black onesie with cat ears. As cheesy as this whole thing was, you just wanted Corpse to have fun. You knew how hard he could be on himself, and you figured his favourite holiday would help him unwind from the stress he had been feeling lately. 

“What are we watching?” you asked, walking back into the living room. Corpse was already sprawled on the couch, huddled under a fluffy blanket with the tv remote in hand. You sat down, putting the bowl of popcorn between the two of you. 

“Uhh.. trying to choose between The Shining and Scream,” he muttered.

“Definitely The Shining.”

“Haven’t you watched that like a million times?” 

“Yeah, but you’ve watched it zero times. So put it on,” you said, reaching into the bowl of popcorn, “for such a horror nerd, I can’t believe you haven’t seen it.”

“I just don’t watch movies, ok?” He chuckled, putting an arm around your shoulder and selecting the movie in question. 

“Well, that's what I’m here for. We’re not getting any sleep tonight until you catch up on all the movies you’ve missed,” you responded, resting your head in his shoulder as the opening credits began. 

The nerve-racking soundtrack would have usually unsettled you quite a bit, but you soon came to realise that with Corpse’s presence, your fear just didn’t feel the same.

It didn’t help that not only did he seem unfazed at every scare, but he also teased you endlessly whenever the action managed to startle you. 

“Stop laughing, asshole!” You half-laughed, half-yelled, hiding your face in his side. As reassuring as being in his proximity may have been, it certainly didn’t make you immune to cheap jump scares. 

“C'mon kitten, it was so obvious that was coming,” he giggled. Sure, the pang of terror you felt every five minutes wasn’t ideal, but the way his face lit up whenever he laughed at your reactions was worth it. 

By the time you were halfway through the second movie, it seemed that both of you were running low on energy. You ended up laid out on the couch, your head on Corpse's lap as he played around with your hair. Not even the shoddy scares of the endless movie marathon could make you react at this point. The movie was mere background noise as you started drifting off, the feeling of Corpse's comforting hands almost lulling you to sleep. 

“Darling,” he said, and your eyes immediately snapped open. Right, you were supposed to stay awake with him; you had countless more movies left on your watchlist. 

“I’m not sleeping,” you answered quickly, but you feared the drowsiness in your voice would betray you. 

Corpse laughed softly, turning your body on its back so he could see your face, “we should go to bed now, it’s getting late.”

“Sleep is for the weak,” you grumbled, a frown on your face.

“Well it’s a good thing you’re weak, then.” he retorted, a playful smirk on his face.

In return you pouted, face scrunched into an equally playful glare, “you’re mean.”

“And you’re practically about to pass out. So let’s go to bed.”

You sighed, but listened nonetheless. You sat up and allowed him to follow suit, “We didn’t even get to watch Carrie.”

“We can watch it another time, kitten,” he whispered, picking up the abandoned popcorn bowl and placing it on the coffee table. You watched him as he lifted the remote and turned the tv off, and suddenly the apartment was plunged into darkness. The resultant gloom made you groan in protest. 

“Corpse.. now we can’t see anything,” You whined, only to be met by silence. Your eyes struggled to adjust to the sudden absence of light, and your boyfriend didn't seem to want to give any signs of life, “...Corpse I know what you’re trying to do and it’s not funny.”

You carefully tried to manoeuvre your way around the living room, still doing your best to hear any movement he made, but he was stealthier than you thought he could be. You knew that his goal was to scare you, and you didn't want to give him the satisfaction.

“Corpse I’m gonna murder you-“ your threat was cut short, however, by the feeling of none other than your boyfriend grabbing you from behind. 

“What the fuck!” You whisper-yelled, doing your best to not wake up the neighbours.

"You're such a scaredy-cat."

"Stop making fun of my onesie," you spoke, rolling your eyes at his pun.

"Purr-haps I will."

“I hate you so much.”

He just dissolved into laughter and gave you a warm back hug, his chest pressing up against your back, “You love me.”

“Yeah, whatever,” you muttered, “It’s still dark though, genius.”

“How do you even get lost in a living room?” He teased, guiding you in a direction you assumed was the bedroom.

“It’s not like I live here.” You retaliated. 

He went quiet for a second, “...maybe you should.”

Your breath caught in your throat, and a wide grin spread across your face, “Wait- deadass?”

He laughed in response, “Yes, deadass.”

You squealed and pulled yourself from his back hug, only to turn around and pull him into another clumsy embrace, “Fuck yeah! If you’re sure.”

“Of course I’m sure. I mean you practically sleep over all the time anyway. Just making it official.”

“I love you so much,” you cooed, hugging him as tight as you could muster, before pulling away, “okay, now where’s the bedroom again?”

In one manoeuvre, he leaned forward, opening the door to your bedroom. The moonlight gleaming through the open curtains illuminated the bedroom enough for you to see. 

“Oh. I thought we were further away,” you mumbled as you walked into the bedroom.

“How big do you think my apartment is?”

“I swear it feels bigger in the dark.”

“No, you’re just a dumbass.”

“Meanie,” you muttered, switching the lights on and turning back to look at him, “There’s my Corpsie! I missed your pretty face!” You teased.

He laughed, blushing and shyly looking away, "you're so annoying."

"Well get used to it, because I'm gonna be around all the time from now on," you smiled, grabbing his hands and pulling him towards you. 

His face lit up with a grin as he looked down at you, "you're making me regret asking."

"That's too bad. You're stuck with me now," you quipped.

He leaned down and gave you a small kiss on the forehead, "Wouldn't have it any other way."

Taglist [send an ask to be added!]:

@holosexualunicorn7000 

[ratherbefangirling]

Hi 🤍 Can I request a BTS ship? 😇 I am not sure if I have already sent you this.

My name is Jana and I‘m an ‘01 liner. My sun sign is Virgo, my moon sign is Capricorn and Libra is my rising sign. I am more of an extrovert, but I‘m still pretty calm. Appearance: 5“3/160 cm, wavy/long/dark brown hair, big brown/greenish eyes.

I‘m pretty much into beauty and fashion. I like everything what is aesthetically pleasing. In my free time I spent my time at the museum, opera/theater, library (bookworm here!) or spa - I simply prefer to stay inside. I like to hangout with my loved ones and having fun or deep conversations about god and the world. I need music like you need air - I've been in the choir for half my life. My favorite season is fall, so I‘m sooo happy rn and I‘m looking forward for HALLOWEEN, because I LOVE spooky stuff. Also I am a proud cat mom…meow. What else can I tell about me, let me think…I am currently studying criminal psychology and I want to really help people, and make a difference in their lives.

Thank you and HAGD 😽

Hello Jana,

I hope you have a nice day and like it. And just in time for Halloween.

The person I ship you with is Jimin.

You walk down the streets enjoying the lovely weather. Today has been wonderful so far, you had a spa appointment and then you got discount at the book store (not that it does anything to reduce spending).

You walk into your favourite local cafe to try out their Halloween specials. After eating a sandwich. You pick the interesting choices of the menu and Two hot drinks to go.

It's time to meet your cat who's been baby sat by your boyfriend, who is a vet. A perfect person to take care of your beautiful baby.

You remember the time your cat had gotten sick. You had rushed her to the hospital almost sick with worry yourself.

Jimin had seen your cat and at once performed the necessary treatment. He had told you your baby needed to stay at hospital for a night.

You had been close to tears. He made sure to assure you even making you meet his partner Taehyung who would care for your pet.

He then asked you to coffee. "It's a rule to not date your patient but lucky for me I want to ask her mom out."

Famous words. You ofcourse still bring them up and he hides behind his hands when you do it.

That night you didn't want to be alone so you take his offer. Of course halfway through you suspect him trying to con you.

Surprisingly he offers you a discount next morning when you go pick up. Also asking if he could have your personal use.

To be honest it was weird but you forgave him because he took good care of your cat and also because he was cute.

Maybe they didn't have time to learn how to flirt in veterinary schools.

Ofcourse you'd realise later how wrong you were. Park Jimin was an indiscriminate flirt.

You wait in the waiting room as Jimin completes last of his check up.

Taehyung comes in smiling his boxy smile when he sees you and latches on to the food you got for Jimin in a true best friend fashion.

Soon enough Jimin comes out happy to see you but then spots Taehyung. Jimin kicks him.

" Stay away from the food my girlfriend brought me." Jimin warns.

"What will you do." Taehyung says unbothered

"You are officially not invited to the party tonight." Jimin says.

"Ha ! Like you can stop me."

You've learnt by now not to interfere between the two.

You take your cat into your arms, stroking her carefully.

The night falls and you've set up your house for a Halloween feast. It's a small event with close friends and neighbours and members of your choir group obviously.

Your place looks perfect with handmade decor including a carved pumpkin even if it's a bit umm unique. You've set up fairy lights and spiders. The food is on the table and a big thermos of pumpkin spiced latte. Most of the things are set to the theme.

You would be drained if nor for the excitement because you truly love the holiday to the core.

Also when else do you get to dress up with all the eccentric finds and sales deals. All the aesthetics you can't try because it will be too strange for your usual. This was the perfect season to spice it up.

Luckily in Jimin you find someone equally open to change and fashionable. Somebody you can freely have fun with.

Jimin comes out dressed like a student from hogwarts. You on the other side have decided to be a goddess.

A snap of the camera makes you turn as you fix last of your makeup.

"Jimin."

"Jana." He imitates your tone.

You huff. He laughs.

Then he brings out a box.

"What's that?"

"Open and find out." He says barely repressing his glee as he feigns carelessness.

You open the packaging to reveal a customs necklace with double 'j' in cursive inside a heart.

"Oh my god did you have to make me cry after I completed my make up." You say.

"I love you." He replies his sappy mode on.

"I love you... so much."

[ana-deaky]

It’s The Little Things || Joe Mazzello x Reader

What started out as a discussion between me and @amethyst-serenade on how cute Joe is, blown out into this story/HC, I honestly don’t know what this is. It’s definitely fluffy, now that I’m sure. Hope you guys enjoy our work!!

Words: 2393

No warnings whatsoever

HERE WE GO!!

Oh without a doubt! He's gonna be an amazing father and his kids will be adorable and lovable just like him.

Imagine him with his firstborn (especially if it's a girl) holding them in his arms and the absolute adoration on his face ♥️

It would start when you tell him you're pregnant. He'd be beside you (crying a little), kissing and hugging you, and your belly and telling "I'm gonna be a dad. We're gonna be parents."

Even when before you start showing, his hands will be on the belly, secretly protecting his kid. Involuntarily yelling "excuse me" and "coming through" when the two of you walk through crowds. And randomly talking to the baby, reading to the baby at night. And when he goes on a shoot while you're pregnant and he calls and he says "put the phone on speaker, I wanna talk to the baby" and talks about the day.

And he'd be showing everyone the ultrasound pic! And when you're having a movie night, he'd either have his hand or his head on your belly, constantly snuggling into you. And he'll tell anyone who'll listen that his beautiful wife is expecting your first child. And during the movie, if anybody cusses, Joe would put his hands on the sides of the belly and he'd say "too early for that" jokingly.

Oh Joe won't be able to hold it in for the first trimester. The day the second trimester hits, the ultrasound will be on his page and he'll share an entire paragraph about the baby and his incredible wife.

And obviously help throw the best damn dramatic Baby Gender Reveal Party ever!! YES! It's a girl!!

The moment he feels the baby kick over your belly, god, here comes the water works AGAIN!! His hands will be literally glued to your belly until he feels her kick again.

And the day comes when little Ms. Mazzello is ready to make her grand entrance into the world and you bet your ass, Mr. Mazzello has had the hospital bag and ready to go right after the baby shower.

And there she was, Ella Virginia Mazzello, the absolute adoration in his face as he watched his little girl in a tiny bundle on her mom's chest.

His face would be all lit up when he finally holds his baby girl, he's looking at his baby girl, all teary eyed and you could see his love for the baby in his eyes. And he'll literally worship the mother of his more than adorable baby, the love of his life and love her like anything.

He'd be loving and considerate, and would make sure his wife is happy and comfortable. And he tries his best to for you to let him dress the baby in the Yankees onesie he got for her. Well he knows how that's gonna end up.

Let us assume the fact that Ben has a baby boy around that time and Gwil makes a joke "that's your future boyfriend" when the boys visit the new mother and baby at Joe's home and Joe whispers to the baby, pretty audibly, "No dating for you until 16, young lady"

And on one day when the Yankees are playing, he'll be wearing a Yankees tshirt and dresses the baby in the Yankees onesie that he specifically got for her, and seats her on his lap, he'll post that picture captioned "Just two Yankees fans hangin' out"

His phone memory will be filled up with all of Ella's pictures, videos of her bouncing up and down on her father's lap to one of those Beatles songs from her dad's collection and obviously in her Halloween costume, that's right, Joe dresses up his little girl in a baby Raptor costume.

And all the boys would give him shit for it but Lucy would think it's the most adorable thing ever and tell you how lucky you are to have a husband like that.

As his little girl grows up, he'll help her host tea parties and he'd take her on daddy-daughter dates so he can show her how a REAL man should treat her.

Joe would make sure his little girl don't take no crap!

Second time along, during their second gender reveal, they find they're having a baby boy and he'll go crazy raising his hands and jumping up and down "we're having a boy, our lil baseball player is here."

He'd be going on and on and ON about having a firstborn son to carry on the family name.

He'd DEFINITELY get him a raptor onesie first and practically beg to organise play dates with Gwil & Dana's little girl and Rami and Lucy's twins (we haven't forgotten Ben's kids)

And Joe's baby girl, he'll definitely be by her side when his baby boy is too little so that she don't feel left out or anything.

********

And Mother's Day,

The boys would all get together and plan something special for the ladies so they don't have to lift a finger. Starting with breakfast in bed (that Joe made with help from the kids), well you woke up to your little girl's giggles from outside the door and in comes your lovely husband with your baby boy in the baby carrier and Ella.

The boys would have booked the girls in for a spa day and he'll organise daddy-daycare with the boys. Then you'd all go to Rami & Lucy's place for dinner, which of course, the dads are making while the girls hangout with the kids. And then comes a bab(ies)y-mommy photoshoot and everything.

But Joe would find you when the baby's hungry because 'that's the one thing I can't do, sorry!' He'll be so dramatic saying "My nipples are useless."

Under the starry skies, the boys and their wives and babies, pictures perfect.

Ooh and the kids, well the boys will set up tents for them to camp in the backyard. And they'll sit around and tell stories of dragons and pirates and wizards; and let their imaginations run wild.

Imagine Gwil telling all these amazing stories with his soothing accent, doing all the voices and making the kids laugh while the rest of you are enjoying a beer or a glass of wine under the fairy lights hanging in the trees. And later, when he gets an acoustic guitar and break into a song and all the boys sing along.

And after the kids are down, all of you reminisce about the time when they did BoRhap and all the fun you guys had during press tours and birthdays and holidays.

And Joe tells about the adventures in Japan for the press tour when the translators were finding it hard to keep up with the boys. And Ben's like "Sorry I missed it!"

"But Cardboard Ben did" and that's when they remember Ben Cardy after an awful long time

Then Gwil and Joe explain the terrible night that Cardy B was in jail. Meanwhile you and the girls look at each other like "Boys!" 🙄

And Lucy takes out Joe's YouTube page and shows all the videos. And they all give him shit for doing 'Milk' and you be like "He still got the occasional screams."

Then Rami says "so THAT'S your bedroom secret, Joe?" And Joe's like "Well, we've got two kids so it must be working!" And you shove at his arm to keep him quiet saying "Joseph!"

"That's nothing",  Lucy says with a grin "Rami sings to me". And Rami covers his face with his hands and Ben shoves his arm. "Gwil goes "Huzzah" everytime he's done", says Dana from a corner. Ben gives Olivia a warning look, and Olivia says "Ben tells me to call him Skywalker to get him in the mood" and Joe laughs.

"So we all have weird quirks, cheers to that", says Joe and takes a drink and you go like eww

"That's why were friends", says Gwil. "Joe and I are more like brothers' says Rami, "We've seen each other shirtless in The Pacific". "And other things" says Ben. Lucy rolls her eyes and you two give each other a look.

"Here we go again" says Gwil and turns to you to ask "Has he tried to make the kids watch The Pacific yet?"

"Well it's not my fault. That the scene was TOO GOOD, y'know", says Joe winking, "besides you enjoy it as much as I do" says Joe to you.

"Several times. Barely made it halfway through the first episode before Ella said she was bored. He then tried with Joey until I reminded him that the baby is, in fact, still a baby. But when WE watch it, Joe always seems really interested in THAT sex scene", you said. "Joseph!" Lucy gasps

"Attaboy!" Rami chuckles and pats Joe on his back.

"How come you guys never watched it with me?", Ben asks. "We should do a "The Pacific" watch party one day", Rami announces and Joe toasts, "To the watchparty!"

"Oh she hesitated! That means it's true!" says Ben. "No wonder you've got two kids" Gwil grins.

"You watched it too!" says Dana. "Only because Rami and Joe wouldn't shut up about it and brought it up in EVERY interview we did!" says Gwil.

Just as Joe does the toast, your daughter comes out in her favourite unicorn pyjamas. "Daddy, I need to pee". Joe looks over at you. Rami and Lucy giggle. "She did call Daddy, didn't she?", you gave a look to Joe and he says "Come here" he says and picks up his daughter and off he goes. "She walks right?", Dana asks. "Don't even get me started with that.", you told.

"Always knew he'd go all gooey over his little girl." Ben says, lighting a cigarette. "She's definitely daddy's princess", you sigh. "Does he have tea parties with her?" Olivia asks. "He does, but uh" you hesitate just as Joe comes back, "Liv wants to know about your latest tea party"

"Oh what can I say Ella loves tea parties as much as I do. It's incredible and so much fun, you know" he says. "And this one here", he gestures to you, "is kinda jealous of us spending all the time together."

"You pinky promised me that you wouldn't show it to anyone" says Joe trying to grab your phone. "Oh its them", you said. "Yes it's us. Also pinky promise? How old are you guys?", Gwil asked.

"Yeah, Joe left me for a younger woman", you grin, sipping your wine. "You bastard!" Gwil gasps.

"And yet I have photographic evidence of you wearing a flower crown" you add. "Show us!", says Ben.

"That's just the start of it, Gwil", you wink, "so we have a choice between the flower crown, the fairy wings or the unicorn headband". Ben chokes on his cigarette and the girls laugh.

"You're a man of many hidden talents, Joe", Rami smirks.

"In my defense, I take pinky promises very very seriously", Joe said as the group passed the phone around, "Also I looked good in every one of those pictures"

"Y/N, tell them", Joe said. You roll your eyes. "He looks good in every one of those pictures", you said, adding to Dana "otherwise he'll sulk for the rest of the night." Dana giggles.

"Speaking of onesies, Joe wanted to get BoRhap themed outfits for the kids.", you said. "Thats so thoughtful, Joe", Lucy said. "Hold on, next time?", Ben grinned, "You guys wanna have more kids?"

"Did you get that onesie that we sent you for the baby?" Ben asked. "We did", you confirm "and it fits perfectly. Though El almost threw a tantrum when she saw her baby brother dressed as a raptor."

"Well Joe has already bought a Yankees one, so Ben had to compromise", said Rami. "Joe made me pinky promise that we HAD to buy the Yankees onesie first", you grin. "I wanted that for the baby's "homecoming" outfit, but she didn't allow it. Both times. Better luck next time, right?" Joe said.

'It's Joey's first Christmas. They're growing up so fast. I remember like it was yesterday that I told Joe that I was pregnant with El. Now here we are", and you were interrupted by a baby crying through one of the monitors. All of you scramble around to check which one was active. And found out it was yours, "Is he hearing all this? I'm gonna go check on him", you said and walked away.

"Oh he's already advised me of this, on the wedding night", you shrugged. "Pretty sure we conceived lil Joey at your place, Gwil", Joe grins, making Gwil sputter on his beer. You swatted his arm, "Joe!!".

"And I assume you've already found these outfits for the kids?" Olivia asked.

"It's a work in progress. It should be ready by the time of our Disney trip, hopefully", Joe said.

You sat in the rocking chair with Joey in your arms, singing to him softly, looking deep into his hazel eyes, stroking his cheek with your finger.

"I remember when you told us that Y/N was pregnant again", said Lucy, "You couldn't wait give give El a baby brother or sister."

"That's what you meant when you said you were busy, huh"' Rami winked. "We thought it was time, you know, El became a big sister."

******

"Gosh, I feel bad for not saying goodnight to everyone", you yawned "I didn't realise how tired I was.". You watched as the baby snuggled into the pastel green blanket, sound asleep.

You felt the baby lifted off your arms and opened your eyes, your fingers tightening on the baby "Shhhh its okay, it's me. I got him.", said Joe as he took the baby in his arm and laid him down on the bassinet right by the bedside. "Aren't you supposed to be downstairs?", you asked sleepy

"I knew you'd have dozed off with the baby when you didn't show up and everybody was tired after the long night. Probably asleep by now", Joe said, "Come let's go to sleep."

'C'mon now, in you get', Joe said pulling the duvet aside and you got in and he behind you. His strong arms wrapped around you after he pulled the blanket over the both of you. You nuzzled into his neck. Joe kissed the top of your head. As the two of you dozed off.

......

Tags: @amethyst-serenade @jd-johndeacon-or-jackdaniels @mazzell-ro @thosequeenboys @detectivecutiepantsandhisbabyfox @brinteylovesaliens @hellysthings

[nobleclover]

New Samhain

It was a cool October evening as Jake fastened the golden buttons on his cloak close to his neck. Sure, it was a hand-me-down vampire costume cloak that his older cousin had lent him, but even with the frayed ends, it still looked pretty decent regardless. After adjusting it a little, he took a moment to examine his reflection from head to toe, grimacing menacingly to see if he looked scary enough. Nodding approvingly to his reflection, he wandered downstairs just as his mother, Audrey, was shaking a bag of sweets into an orange dish while dressed as a witch.

While his grandparents’ house they moved into was in the middle of nowhere, she still had experience handing out treats when she was a girl and wanted to provide any trick-or-treaters with a decent haul. Halloween was one of Jake’s favourite holidays, alas, he wouldn’t be able to go trick or treating this year. Audrey’s car needed to be taken into the garage and unfortunately any other possible valets were busy or unable to drive them around.

“Jake, are you ready for the trick-or-treaters?” his mother asked, setting the orange dish on a wooden table in the middle of the hallway.

“Yeah, no worries, mam. Just wish we could travel up to that fair on the pier and walk around a bit,” he hummed, scanning the front window for any upcoming cars.

“I know darling,” Audrey replied morosely, “still, we’ll make the best of it while we can!”

Just then, the doorbell chimed. Jake and Audrey scurried to the door and jamming the key into the lock. Slowly, the key turned and Audrey asked in a sly, creepy tone akin to an old lady, “Who is there?”

The door suddenly pushed against her and a young girl with messy brown hair and wearing a heavy greyish-brown coat poked her head through the gap, looking confused at the state of dress of both Jake and his mother. Switching her gaze from Audrey to Jake, she enquired, “Uh, what are you wearing?”

It was Úna, a young girl close to Jake’s age, carrying a cracked bucket that she most likely picked up from the beach near their house. The hallway looked very different to her, adorned with fake spiders, long strands of synthetic web and a banner pinned on the wall. Any girl her age would know what Halloween was, but not Úna, for she was a selkie, who’s only recently gotten acclimated with Jake and Audrey.

“Oh, hello, Úna! Did Jake invite you to spend Halloween with us?” Audrey asked.

“You mean, Samhain? It’s what my mama and papa always called it. They said that’s what people on land call it. I didn’t know the name changed. Also, I just wanted to see what you were doing since my pod is looking for fish near here.”

“Yeah, guess your parents haven’t been on land in a long time,” replied Jake, “still, I can show you how to have fun on Halloween! We’re going to watch scary movies -”

“Not the ones with gore and violence,” his mother sternly added.

“…Well, slightly scary movies, we’ll play games, eat barmbrack, tell scary stories and dress up! You don’t have to dress up if you don’t want, it’s okay! I know not a lot might happen, but we can still have fun somehow!” Jake added.

Úna’s eyes widened with interest, as she was now eager to take part in those activities Jake had been rambling about. She wasn’t sure about the scary stories or movies, but nonetheless, it was definitely worth staying to experience the festivities.

“I didn't think that you'd have to dress up. What are you supposed to be?"

"A vampire, a monster that drink's other people's blood!" he replied slyly while stretching his cape out.

"Ok..." she uttered, puzzledly. "Trust me, it's a lot of fun! Even better is if you get to scare people!"

"Whoa, really? I guess that does sound fun!" she replied, "too bad I don't have anything..."

“It's fine. There's always next year! So, what do you wanna start with? Movie or games?” Jake asked, buzzing with enthusiasm.

“I wanna try the games! What kind of games do you play for Samhain nowadays?”

Jake paused, trying to think of games to play, which was the only one he knew, before his mum replied, “Well, we’ve got apple bobbing, pin the tail on the cat, the witch’s hat ring toss, plenty to keep you occupied!”

“Exactly!” Jake added, glad that his mother provided these suggestions

“How long do these games go on for?” Úna enquired, before all of them heard the doorbell chime again.

Jake dove to switch the lights off while his mother stood by the door. Úna took two steps back into the darkness of the kitchen, but just far enough so that she could see what would happen. Audrey slowly opened the door, disguising her voice as an old hag’s again as she asked, “Who is there?”

A young boy around Jake or Úna’s age not dressed up in costume entered, quickly looked around before grabbing the orange dish off the wooden table and walking out. Jake quickly stepped out from the shadows to grab it back off him before he got shoved onto the ground. As Jake sat back up, he cried, “Did ya see that, Ma?!”

“I know, the little maggot!” she declared, clearly angry that some little kid made off with a whole dish of treats.

Suddenly, Úna ran out the door after the kid, clearly incensed that some little chancer had stolen from her good friend and his mother. It didn’t matter if the gravel hurt her bare feet, she was determined to retrieve the dish from that little halfwit. Both Jake and Audrey peered out the doorway in surprise as she ran down the road.

The young selkie was hot on the kid’s tail as he sprinted as fast as his long legs could carry him. He was about to turn into the driveway of a different house when Úna leapt forward and tackled him to the ground. Packets of sweets scattered all over the ground, some falling in a small ditch beside the road, as both of them scratched and clawed at each other furiously. As the fight seemed to reach a boiling point, the headlights of a car illuminated the road and prompted them both to look up.

***

As Audrey trudged quickly down the road, her new boots digging into her skin and her makeup running down her face, she stopped when she saw a small crowd close to a driveway, with voices being raised, Úna as well as the thief being amongst them. Sucking her breath in, she braced herself for the oncoming storm and walked over.

The crowd of adults looked up when they saw her and a man asked, “What in the name of God are you doing at this hour?”

“I’m sorry to bother you,” she huffed, clearly tired from walking fast, “but…I’m here to collect my niece, she was running after someone who stole our dish of sweets.”

“Ah so this one is yours?” another man enquired, pointing an apprehensive Úna out, “Plus yeah, the thief in question was Mrs McFadden’s son here, even tried to nick the bucket we left out for the kids tonight!”

A woman rolled her eyes and retorted, “He doesn’t know better! There was no need for that other child there to throw him to the ground and scratch him like an animal!”

Audrey held back a smart remark in response to this woman’s nonsense but couldn’t help but frown in response.

Mrs McFadden then glared at Audrey asking, “And she’s your niece is she? Did your sister or brother raise her to be wild? Hm? You’re okay with that?”

The second man then cut across from her, clearly annoyed, “Ah for god’s sake, Janis, give it a rest! Leave the woman alone, her niece just got upset, that’s all!”

Another woman standing nearby then said, “It’s not her fault that your precious boy goes round causing trouble! You should –”

Mrs McFadden then started arguing back and forth between two of the other adults, their words becoming indistinguishable. The sweet thief caught Audrey and Úna glancing disapprovingly at him prompting him to look away in embarrassment. Just as well, Audrey wasn’t standing here all day and started walking back with Úna. The man who spoke first then approached her, uttering, “I’m sorry about this, you take the chiseller back with you and relax for the night.”

“Thank you, and sorry as well for all this palaver,” she replied.

The man nodded cordially in response before handing back the orange dish, with whatever bags of treats remained intact in the scuffle, some of which were slightly covered in dirt. Both Audrey and Úna smiled and waved him goodbye.

***

Back at the house, everyone was enjoying the treats that were left over from the evening, and laughing at Úna’s account of events. She was now dressed up in an old purple cardigan with a long white shirt underneath, covering her seal coat. After much thought, she decided to dress up as a human.

“Pfft! Did you seriously smack him across the face?” Jake chortled.

“Haha, yeah! He looked like he was about to cry before we left! He deserved it anyway! He called me something that one of the men said was a bad word!” she huffed.

“Don’t go repeating it here at the table, Úna,” Audrey advised, “wouldn’t surprise me if that little worm learnt it off his mammy.”

“Okay, still, this was a fun night! I really enjoyed it! I can’t wait to tell Mama and Papa about it! Wish I had something as a way to remember it.”

As if on cue, Audrey took out her phone and began opening the photo app, chuckling, “Well, who’s to say that we can’t take one more photo? I’ll even print it off and make two copies for you both!”

Úna gasped enthusiastically, squealing, “Thank you!! I would love that!”

Jake sat up and added, “Nice one! Wait till you tell your pod that you dressed up as a human!”

“I know it’s not convincing enough, but I might find some other clothes to pass off as one better! They won’t know the difference!” she giggled.

“Pretty sure those people thought you were human when you kicked the crap out of that brat!” Jake retorted.

“Alright, alright, get ready for the photo, you two!” declared Audrey, adjusting the focus on her phone.

Jake and Úna stood side by side in preparation for the photo, grinning eagerly as Audrey motioned for them to stand closer. The two friends haven’t had a photo taken together before, so this was possibly the first of many mementos showcasing their friendship.

“Now, I want you to give me big smiles and say ‘Halloween’!” Audrey announced.

“HALLOWEEN!”

[kpopsinarios]

Purple is my favourite colour too! I always love Christmas but I prefer Halloween, maybe because my birthday is on Christmas Day so it changes it for me? Idk? I'm glad it didn't seem as creepy as it seemed to me at first, I'm not sure why it did but oh well 😂it's really nice hearing little things about you, it makes it feel more personal and not just a screen I guess 😊I'll think of others and ask you more occasionally if you'd like? You don't have to, just a thought to cheer you up! JB anon~💖

My favorite time of the year is October 1st to January 1st because I love holidays and cool weather and ahhh it’s just such a nice time to be out and do stuff!!! YOUR BIRTHDAY IS ON CHRISTMAS THAT’S SO COOL??? Though I can see why that would change it lol. My birthday is a few days before Halloween!! And I love hearing little things about you too! It’s nice to get to know people 💕💕 and that would be super fun! I loved answering those questions!!