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whole-circus · 10 months

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Creepypastas and small things they would do for you when you depressed!

➥ Jeff the Killer, Homicidal Liu, Eyeless Jack, Masky, Ben Drowned, "Ticci" Toby Hi, please dont be scared to get help if you feel like you need it - obvious thing but your feelings valid and you matter so much! And my DMs are always open! >:)

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☆ Jeff the Killer

Okay, Jeff isn't the best when it comes to comforting people, even if he really cares about them. He feels lost and has no idea what to do, but seeing you all miserable makes his heart break. Thats why I think he would do small acts of service. Don't expect a lot from him - he loves you, but he really is so awkward.. Thats why he brings you meals (he can't cook for shit), open the window in your room and let some air to it, he even clean around! Jeff also loves to spoil you! He know that he isn't the most affectionate, so he gives you a lot of small gifts! Maybe nice looking rocks, flowers, jewlery stolen from his victims....all romantic! Also things that reminds you of him! The one based on your personality, likes and stuf!! And dont even try to say that you dont deserve all that.. because deep down you mean everything to Jeff! Come on, there is a reason why he keept you alive, huh?

☆ Homicidal Liu

Absolute sweetheart when it comes to comforting you! You had a rough, long day? Even worse than normally? He is right here with you, doing his best. You just wanna seat in silence? Too tired to talk? Liu will be here. No sign of judgement on his face, just his typical soft and full of compasion smile. If you feel okay with him touching you, he would hold your hand or offer you a hug. No worries, you can stay in his soft embrace as long as you need it - its just you both agaist the world. He just want to make sure that you know he is here for you. Liu would talk about all things you are worried, trying to find solution if its possible, but he is also not too pushy when it comes to that. And no matter how you feel now, or if you will yell and cry, pushing him away - he is always here to got your back.

☆ Eyeless Jack

Jack is just another person with this comforting aura. At the end of hard day, you can't help but want cuddle to him and sob into his arms..And Jack is a great listener, always wanting to make you feel that your suffer is visible and heard! Thats why he is the best person to come vent to, or maybe just stay in his presence if you are too tired to talk! He doesn't talk too much, but he can if you want. Always ready to say something to cheer you up, and he doesn't make this stupid comments like "you dont look depressed" or "yeah same lol"! You are his everything and if you need a bit of help? Thats what relationship is all about, he doesnt mind at all! Just cuddle to him, tell him every thought of yours while he caress your head and gently rock back and forth!

☆ Masky

If Masky really does care about you (no worries, he does) he will be great when it comes to taking care about your body. Depression suck and we all know that well. Sometimes it takes away all of your energy and motivation, and its harder to take care of yourself. Thats why you have him! Masky would look after you a lot! He would check if you had eaten - you haven't? He will make you anything to eat, even for you to take small bite becasue you dont have appetite! Have problem with keeping yourself clean? Would help you shower or just clan with wet tissues, brush your teeth and wash your hair. And if your room gets too messy? Has no problem with helping you or just cleaning it by himself. He also keeps an eye on your sleep schedule! Masky doesn't judge - he knows how hard you already have it, and he just want to help. And needing help doesn't make you weak!

☆ Ben Drowned

Listen, Ben is such a dummy and cutie..he would try to make you laugh so bad..! He isnt doing it in this insistent, annoying way - he just do everything he can to make you smile! Cracking more jokes than usually, doing silly faces or you two could watch some silly video with cats/dogs...doesnt matter, he just try so much! He is also good person to stay in home with. He totally gets if you dont feel like socializing and going out, he already made you both a place so you could either play with him or just watch him play. Doesnt matter if you wanna talk, or if small-talk makes you annoyed and you just prefer to seat in silence. Big cuddle bug, so if that makes you feel better then he couldnt ask for more! Ben literally wants to make you feel even slightly better, but he also understand what you are going through and will always be by your side!

☆ "Ticci" Toby

As I said many many times, Toby is curious one - always ready to explore and do some fun stuff. And that makes him the perfect guy to make your days a bit brighter! Toby wants to be here for you, trying his best to get you out of bed and try new hobbies with you. When you are depressed its so easy to get into a routine, and just suffer from sadness and bad thoughts, laying in bed all day and starring at ceiling! And Toby doesn't want that silly! So no matter what is it- baking, cocking, some sport or artsy stuff - he loves that! But no worries, if you dont have that much energy, he will gladly stay with you in home, cuddling and watching movies. Its hard to be bored around him, he has some calming aura around. He understands that he won't make your deprresion dissapear, but Toby wants to make your days even a bit better.

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yulin-pop · 1 year

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⤷ ✧ Silver with a crush

Gender neutral

- order 64 | Headcanon | Silver

⇥ Sebek Zigvolt • Lilia Vanrouge ⇤

You already know Lilia raised him well.

I mean c’mon, he’s the type of guy to say “can I be your boyfriend?” Instead of “Will you be my partner”

Okay but he definitely has a unique idea of love. It could’ve been all the tales that Lilia told him when he was younger. He often told younger Silver about a knight saving someone or royalty and a commoner falling in love. He thinks that he has to prove to you that he’s worthy and can protect and provide for you.

The protect part? For sure.

Technically he can provide for you?

He’s kinda cute because he’s the type to plan our his whole life with someone when he falls in love. But then he realized that he may not have time for you.

If he’s not guarding Malleus/doing his job, he’s sleeping. If he’s not sleeping then he’s doing other work or chores. He tries to make time for you but Sebek would end up screaming about how he’s abandoning the young master.

His solution? Just have you with him while he’s doing his tasks. You actually get to see that hardworking side of him. You often have to shake him awake so he doesn’t fall asleep while doing homework or reviewing notes.

He’s aware that it’s rude to take up your time like that so he doesn’t ask you everyday. But after a week, he starts getting a bit sad (totally didn’t have a dream about you and realized he missed you).

So you guys hang out with each other at least every week or so.

He talks about wanting to protect you a lot. Even Adeuce + Grim make little jokes about it.

“Why didn’t you guys tell me a box was gonna fall on me?!”

“We thought your Prince Charming would come to the rescue.”

Silver does very traditional courting methods. He buys you flowers, invites you to dinner (the other three make it a little awkward though), makes vows/promises.

Okay so Lilia and Malleus would definitely know. Malleus doesn’t necessarily care, I mean good for him. His guard got a little crush. Lilia told him. Silver doesn’t say his feelings regarding love, whether it be platonic or romantic.

Well actually, Silver was sleeping and Lilia wanted to put a blanket over him and then he heard him mutter your name. He held back his little giggles and did some investigating/stalking for the next week.

Lilia gives very obvious hints about it that only Silver can understand so the idea of Silver having a crush flies over everyone’s heads.

Silver has very impulsive thoughts that tell him some impolite things. He stares at your lips too much and starts getting ideas.

“You can do it. Tell them your feelings and kiss them!”

Something must be wrong with him. He feels bad for even thinking about it.

Odkwnvdxh oh my god Silver please kiss me I know he’s a good kisser

#twisted wonderland x reader #twisted wonderland #twst x reader #twst #silver twisted wonderland x reader #silver twst #silver twisted wonderland #silver twst x reader

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waywardstation · 1 year

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Not Intimidated

Ingo expected Akari to be a little more intimidated by him when Irida first introduced him to her at the training grounds - the same way the Jubilife children were, and how the Pearl Clan had initially been. She was not.

I wrote this for a request for my Minutes drabbles specifically, about Akari first meeting Ingo, and how she would not be unnerved by him the same way others in Hisui might have been. (I tried to fit in the other request about her getting him to smile, but the best I could do without compromising was her telling a joke that made him laugh a little at the beginning haha. Hope that's alright anon!)

OR read here on AO3!

Enjoy!

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“Does Melli do this a lot?”

He could feel the loose grip of one of her hands on his left sleeve - the solution to his advice for her not to uncouple from him. The other hand could be heard dully dragging against the rough cavern wall.

“Ah, no, he does not. But then again, his tracks don’t often pass through here.”

The teenager chuffed in the dark, hand leaving the side of the cavern to touch air as they passed by a dead-end passageway. “Bet it’s because a zubat attacked him once.”

Ingo made his own small sound of amusement at the visual that conjured up, just audible over the constant low droning of air passing through the compact tunnels. Water could be heard dripping somewhere off in the darkness.

The warden had only become acquainted with this survey corps member - Akari - this morning, and only aware he was going to do so ever since Lady Irida had requested his services the day prior.

“Commander Kamado of Jubilife has requested you travel down to the village tomorrow, and meet with Akari.” Irida had told him, holding him back at the end of one of their clan meetings one night. “To guide her to Lady Sneasler.”

Ingo had offhandedly heard of the girl before, from the things Irida had told the clan, and the anecdotes some of the wardens had shared themselves about their experiences with her; someone who had fallen from the sky, strange and unaware of anything around her, but astoundingly comfortable with Pokemon and their behaviors.

Just like him.

Ingo had been intrigued on who this girl was ever since he realized she was somewhat like him. Did she come from the same place as him? Was she also missing her memories?

He was concerned that he had made a bad first impression when he had greeted her outside her housing unit the morning they were supposed to meet. It had been done as a simple gesture to reassure her he was amiable, and not as intimidating as his appearance seemed to suggest to so many people. But regardless, her expression had been startled.

He had apologized to her for it when she officially met himself and Irida at the training grounds, but he worried that it had not been enough to undo the damage of the first impression. She had been quiet throughout Irida’s entire introduction of him, and he had been painfully aware of her sparse glances at him throughout their conversation.

Akari had remained initially quiet when the two of them had first left the training grounds together. Traversing the Coronet Highlands often took a day or two, and Ingo had started to anticipate a long, awkward journey with little conversation between the two of them. He was concerned he had intimidated her much like he possibly had with the young boy who often worked with Professor Laventon, the last time he had visited Jubilife.

But soon after they had passed under Jubilife’s gates and crossed over into the wilderness, she had started small talk with him.

Mostly, it consisted of general questions about Lady Sneasler (which he could answer just fine) and himself (which he regrettably could not answer as easily). And even a hesitant inquiry asking if he happened to have an ‘arcphone’ like her (The device was entirely foreign, yet its function sounded strangely familiar when she showed it to him).

Ingo felt a bit disheartened that he could not answer many of the teenager’s questions, and the more times he answered with variations of “I’m not entirely certain”, the more he could see that she clearly felt guilty for apparently reminding him of how little he knew about himself.

So when they had reached the edge of the fieldlands, he had instead started asking her general questions about herself and her experience with the Galaxy Team, in an effort to distract her from the guilt that he felt was unwarranted.

Akari’s answers had initially been restrained, he assumed out of politeness, but he found she gradually became more comfortable the more she talked; shorter answers stretched out into more genuine anecdotes as they approached the highlands. By the time they had approached the entrance to Wayward Cave, she was already telling him about Ember, her quilava companion.

Uncertainty (or hesitance?) had still been there throughout her conversation, of course, and it was still yet to fully go away. It was reasonable, and expected; he was a total stranger to her, someone she really didn’t know at all. He would have been a little concerned about excessive naivety if she had already entirely dropped caution with him otherwise.

But it was a different sort of caution than he had gotten used to. Different from the way the Pearl Clan members had kept their distance from him for well over a month after his initial arrival, or how the children in Jubilife would stare at him the few times he had entered the village. How conversations with others were rarely initiated by anyone other than him.

No, Akari did not treat him like this. She was not intimidated by him as others seemed to be. Perhaps it was because where she came from, his knowledge and adaptability to pokemon was admired rather than questioned. Or his clothes were perhaps not as bizarre as the Pearl Clan made them out to be. Or the phrases he used that perplexed even himself were actually common, everyday terms.

Perhaps he was just the average everyday person where she came from, and maybe that meant he had come from the same place.

Or maybe above all, she had looked past his set frown, found his deeply-repressed tendency to feel lonely, and felt empathy.

Within the deep, cool darkness of the cavern, the breeze ceased where it shouldn’t have. Ingo paused for a moment. Akari bumped into his side, and she steadied herself as he glanced to the right. The darkness stared back, heavy, and alive, and breathing. Waiting.

"Please forgive the unscheduled stop, Miss.” Ingo whispered, keeping his voice low. “I detect an alpha Crobat to our right. Under normal circumstances, I doubt its presence would obstruct someone so competent as you. But given the poor visibility, I propose a track change in the interest of safety.”

He gently guided the teenager along into the branching tunnel off to the left. “Please follow me."

#submas #ingo #warden ingo #akari #pokemon akari #pokémon legends arceus #pokemon legends arceus #Pokémon legends #pokemon legends #pokemon #pokemon fanfic #pokemon fanfiction #waywardstationfanfic

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levmada · 2 months

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considering that lots of people say that Levi's main love languages is acts of service, how do you think he'd give reassurance to others? can be a friend or romantic partner, doesn't matter.

but do you think he'd just stay quiet and listen to the person talking, offer solution, try to do something nice for them?

i also say his main love language is acts of service :)

the distinction between affection and reassurance is important i feel. levi, who’s naturally empathetic, is the type of person who would commonly give reassurance, but in his own special way. this is reserved for words. on the other hand, levi shows affection very very rarely in canon - again in his own way, but with action and words.

to him, action is a step-up in his care/affection/respect towards a friend or loved one, so he’s more likely to give words than the latter. for example:

to reassure farlan after their argument in which farlan wants levi to follow his plan and let them come on the expedition, levi tells him that he’s going to trust him (or them both that he’ll believe in them, depending on the ova vs the manga).

to reassure eren at the start of the uprising about his inability to harden his titan form, levi basically goes on a rant about how disappointed everyone is and bitching about the situation before explaining how the air outside the walls smells better than inside… aka he wants everyone, especially eren, to keep fighting no matter the odds.

he reassures erwin during their last conversation by telling him that he fought well, and couldn’t have gotten this far without him, but also makes the choice that will kill many people into his own hands instead of leaving it in erwin’s, which is an act of service, as well as letting him pass was.

so to be succinct, levi’s reassurance is rarely affectionate, but when it is, it includes an act of service.

anyway, still, levi isn’t good with words and he knows it. he’s going to stay quiet as long as you want to speak.

what’s interesting about levi is that he always speaks logically, no matter what it’s about. (or almost always if my recollection isn’t 100%.)

for example, after the 57th expedition, as he and eren are waiting for erwin, instead of ‘i don’t want you to think that i hate or resent you; you can still be comfortable here. i know you idolize me, but im not infallible. plus whether it was your fault or not, we have to keep moving forward’ - levi complains and makes a bad attempt at a joke. eren points out that he’s rly being talkative, but levi claims that’s he’s *always* talkative. eren opens up a little about his regret, pointing out that even levi was injured, to which he reminds him that no one knows how things will turn out.

so he’s very straightforward but at the same time roundabout. it’s one of my favorite things about levi. it’s the frame of pretty much all of his interactions, including towards those he worries and cares about.

so if you want comfort it’s awkward, and he states a lot of seeming facts, but he feels it deeply, how much he wants you to be comforted.

so naturally, i don’t think levi is even capable of giving reassurance without a solution😭

“Levi im sad my brother died. i feel so alone :(”

“i’m not a stranger to loss either, so don’t worry. but don’t miss his funeral, because it’ll be your last chance to say anything to him. are you going alone?”

and yes, any degree of sadness you feel or comfort you want from him is guaranteed to come with small acts/favors, especially since he’s aware he doesn’t exactly thrive in that area.

all in all, for him words are difficult and touch is difficult, so he prefers using acts of service and quality time to give reassurance to you / someone he cares about. i don’t think gift-giving applies to reassurance, but if so, that falls in the middle for Levi ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#levi aot #snk levi #snk levi ackerman #levi ackerman headcanons #levi ackerman hc #aot hc #aot levi #aot fluff #attack on titan #aot meta #levi.thoughts

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dmercer91 · 9 months

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nhlers as ultra specific things

this is basically a list of nd lore as nhler hcs

cause it makes them feel more human and i feel like that’s a good thing

pls add on or feel free to challenge my choice of player <3

michael bunting bites his nails

matthew tkachuk messes with his eyebrows and eyelashes

luke hughes picks at scabs and acne

dawson mercer pokes his tongue out when he’s focused

nico hischier picks at his nails

trevor zegras plays with a rubber band when he’s unsure

mitch marner tells stories and forgets the point

mark estapa chews on his hoodie strings

rutger mcgroarty zones out so hard he doesn’t catch what people say to him

freddie andersen cracks his knuckles when he’s uncomfortable

william nylander picks at / messes with the cuffs on his long sleeve shirts

john gibson doesn’t like eye contact but makes a point of doing it in case he seems rude

seamus casey says ‘huh?’ only to properly answer a question without it being repeated

jamie drysdale doesn’t like it when his food touches

elias pettersson shuts down when he’s overwhelmed

jack hughes scrolls on his phone with his mouth over the caps of his water bottles

andrei svechnikov jumbles english and russian when he’s flustered

pyotr kochetkov gets migraines

auston matthews hates his laugh

john marino thinks he’s the king of sarcasm but misses most sarcastic comments

cole caufield has a hard time reading when it’s his turn to speak and often cuts people off or misses his window

tage thompson responds to compliments with an extremely awkward grin and an enthusiastic thumbs up

owen power pushes up his glasses only to find out they’re not even on his face

ryan graves has a good singing voice but his voice will absolutely never see the light of day

sidney crosby smiles and nods when he could not have less of a clue what’s going on

rasmus sandin consistently trips over his own feet

dougie hamilton often says ‘thanks, you too’ when a non hockey player tells him he played well

ethan edwards wanders off mid conversation if he hasn’t spoken in a while without even realizing

arber xhekaj complains consistently about one thing and when he’s given a completely reasonable solution he refuses the advice

kent johnson draws on his arms

gavin brindley has a really niche/uncommon skill and is completely baffled when others are impressed

alex turcotte struggles doing groceries cause he’ll only buy what he’s currently craving

timothy liljegren has a good memory but only because he can associate things he needs to remember to the absolute most random third party aspect ever

connor mcdavid will enter a room with a task to complete and stand in the doorway buffering cause he can’t remember what it was

leon draisaitls hands are always cold

logan cooleys room is really messy but he can remember that he has a pack of gum in his black sweatpants that are on the far left corner of his floor under the red shirt. if the gum is moved to an appropriate place for gum it will never be touched again

connor bedard laughs at really bad jokes out of pity (or cause he doesn’t get it and he feels like he should)

quinn hughes has no social battery unless he’s with his person - in which case he is on crack

#e’s headcanons !#christ himself could not possibly tag everyone mentioned #toronto maple leafs #umich hockey #umich wolverines #new jersey devils #vancouver canucks #anaheim ducks #buffalo sabres #columbus blue jackets #carolina hurricanes

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batmanisagatewaydrug · 10 months

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hii sex witch

im 19 afab and ive never had sex before, i masturbate sometimes but ive never had an orgasm and dont know how to "get it"?.. im generally scared of sex and identified as asexual for a long time but i dont think thats really my deal, im just scared of it. im scared of it being awkward, of my partner not finding me atractive or worse. i dont like how i look naked, and dont imagine anyone ever could. i think my vagina and my boobs look ugly and alien, i preach body positivity and being natural i think all bodies are good no matter how they look but when im faced with the reality of my own body im repulsed by these parts of it. i think something may be broken inside me because i just cant Be Normal about sex, the thought of me having it always makes me stressed and uncomfortable. i want a relationship and i love meeting new people and flirting etc. but when the person i talk to makes any sexual joke or innuendo i get super tense and scared and realise that if things get further they would probably want me to do it... and maybe i could and maybe i even want to but the thought makes me sick with the pressure. this isnt even a question, so i dont know how you could even respond but i dont have anyone i could openly talk about this in my life without feeling super weird or them just brushing it off as "you'll grow up to it" or something, and i just had to say it to someone or else i will eventually explode. hope this all makes sense ❤️‍🩹

hey anon,

come in, get cozy, grab a glass of lemonade, etc. we're gonna be here a minute.

so listen: I swear to GOD this isn't me trying to pull the "you'll grow into it" thing. I am going somewhere different with this I swear. bear with me.

first and foremost, I think the main problem you're experiencing right now is that being 19. I don't mean that in a condescending or belittling way, or to imply that you just don't want to have sex because you're 19. I'm saying that being 19 (and 18, and 20, and 21, and so on) is mostly for being worried about everything and having no idea what's going on. you have to get all that insane anxiety out of your system as early as possible in your adult years so that you can get down to business actually developing a perspective and figuring out what you want to do. I'm not even, like, a LOT older than you but trust me, by the time you're 26 you're going to feel SOOOOO different about things that you don't even realize you have an opinion about right now. when I was 19 I was made pretty much exclusively of anxiety and the cheapest bagels at the grocery store. (eating badly was not helping my anxiety.)

what I'm getting at here is that you're at like a very exciting and terrible formative age when it's the most normal thing in the world to feel like there's something uniquely awful and hideous and unlovable about yourself. when I was 19 the two most important things in the world to me were losing my virginity (lmao) and making sure I never experienced actual emotional intimacy ever because I was sure that if anyone got close enough to really know me they would realize that I was the worst person who ever lived and fundamentally undeserving of human connection. TERRIBLE place to be in; I had a lot of deeply bad and uncomfortable sex because of it.

there's a really easy solution to being terrified of sex, which I wish someone had told me when I was very scared of sex, and it's if having sex sounds like a horrific ordeal you can actually just Not Have Sex. just don't do it. it's actually REALLY easy to not have sex; millions of people do it every single day.

if you like meeting people and flirting, that's awesome! you should do that, having connections and relationships with other people is important. if you don't like sexual jokes and innuendos you can just tell people they make you uncomfortable and ask them not to do that; how they respond is actually a GREAT litmus test for whether or not those are people you should keep hanging out with. if someone isn't able to not make sexual comments about you after you've asked them not to, kick 'em to the curb!

there are tons of people in all kinds of romantic relationships who aren't having sex. that's a perfectly fine and reasonable boundary to set. it can make things a little more complicated, sure, but dating and romance and love are all complicated and messy anyway. again, great way to VERY EFFICIENTLY weed out who is and isn't a suitable potential partner. (it's also fine to not want a partner, either; there's nothing wrong with being a sociable extrovert who doesn't want to have sex.)

there's nothing broken about you for being nervous about the idea of having sex. whether you identify as asexual or not, it's perfectly fine to feel that way. it's completely fine if you change your mind tomorrow or if you feel this way for the rest of your life. and you might! maybe sex will never sound awesome for you, and that's fine! again, tons of people living very good and happy lives every day without having sex! sex isn't a measure of maturity, but knowing yourself well enough to honor your own boundaries and desires is.

I hope a kinder attitude towards your own body can come with time, and I think it will. be gentle with yourself, alright? being 19 is very silly but unfortunately very necessary, and I think you'll really like what comes after if you let yourself relax a little. whatever you feel like right now, you're actually a very normal person, by which I of course mean you have a rich and brilliant mind and will do many quietly wonderful things in your life and will be deserving of every bit of love and joy that comes your way.

also, hey - have you ever seen a therapist about anxiety? I also should have done that when I was 19.

#sex edventures 2023

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aconstantstateofbladerunner · 1 year

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Something I really appreciate about your writing is that you make the kids feel like actual teenagers. I have to ask, how do you get the characterization down when your writing? It's something I struggle to do, even when I go back to the original source.

Going back to the original source is a good start. Characterization goes deeper than simply ‘this character is nice’ or ‘this character is funny.’ Let’s look at Izuku for example. He’s kind and smart, but so are several other students. Something specific to him is that he doesn’t have much of a sense of humor; he doesn’t tell any jokes and rarely laughs at those made by others. Compare this to someone like Uraraka, who occasionally makes teasing comments about her friends, versus Sero or Mina who make jokes at the expense of their classmates pretty often. Back to Izuku, this fact about him contributes to a general sense of his social awkwardness, which my writing interprets in a few additional ways. I feel like his lack of humor and awkwardness would extend to trouble with nicknames, giving or receiving, further evidenced by his struggling in canon to call Tsuyu by the nicknames she wants to be called by. Kacchan on the other hand is out of habit, which combined with his issues visualizing One for All as a part of himself early on indicates he has a hard time breaking habits once he’s set on them. Even the fact that it took him so long to realize that he could adopt a kicking fight style is more evidence of this. And then a reoccurring feature in my fics is that Izuku isn’t a touchy-freely person. There’s not much evidence in canon for this, except that despite him and his Mom being close, they don’t touch often. This might not actually be the case, but that’s part of where my idea came from, and it fits back into that awkwardness. Little things like that can say a lot about a character and how they approach different situations.

As for writing teenagers in general, a common mistake i see in both fic and original content is the assumption that all you need to write believable teenagers is to throw in a bunch of modern slang and references. Think Riverdale, bad crack fics, and 90s anti-drug PSAs. Not only is this often handled poorly (incorrect slang use or misjudged references) it also quickly dates the writing. Memes can take years to reach big names in the entertainment industry, and then it takes another few years for a movie featuring those memes to come out. By then, the meme is dead and cringe. In this day and age, memes can have a much shorter shelf life, living and dying within a week. Even if you release an fic chapter during the peak of a meme’s life cycle, it’s only going to be funny to the people who read it then and there; everyone who jumps on the fic later will just cringe. And there’s no way to tell which ones with have the staying power of something like a rickroll or a classic vine.

The solution: don’t do this. Avoid overusing slang and meme speak, and instead implement more general/timeless dialogue. Slang like ‘dude’ has been in the lexicon long enough that it feels normal, and while ‘mood’ and ‘vibe’ are fairly new, they aren’t as obtrusive as ‘bae’ which is falling out of style, or ‘boomer’ which references a specific group of people. Basically, the more general and common, the better. And keep the time period of your story in mind; MHA for example takes place at least a century in the future, why would the kids of that era still be complaining about boomers? Teenagers still act immaturely sometimes and make jokes, but try and find the humor in the specific situation of the story rather than quoting something else. Teens are also more openly casual than adults. Teasing, touching, maybe saying something rude or inappropriate. One simple way to convey casual speech is to use more contractions; i.e. ‘can’t’ instead of ‘cannot’ or ‘we’re gonna’ instead of ‘we are going to.’ This is my advice for all dialogue: read it to yourself outloud and ask if it sounds like something a real person would actually say. Exaggeration is also good. ‘My life is over!’ when their crush doesn’t like them back, or a big group groan at a pop quiz.

As for the internal experience of being a teenager, the thing i remember most about being that age in the tension between suddenly being expected to be ready for things and take care of myself when i didn’t feel ready, but still being treated like a dumb child in other ways i thought i was ready for. You start understanding more things when you get older and want people to take you seriously as a result, but you’re also insecure about the things you don’t understand and maybe overcompensate. In short, being a teenager comes with a lot of confusing, frustrating changes, some of which are absolutely unfair, but there are a few you genuinely bring upon yourself.

Hope this helps you get started. If not, or you have other questions, the ask box is always open.

#writing tips #answers

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garlichoisan · 7 months

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𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡 [6]

[an ATEEZ social media au]

🍓 Characters/Pairing: San x reader, Wooyoung x reader + more in the future

🍩 Genre: fluff, angst, suggestive

🍰 AU info: social media au, university!au, named reader

💌 Word Count: 1297

⚠️ Warnings: slightly nsfw(-ish?)/suggestive

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Chaewon was staring disbelievingly at her phone screen for the past 10 minutes. She couldn’t think of a proper way to answer her friend’s provocative messages; she wasn’t used to exchanging such messages with Mingi. They were best friends, and their flirting have never went that far before; besides, it has always been in a joking manner. And Mingi’s messages just now seemed nothing like a joke. Chaewon instantly regretted making fun of Mingi’s love life; she truly didn’t expect him to react that way, snap and make things so awkward. Suddenly their chat was filled with unexpected tension. She was wondering if Mingi was also flustered because of the texts he sent, or it was only her feeling that way. After all, he seemed so confident and convincing – maybe he was the better player in that game. But Chaewon didn’t want to play any games with her best friend – at least not games that included him controlling her heart. She was in fact afraid of what Mingi could do to her, if he really wanted to.

Meanwhile Mingi himself was also freaking out in his own way, rereading the messages he had just sent. It wasn’t his style at all, but his ego was so damaged because of Chaewon’s comments, that he didn’t think twice before typing some of his wildest thoughts. He could only thank his mind for not letting the spicier ones out and preferring to stay on the tame side; even if he considered what he wrote already bad enough. Now he was left dealing with the aftermath and it was so difficult for him to figure out what to do that when all he wanted was to turn back time and control his reactions better to avoid that situation; but unfortunately, he had to settle for a more possible solution.

Suddenly San stormed into the room, not even looking at Mingi. He was looking for something, lifting the bed covers, and sighed in annoyance when he didn't have much luck in finding the unknown object.

"Have you seen my phone charger?” San asked, continuing making a mess of Mingi’s already messy room. “I may have left it here last time when I came to play video games with you.”

"It's on the desk. Here," he handed the charger over to San who sighed again, but this time in relief.

"Thank you, Mangi," San turned his back as he was going to leave the room, but suddenly he turned around. "Hey, is everything okay?" he asked with concern clear in his voice, trying to analyze his friend's face. "You look kind of down."

"It's nothing," he tried to deny, but San looked at him insistently and Mingi gave up trying to pretend that there was no reason for his bad mood. "It's a long story..." this time he offered an excuse to the other boy, but that was not accepted either.

"I'm gonna grab two beers and come back here. Be prepared to spill the beans, my friend," San warned and Mingi nodded in defeat.

When San came back to the room, he passed Mingi a cold beer, hearing the other boy quietly thanking him.

"I'm listening," San reminded his friend as he took a sip from his beer.

The friendship between Mingi, San, Wooyoung and Hongjoong was a very honest and comforting one. They always shared with each other the things that bothered them in their daily lives and never kept any secrets. Whether their problems were insignificant or more serious, they knew they would feel better after talking about it. Sometimes the others didn’t take it seriously and laughed at the person sharing their situation, but that only happened when they were discussing a minor problem that couldn't really hurt anyone’s feelings. Most of the time the guys dramatized and acted hurt to attract attention and keep the mood light.

"It's not a big deal, really, but if you insist to know…" Mingi warned for the last time before taking a sip from his bottle and starting to talk about what bothered him. "Do you think it's okay for a guy our age to have never dated anyone before? Like, what do girls or people in general think about it?" he asked his question and for a second San was taken aback; he most definitely didn't expect that type of question. He especially didn't think that Mingi was capable of discussing that problem of his, since he always pretended to have a lot of dating experience when he was with his friends, even though all of them were aware he was lying.

"I think I know who the guy you're talking about is. The one who’s pretending to know all about relationships without ever having been in one," San laughed.

Mingi rolled his eyes with annoyance, thinking San was not taking the

situation seriously.

"Okay, on a more serious note... I had no idea it actually bothered you. To be honest, I find it kind of cute when it’s a girl, even though it’s difficult to find girls like that. You know, to be someone's first love is a very refreshing feeling, it makes you feel important enough to change someone's entire world. But for a guy I do find it a little weird," San confessed, but then he received a slap on his shoulder. "No, for real. As a guy, you’re expected to have some experience. Sorry, I have no filter, I guess. This is just another double standard of our twisted society, Mangi. Better get used to it.”

"But how am I supposed to date anyone when people don't find me attractive since I've never dated?" Mingi asked confusedly.

San laughed and patted his friend's shoulder. He took a sip from his beer again, looking at him with amusement.

"No, things don't work that way, Mangi."

"And how do they work?"

"I think it's different for everyone. You just have to find your own method and not rush things. You're a nice guy who’s also good looking, so the problem isn't in you. I’m sure there are plenty of girls out there who are not gonna mind you being inexperienced in relationships,” San said reassuringly, chugging the remaining beer in the can in one take. “My question is how and why you started thinking about it and feeling so self-conscious all of a sudden. You're usually so bright, energetic and loud, and now you're sitting alone in your room, thinking that you're not good enough?" San noted, not hiding his confusion.

"Maybe I’m not as strong as I’d like to be,” Mingi tried to keep his voice stable, but he felt it crack and in the next moment tears rolled down his face. "I don't know what's wrong with me..."

It truly pained San to see his best friend like that. That was not Mingi at all, and for a moment he panicked, wondering what to do. But then he decided to act logically - if the person in front of him didn't act like Mingi, he had to respond in another type of way. He had to comfort him the way he would comfort anyone else and stop playfully making fun of him, because the situation was no longer funny.

So without thinking too much, San embraced Mingi in his arms, feeling his unsteady breathing and his heart nervously beating against his chest. He gently brushed his friend’s hair with his fingers, feeling its soft texture. In that moment, they both felt comfortable, as if they had just teleported into another place: a place of warmth where life was easy and problems didn't exist. They could stay like that for as long as they wanted, just sinking in the comfortable silence together. And that's exactly what they did.

╔═══════════ SUMMARY ═══════════╗

San was often told that he was everything a girl wanted to date: handsome, funny and smart. That was until they got to know him better. Then he was told he was too much, too overwhelming, had too many emotions and was too chaotic. Thus his experience with dating was not as good as one would have thought. The problem: he has the biggest crush on a girl he met whilst studying abroad. But every time he messages his crush, he seems to mess things up further and further. With the help of his hyperactive friends he tries to win Ara's heart but before that, he has to convince her he doesn't actually hate her.

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SIR GAYLORD THE FIFTH JUST GOT A DESIGN UPDATE BABY

JUDEA

Pronouns: He/They Engine basis: C12, Saechsische Maschinenfabrik production Built year: 1893 Wheel configuration: 2-6-0T Fuel type: Wood Height (engine): 2,52 m

Age (Casa Tidmouth): mid 30s (as per 1999) Height (Casa Tidmouth): 162 cm

Judea is a confident and laid back goods train that doesn’t like overthinking big problems. He always believes that there’s always a solution to every issue, mainly due to his down-to-earth nature instead of blind optimism. They love to get along and form amicable relationships with various engines regardless of where their morality stood. Judea doesn’t like overly whiny folks, though. He also loves terrorizing big, proud engines, mainly Gordon (something about him just intrigues Judea), James (coleslaw vs potato salad), and Duck (he’s fun to provoke).

Judea has a health condition that makes him randomly stop on his tracks and “fall asleep”, something akin to narcolepsy in humans. They don’t really mind it much or take to heart other’s comments of his disability, but he does get irritated whenever people assume things that he couldn’t do because of it. His pride is quite easy to wound, and his perception of others can quickly change whenever something they say hits the sore spot. He does feel bad about this because he doesn’t like thinking badly about others. In addition, even though Judea is able to understand the things others go through, he finds it hard to emphatize with others.

About his years being forced to work for the Dutch colonizers? He didn’t really enjoy it.

Trivia:

He was saved from being scrapped after being bought by the Sir Topham Hatt at the time. Judea had always interpreted this as him taking pity on them, which made them feel a bit uncomfortable towards the controller.

Besides English, they can also speak Indonesian, a bit of German, and a bit of Dutch. He’s got a bit of Indonesian accent when he talks, too.

There was once an instance where Judea saw Gordon arrive at Knapford Station and (with a smirk) they immediately went “Well, well, well. If it isn’t Homotron 6000,”

Despite witnessing a lot of things during the Dutch colonization years, Judea remained relatively… unbothered. In fact, they don’t mind joking about the more macabre sides of the war.

Favorite quotes including: “Skill issue”, “Ah ah ah I know you’re mad 😂”, “Goodnight girl. I see you tomorrow”, “Achtung, baby!”, and “You know, back in Dutch East Indies they had an open casket funeral for one of the Dutch officers. Like, super awkward.”

The scar below his lip is due to an accident at the sea. Judea doesn’t like talking about it not because it mentally hurts, but because it’s so embarassing and he loves his pride more than anything..

The scar on his right eyebrow was when a bunch of crates fell on him and one of the crate’s corners hit his face. (“My dermatologist will hear about this!!!”)

(Casa Tidmouth) The scars on his left hand is from accidentally grazing it against a door lock strike plate.

Judea have had their fair share of rumors (and occasionally, insensitive comments) coming from the big engines when he first arrived on Sodor, mainly jabs at his fuel type and health condition.

He’s in the Aro/Ace spectrum. However, they do enjoy messing around with others and teasing them, mainly a certain, easily flustered, big blue engine…

Likes: Sunday School songs, the instant noodle Indomie, terrorizing big, haughty, mean engines

Dislikes: the Dutch. Not entirely because of what they did to his countrymen, though. He just thinks Europeans are kind of funny in an embarrassing way

#thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends #ttte judea #trainsona #tte oc #senjart #casa tidmouth #LIVERY UPDATE AFTER YEARS YEEHAW

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signedkoko · 3 months

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hello! i would like a hazbin hotel matchup pls

ima straight woman, my mbti is estp and ima aquarius sun virgo moon and cancer rising if that means anythin to u lmao

im 5'0 (sadly 😭) and i have long wavy black hair w red streaks, i usually straighten it tho. idrk how to describe my style but if i had to id say like the stereotypical y2k grunge girl look (think tara yummy) im also rly into makeup n wear eyeshadow n big ass lashes like everyday

im kinda all over the place personality wise, but most of the time im rly energetic and always making jokes n laughing, i also love partying n going out but i need to have sum time at home too or else i get burnt tf out, im always there for the ppl i care abt even if we aint that close if someone ever comes to me for advice or anythin i always help as much as i can, i also am very very anxious but i usually keep it underwraps unless somethin triggers it and i also have a lottt of trust issues n lowkey be thinkin everyone out to get me sumtimes

i honestly dont have a lot of interests, i rly love music fashion n makeup tho, i take any excuse i can to dress myself up even if i aint goin nowhere, i listen to almost any type of music but my favs are the weeknd, lana del rey, rob zombie, and stunna girl

in a relationship im also pretty all over the place, i love very intensely n i overthink a lot n need a lot of reassurance but i tend to focus on my partners needs a lot more than mine, but if my partner brings it up i wont lie to them n if the overthinking gets rly bad to the point i cant ignore it ill bring it up, im also very clingy n always wanna be w my partner or talkin to them in sum way, im very thoughtful n love spoiling my partner w affection n gifts (usually homemade cuz im broke 💀)

ik this is rly long i tried my best to make it as short as possible mb 😭 but i hope u have a great day n thank u for doing my request :)

You got…Lucifer!

No need to worry about height because you are both the same! If not an inch or two apart, His hat, fortunately, makes it seem like he's the taller of the two of you.

Lucifer is very...fashionable? Man himself, so he really likes seeing the time you put into your outfits. They are a lot less crisp and white than his, but what's more interesting than things he isn't? Your make-up is a lot more mature than his, though, so you have two completely different dressing and makeup areas so as not to mix up his bright colours with your shadowy palettes.

When it comes to people, he has plenty of trust issues. After his wife left him without much explanation, followed by his descent into depression, it takes a lot for him to really be open to people. This made a lot of your relationship-building quite awkward, which in turn made it funny.

He loves your laugh, and he's glad you enjoy jokes because he really has way too many to count! He's got a pun for every letter in the alphabet. Even if it isn't appropriate, if it means cheering you up, he will go to some crazy lengths. He loves it when you laugh at his jokes, and he will definitely get competitive with anyone who tries to compete.

Lucifer really could use your advice, and in turn, he has a lot of wisdom. Some of your longest conversations are those where you both sit in a quiet, dark place after a long day and share feelings, worries, and solutions. He's lived a long life and seen almost everything the world has to offer, and if you ask him for a taste of his knowledge, he is absolutely thrilled that he can be of use to you.

Dedication is what he feels. Lucifer has every love language and accepts any at all in return; he has everything in his grasp, so what you want is all yours. The fact that you are clingy is just a plus, because it assures him that you do actually love him and that he does actually get to enjoy his days with you.

Any homemade gifts you make are met with utter delight. All he does these days is craft rubber ducks, so you are free to venture into his workshop and use what you need to make your items. Lucifer believes what is made by an individual is the most vulnerable gift to give.

Expect a lot of fast, loving emotions and busy days every day! Lucifer will make you feel loved and special, and he will make sure you smile at least once a day in his company.

Author’s Note - Your runner up was Valentino! But if you ask me, Lucifer is a much better bet.

#koko writez #helluva boss matchups #hazbin hotel matchups

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espectres · 4 days

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@audienceled sent:

' suzuki-kun ... ' her hands clutch together, and gripped in between them, a movie showing ticket. anybody could make a good guess as to what she wants to ask, but it's a little awkward for her, nonetheless --- not for as long as she felt that she didn't quite wholly grasp or understand the personality of the boy in front of her. ' um, action movies ... do you like them? ' her cheeks flush; blaze red a little, but her voice only toughens, maintaining a steady, audible volume. ' i asked my other friends if they wanted to go, but nobody was interested or had the time. watching something like this doesn't feel as much fun as having someone to talk about it with, so ... ' her arms thrust the ticket out towards him. not unlike someone making a sharp stab at kendo or fencing. ' don't joke, okay? it's a free ticket. if you say you're going to go, then you'd better show up. '

HIS SCREEN TURNS OFF WITH A CLICK , a conversation -well, more of a debate- with Ootsuki that went on a little too long, going back on forth about some solutions for ... little inconveniences that encountered him at school. A particular topic about whether or not it'd be fine if he took some asshole's shoes and threw them in the sewer for threatening another student who has been really nice to Shou- it goes on for so long before Shou realizes maybe he shouldn't be asking Ootsuki for good advice to begin with.

Speaking of good advices, Shou muses fondly while acknowledging Riku with a simple smile. And it's the mention of one of his favorite genres that makes him visibly perk up. " 'Course I do. " He has a deep liking for thrillers the most, he keeps that detail for himself, though, vaguely aware of how much is sharing vs oversharing in this time, setting and conversation at hand. In this flimsy sense of friendship that hasn't fully solidified into something stronger & confident yet. It's either Riku has a really hot tempter, or that he's being a bad kind of asshole without realizing it. It's most likely the later, given how Ootsuki called him that just earlier this morning- but the former can't be entirely of question either, right ?

" You want me to come along ? " He sounds confused and somewhat amused, maybe about being such an afterthought ( but a thought, nonetheless ) , or how she looked like she just needed a little training and it'd be enough to kick his ass, or how nice she's being despite the vaguely threatening attitude. His confusion softens away, leaving place for something relaxed and eager. If anything, he now knows there is no one better than Riku whom he could enjoy watching actions movies with.

" Sweet, I'll be there. " He snatches the ticket from her hands as quick as she has offered it to him, inspecting the small paper for the details. And what's up with questioning his honesty ? He wasn't that kind of asshole. She's gotta pay for that. And so he feigns concern, corners of his lips falling dramatically. " Man, we're gonna have a real hard time - " He pockets the ticket & his hands, turning back to Riku with the laziest little smirk on his lips. " - making this look like anything but a date. "

#riku exists & shou decides to become obnoxiously insufferable im sorry JAGSJQGSHSG #LITTLE SHIT!!!!!!!!!#help plz i cant stop thinking abt them in the cinema and the most exaggerated unrealistic death plays on screen and #riku just barely hears shou talking to himself “ weak. I could survive that ... ”#AJDGAJGSJSHD #thank u for sending this it kicked my muse back in place fr #ショウ ; distortion confronts both heart and mind. / writing.#ショウ ; we scraped our bones to get fire. / inbox.#audienceled

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daisy-mooon · 7 months

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Monica Rambeau's No Good Very Bad Horrible Attempt At Covering Up A Secret Identity (Gone Wrong)

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Then Kamala is grabbing her arm and shaking it slightly. "I do have a solution to this. So you know how Carol is your deadbeat aunt?"

…oh no.

"I need you to pretend to be my deadbeat aunt and pretend that SWORD has classified documents on white holes and then scare my school into not talking about this."

Or: Kamala is very good at almost screwing up her secret identity via homework, Monica is very bad at helping her cover it up and Carol is very good at accidentally enabling this chaos.

Monica has privately thought too herself that Carol may be a bad influence on Kamala, but she didn't expect… this.

"Run me through this again."

"Okay." Kamala grins very largely and very awkwardly. "We had to do an essay on science in school. And I did mine on space," she waves her hand, "because I was tired and didn't want to do anything outside of what I already knew."

"...and?"

"So you know how Carol took me to see a black hole that one time?"

Yes, Monica remembers when Carol had taken Kamala to see a black hole. Aka, her parents had been complaining that she was falling behind on physics, and what better way to learn about black holes than have it explained to you in front of a black hole?

"Uh huh."

"And then she showed me a recording of a white hole." Kamalas grin somehow slides wider and even more pained. "And they're like, super rare. And humans have never been able to actually prove their existence."

"...go on."

"So." She squeaked. "I may or may not have written about white holes. But not theoretical white holes. The actual white holes."

"And your science teacher freaked out?"

"...freaked out is… a little bit of an understatement?"

Monica opens her mouth. Then shuts it. Then opens it again and sighs, heavily. She is not getting paid enough to deal with this.

She isn't actually getting paid at all right now, because she's off duty and talking to 16 year old who just made an enormous mistake that could jeopardise. her secret identity is.not on her job description, at all. But still.

Then Kamala is grabbing her arm and shaking it slightly. "I do have a solution to this. So you know how Carol is your deadbeat aunt?"

…oh no.

"I need you to pretend to be my deadbeat aunt and pretend that SWORD has classified documents on white holes and then scare my school into not talking about this."

"No."

"...please?"

"...I hate you."

Back in her day, when she made a science presentation, she'd made a presentation on Star Wars and explained why light speed engines weren't possible as a joke. Her mom had laughed for ten minutes straight and then showed it too Fury. Her dad, who didn't know about aliens or light speed engines, said it was really good and brought her one of the novels when he visited as a reward for getting an A.

Kids these days were now leaking highly confidential and classified images of super rare space phenomena because they couldn't be bothered to finish their homework.

Why.

Why can't you get Carol to be your deadbeat aunt? Monica asked, seeing as she already had 30+ years of experience on the job. She then realised that having the Captain Marvel turn up at the doorstep of Coles Academy as the aunt of a random teenager would be weird as fuck. She then realised that Carol was still off planet because her husband's family was having Greek mythology level drama and she got dragged into it.

So, Carol is still on Aladna.. Which is… yikes. Yan is lovely, but she is not touching the in-laws with a ten foot pole. But she does always make the time to call her, so the moment ahe does, she interupts her awkward "Hi" and immediately demands "Why the fuck did you show Kamala a white hole and drag me into this".

Apparently Carol not restraining her emotions in front of someone is a sign of 'trust' and 'love'. Isn't that sweet? Alas, she does not feel very 'trusting' or 'loving' towards as her aunt launches into the most hysterical fit of laughter she's heard anyone make, ever.

"Good afternoon miss…?" the physics teacher, a white woman in her forties, squints at her. Which is kind of rude but… she's a school teacher. She's very clearly seen some bullshit, and what she's doing right now is the stupidest bullshit she's thought of, let alone done.

"Rambeau." She says smoothly. That's a lie. Her voice is awkward, not smooth. "Monica Rambeau. Is it not on my email?"

"Yes, sorry miss Rambeau." She looks down at her paper, and then up again. She looks baffled. "Your… niece, is a very talented student. She's a pleasure to have in class."

A pleasure to have in class. How did you respond to that? She smiles back. "Kamala is a very lovely person."

Kamala, as opposed to looking lovely, looks like she wants the ground to open up and swallow her, even though it was her idea and her fault she even has to explain this. She opts for a nervous grin. Instead of a Captain Marvel shirt she's wearing something with weird science symbols, as if she's trying to assure the teacher that she is smart and did not completely bullshit her essay.

Monica read it. It reads more like a very forgetful and very annoying sixty year old alien explained the topic verbally as opposed to a written, academic school essay, which means that Kamala either recorded her conversation with Carol (she wouldn't be surprised) or memorised it word for word (she wouldn't be surprised at that either).

"So…" the teacher shuffles the stack of papers, and then stares very pointedly at Kamala. "I was wondering if you could happen to elaborate on some certain… images that Kamala had pasted onto her essay. Specifically the ones about… white holes?"

"Right." Monica clears her throat and tries not to instantly lose the will to live. "I'm not sure if I mentioned it on my email or not, but I'm an astronaut and researcher at the government agency called SWORD-"

"-the one with the space station that got attacked earlier this year?" The teacher interrupts. She's now looking at her with wide eyes. Monica then realises that Kamala probably should have recruited someone who didn't have their face visible on camera beating the shit out of aliens, but in all honesty, she had almost forgotten that the CCTV footage got hacked and leaked online. Fucking Reddit.

"Yes." She smiles and does her best to steer the conversation back to physics. "Well, part of our work is communicating with extraterrestrial organizations to learn about scientific phenomena. About a year ago, we received data about a white hole that was recorded within the Larger Magellanic Cloud."

God, that's a mouthful. The teacher frowns. "And… Kamala got her hands on this data?"

Oh. How does she explain this-

"There was a "bring your kid to work" type of thing." Kamala blurts out. "And- auntie Monica doesn't have any kids, so she brought me."

Her teacher seems to be more bewildered than suspicious. She's not even sure what she'd even be suspicious of, to be honest, except the possibility of Kamala lying about literally everything, which would probably not be very good for her grades and oh dear, Kamala's parents would kill her-

"...I see. And part of your work that day… included white holes?" Her voice is strained. Like she just told her that aliens existed. Except aliens existing has been public for like, ten years. Not her best analogy.

Monica slips another smile on. "Yes ma'am."

She believes them. Thank god, because Monica cannot handle this.

"Sooo… uh. Hey Monica."

Silence.

Carol is notoriously bad at sending voicemails.

"I know you might be a bit - I don't know the word - miffed? Displeased? I think that works. Yeah so I know you're a bit displeased with me at the moment because of the whole white hole thing-"

There's a loud meow and the sound of Carol shooing Goose away.

"-but. Uh. How do I phrase this- I think that Kamala might have accidentally shared the Point- Powerpoint? The Powerpoint I made for her about Kree biology to explain why my organs are so weird."

Oh god.

"And by share, I mean that she uploaded it to a school thing called "one drive" that all the kids are raving about it or something "

No no no Monica is not dealing with this today oh god oh-

"If you could try and… I don't know, to be honest. If you could do some Monica magic and help Kamala not like, get exposed as Ms Marvel-"

She never wants to hear the phrase 'Monica magic' again. Ever. And she's saying no. She's definitely saying no.

"-I will let you post whatever you want from the Twitter account the airforce hold me at gunpoint to post military propaganda from."

…well, she can't say no now.

monica.mbeau @ sword.com

Hi Mrs Beth

I'm very sorry about the PowerPoint that Kamala has uploaded too the school OneDrive. I would like to ask that it remains private, as not all of the details have been verified by the human scientific community. I will talk with Kamala later to discuss how she can keep confidential information better, and make sure that we don't let her run around on S.W.O.R.D. again.

Thank you,

Monica Rambeau.

[email protected]

Hi Miss Rambeau,

Could you please tell me where Kamala got the information on the Powerpoint from?

Thank you,

Mrs Beth

monica.mbeau @ sword.com

Hi Mrs Beth,

Kamala got the information from a book about Kree anatomy that we were working on translating. She already knew a lot about it, since she had a very big interest in Captain Marvel, and I believe she was allowed to take a copy with her. I'm not sure why.

Thank you

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"Who the hell is 'Stan Loona'?" Carol demands the next time she's on Earth,staring at her phone. It's currently blowing up with military correspondents demanding she take down her Tweet. She ignores the notifications. She's not sure if it's because she's ignoring them or because she doesn’t know what notifications are.

There's a pause as she opens Google and types in 'Stan Loona' - fingers moving painfully slowly. She squints. She furrows her eyebrows. She stares at her. "Kamala had something to do with this, didn't she."

Monica slowly looks at Kamala. Kamala slowly looks at Monica. They simultaneously burst out laughing.

The next morning, she walks through to the apartment Carol is renting because she really needs to ask her a question about her powers. "Hey Carol, what-"

"I didn't do it."

Monica stares at her. "...didn't do what?"

"Oh?" Usually, she's an unnervingly good liar, but she’s currently in pyjamas and pouring Gatorade into her coffee (purposefully, because she’s a sleep deprived weirdo), and she cannot lie when she's tired. "Nothing."

"Carol, just tell me."

"...you might want to check the news."

"Check the news for what?"

"...you'll know when you see it."

BREAKING: Classified Documents Shared Over Minecraft Server

This weekend, a Minecraft gamer under a name not shared by S.W.O.R.D. has shared over eleven sensitive documents on a Minecraft server known as "Peaceful Vanilla Club". Two of them related too the origin of the Avengers, three about Captain Marvel, and the rest about military technology. S.W.O.R.D. has released a statement saying they are working hard to find-

…what the fuck.

"I didn't do it-!" Kamala swears, waving her hands around. Carol slowly raises an eyebrow, and she puts her hands down into her pockets. "Okay. Maybe I did do it."

Fury is unimpressed.

"Or maybe I didn't." She blurts out. "I could be lying. I'm very good at lying."

Monica's dad has a very wise saying about these kinds of situations. When you've dug yourself into a hole, don't turn on a drill. Kamala has never met her dad, but maybe she should because is she actively trying to make this entire situation fifty times worse, holy shit-

"Miss Khan." Oh, she's in big trouble. "Can you explain…" Fury stares at the report. "Can you explain why you shared these documents?"

She mumbles something under her breath that none of them catch apart from Carol (because super strength and super healing aren't enough, she has super hearing as well) who promptly erupts onto laughter. Then stops when Fury glares at her. Then starts again immediately when he looks away and back at Kamala.

"Repeat that?" Fury prompts.

Kamala is more embarrassed than Monica has ever seen her. Even more than the time Carol attempted to use Reddit and asked her what a “simp” was. Even more than when Monica had leaned over her shoulder one-time and saw her reading a Percy Jackson/Spiderman story on Wattpad. Even more than when her father called her in the middle of one of their training sessions and announced over speaker that she was failing maths.

"So."

Silence.

"I shared a fanfiction with this guy I met on Minecraft-"

"Was it about Carol?" Fury raises his eyebrows.

"No!" She protests immediately, purposefully avoiding eye contact with Carol, who for some reason, is still in her pyjamas. Monica shoots her an inquiring look. She rolls her eyes back at her. "It was- it was not."

"Then why did you share documents about Captain Marvel?" Fury glares- well okay, he's not really glaring. Kamala would probably have a heart attack and die if she was on the receiving end of his glares. Its more of a disappointed stare.

"Okay. Well, it may have been a little about you, Carol." Kamala mumbles, wincing. "But like, as a side character-"

"I was only a side character?" Carol looks mildly disappointed. Monica elbows her in the ribs and she straightens (ha), immediately snapping into a stoic look which means she's trying very hard not to seem embarrassed. "I mean- I'm not, like, bothered- I mean, because I support the What Padders-"

Monica groans. "Oh my god. Kamala, please continue."

She's silent for a few moments, before she takes a deep breath and meets her eyes. Monica's eyes, not Carol's, because even though she's seen her idol almost get eaten by her own cat, pass out in the middle of walking up a flight of stairs and cry her eyes out over the Star Wars prequels (don't ask), she's still very much her idol and she's still very much embarrassed.

"Uh… it was like, a fic about the Avengers. And the writing sort of sucked, but I kind of did work really hard on getting all the technical aspects of it right-" Kamala starts gesturing wildly with her hands, as if a hand can somehow communicate what 'technical aspects' are. "-like, the light speed engines, how the universal portal network is used, the inside of the Avengers Compound, that sort of stuff?"

"I have a feeling I know where this is going." Fury sighs, then waves at her to continue.

"Well, the guy I shared it with was an absolute hater. He wrote fanfiction about that new Spiderman - you know the one with the red and black suit? - joining the Avengers or whatever, but what's important he had the audacity to tell me my fanfiction was unrealistic-"

"So." Fury summarises, looking like he wants to kill everyone in the room and then himself. "You shared classified documents with someone over Minecraft. Because you needed to prove that your fanfiction was unrealistic."

She splutters. "He said I wrote Carol out of character!"

"I mean…" Carol tilts her head. "You do sometimes go overboard with the romantic thoughts when you're writing me. I don't think about women all the time, you know. I'm attracted to men too."

Both she and Fury pause, and then turn to stare at her. Carol only blinks in response

"You're gay?" Fury looks bewildered.

"You read Kamala's fanfiction?"

"Sometimes she asks me too-" she ignores Fury to struggle with fanfiction terminology. "-beta read?"

"You've never asked me to beta your fanfiction." Monica shouldn't feel as upset about this as she should, but she does, in a sort of very obviously overdramatic and not-actually-upset way.

"That doesn't matter, right now." Fury glares at both of them, and then turns back to Kamala. "Miss Khan, you're going to have to sign an N.D.A. and multiple other documents about this."

She mumbles an apology and Monica internally starts praying that something like this never, ever happens again. She can not deal with something like this repeating-

"Ms. Marvels official twitter account has been privated after she uploaded a three page long essay on the novel The Lovely Bones. Fans suspect that she may have mixed files up and uploaded her homework by accident-"

"What did you do now?"

"I may have mixed up an image of Goose eating a picture of Elon Musk with my English homework."

"Let me guess, you sent the picture of Goose to your English teacher?"

"...maybe."

Monica is going to scream.

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danurso · 2 years

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Ayaka: Err. . . .amber, may I talk to you for a moment?

Amber: Sure! Whatcha need?

Ayaka: Well, it's just that after I came here, I managed to see how close you and the traveler are, and how well your relationship works. You two confide everything to each other and can talk about any topic like it is no big deal.

Amber: *sheepishly* Do we now? I guess we just got used to each other after a while. Still, what do you need?

Ayaka: *fidgeting* well. . . .i. . . .need some *pink* r-relationship advice.

Amber: sure. Just ask away what you want to know.

Ayaka: How do you make it easier to talk to your partner? Ever since me and Thoma started dating, just talking about anything makes me really nervous.

Amber: Oh, that's normal. I was the same back then with aether *sheepishly* I ended up missing most of my shots because of how nervous I got whenever I went on commissions with him.

Ayaka: Then, how did you get so comfortable around him? Every time I stand near Thoma I feel like my heart is going to explode.

Amber: That's normal too. And i guess the best solution for that is time, me and aether have been together for a year now, so we're just used to each other at this point, But if you need something more immediate, you could try telling jokes.

Ayaka: Jokes?

Amber: yeah, something to make both of you laugh, it usually helps out a lot to clear the tension when you can't speak up normally.

Ayaka: but. . . .i-i don't really know how to make good jokes.

Amber: Oh that part is easy, just make a short story for the setup and finish with an unexpected punchline.

Ayaka: d-do i really need to do that!?

Amber: Of course, no joke is complete without a punchline.

Ayaka: but. . . .won't that make him mad?

Amber: I doubt it, normal people usually don't get angry with jokes.

Ayaka: then. . . .i'll try my best.

Amber: *thumbs up* I'll be rooting for you.

*Later on*

Thoma: *serves her tea* Here it is, my lady.

Ayaka: Thank you thoma. *Sips her tea.* . . . .

Thoma: *sits down as well* . . . .

Ayaka: . . . . .

Thoma: . . . . .

Ayaka: *pink* . . . . .

Thoma: *pink* . . . . .

Ayaka: Uuugh, this is so awkward. No, I got this, just gotta remember what Amber told me, everything is gonna be okay. . . .i still don't like this though. Thoma.

Thoma: Y-yes, my lady.

Ayaka: D-did you know that i-i really like the story of the loud duck?

Thoma: R-really? Why?

Ayaka: Because. . . . . .BECAUSE IT ALWAYS MAKES ME QUACK UP!!!

The line ended with her sending her fist full strength forward and colliding with Thoma's face, sending him flying back through the paper wall.

Ayaka: O-oh my god. *Rushes to him* i-i'm sorry! I was too nervous and put too much strength in it!

Thoma: *rubbing his cheek* Oww. . . .your strength never ceases to amaze me, my lady. Though, could I know what have i done to deserve that?

Ayaka: Was. . . .was that a bad joke? Did I do something wrong?

Thoma: What are you talking about my lady?

Ayaka: It's just. . . . *Pink* A friend told me that a good story set up followed by a strong punchline can make for great jokes. Did i do it wrong?

Thoma: Pfff. . . .hahahahaha.

Ayaka: *extremely confused* It. . . .it worked?

Thoma: Hahahaha! *Wipes a tear away* My lady, what do you think a punchline is?

Ayaka: Isn't it a line followed by a punch? Wait! Should I have punched first!?

Thoma: *chuckles* My lady, a punchline for a joke is a line that twists the story in an unexpected way and packs a figurative punch to finish off a joke, you don't really punch people during a punchline.

Ayaka: Oh. . . . . *red* I'm so sorry Thoma! I had no idea that-!

Thoma: It's okay, I get it. I got to laugh by the end so it still worked in a weird way.

Ayaka: Still. . . .

Thoma: But why the sudden interest in learning to make jokes?

Ayaka: I just. . . . *Fidgeting* I-i heard making jokes can help ease the tension and make it easier for two people to talk.

Thoma: Oh. . . .*pink* so that's why. I suppose that means I'm not the only one who becomes a mess trying to just act normally.

Ayaka: *Shakes head.* It's just. . . .whenever you're around i get anxious and self conscious about everything i do, i-i don't want to mess this up.

Thoma: Yeah I know the feeling. To be completely honest, I never really thought I had a chance with you my lady, so every day I feel like I'm stepping on eggshells, one misstep and it's all over.

Ayaka: That would never happen! My feelings aren't so shallow that one mistake would end it all.

Thoma: *smiles* Took the words right out of my mouth, my lady.

Ayaka: . . . .can you stop that?

Thoma: what?

Ayaka: *pink, looks away* What did you promise me you would do when it's just the two of us?

Thoma: R-right. I'm sorry my la- i mean, Ayaka.

Ayaka: *smiles*

Thoma: *pink* D-does hearing me say that makes you that happy?

Ayaka: Yes. I love the sound of your voice so hearing my name is quite pleasant.

Thoma: *red* . . . . .

Ayaka: *blush* I-i mean-! The sound of your voice is nice! Not you-! I-i mean-!

Thoma: It's okay. I-i get it.

Ayaka: *red, with steam coming from the top of her head* I-i'm sorry, for becoming such an embarrassing mess.

Thoma: It's fine. I-it's not like I'm doing any better.

Ayaka: But-

Thoma: Still. *Pink* I wanna try and be a better boyfriend, as best as i can.

Ayaka: *redder, feeling his hand on top of hers* I. . . .i will do my very best too.

???: Aww, Aren't you two the cutest?

Thoma/Ayaka: *flinch, looking at Yae and Ayato who stood at the doorway* Y-young master/My brother!?

Ayato: We were hoping to use the room to discuss matters, if you two lovebirds don't mind.

Both of them got red from head to toe and jumped several feet away from each other.

Thoma: Y-young master, w-we were just-!

Ayaka: How long have you been there!?

Ayato: Since Thoma came crashing through the wall. You seriously need to work on your jokes my sister.

Ayaka: *covering her bright red face* P-please excuse me! *Runs off*

Thoma: Aya-! I mean, my lady, wait! Please excuse me young master. *Goes after her*

Yae: Fufufu, innocent love is quite adorable, don't you think.

Ayato: It is for sure. Though I don't know if Thoma will survive if she keeps telling such jokes.

Yae: Well, I think it's quite charming.

Ayato: Do you now?

Yae: Yes.

Ayato: . . . . . .Did you know that once, two blind men-

Yae: *smiling* You try and finish that sentence and I'll smite you off of the face of this planet.

Ayato: *shrug* Well, i tried.

#genshin impact #genshin ayaka x thoma #ayaka x thoma #genshin thoma #thoma #ayaka #genshin ayaka #thomaya #kamisato ayato #yae miko

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523rdrebel · 10 months

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hello!! Who are your favorite clones and why?

Hello anon!

I think there are so many reasons to love ALL the clones 🤭 But, I'll give you my top 5.

1. Tech - Not to be obvious...But Tech is my favorite clone. I love his intelligence, his calm confidence in himself and his brothers, and I just connected to him very quickly in Clone Wars and Bad Batch. Part of it is he's the kind of smart I always wanted to be: he's always got a solution to any problem, and if he doesn't, give him a minute, a few extra parameters and a dash of sass and he'll find one. I'd listen to him info dump any day. I adore his sassiness and the sort of dry wit he has... 💕

2. Rex - Are you kidding? Rex is objectively handsome, but also compassionate, strong willed, canonically a great friend, and I adore how he's so confident but still has a little bit of an awkward side. I just feel like Rex would be the Best Friend that you fall in love with gradually...

3. Crosshair - He's a completely different vibe from the others, but I adore Crosshair. He's the sort of barbed wit that's deeply affectionate, and unless you're close to him, you don't see the slight softening of his tone and his eyes when he speaks. He's a very private person and trusts slowly, so when you're one of his trusted few, it is a treasure to protect. I also think he's someone who doesn't know how to express feelings in a healthy way, but he feels very deeply. I think there's so much potential in his current storyline in the bad batch, he's such an interesting character and an obvious literary foil to Hunter.

4. Fives - He's the class clown. He's a bit of a troublemaker, but in the best way. Get him together with Echo and Jesse and it's gonna be a wild ride! I see him as the best wing man if your interested in someone. But also a considerate partner with confidence to spare 🤭. You know he's got jokes to make you laugh, but can be serious if he needs to.

5. Echo- He's the grumpy mom friend, but he's got some wild in him too. Paired with the bad batch (and after a BIG MESS of trauma) it's hard to see his humor, be he can sass with the best of them. I love Echo's friendship with Fives, and eventually Tech as well, he just seems like a solid person, gives the best advice, though you probably have to remind him to take his own advice at times. He's gentle.

Thank you for the ask! I love talking about the Copy/Paste Boys 💕

#the bad batch #star wars #captain rex #the clone wars #clone trooper crosshair #crosshair bad batch #echo bad batch #tech simp

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bestie, it is i, elliot`s anon! i`m still in my 1d mood SO silly lil thought for our art boy. imagine being in stupid arguement when xavi and his bestie\partner wants to smooth this stubborn pouting boy over and they turn on their inner performer: BABY YOU LIGHT UP MY WORLD LIKE NOBODY ELSE, THE WAY THAT YOU FLIP YOUR HAIR GETS ME OVERWHELMED~ and xavier can`t being in a bad mood anymore and he starts smiling uncontrolably his silly lil smile :] BTW how are you? how is your move going on?

answering the rest here. Sorry I’m anal about these things. also, not proofread.

The room was deafeningly quiet. An uncomfortable tension filled the air. You were in your pjs, resting on your boyfriend's bed, when he emerged from the steamy bathroom, holding a towel. Never do your arguments last more than ten minutes. It's a cycle of arguing, then falling silent for a few minutes until one of you cracks a joke, eventually forgetting the cause for your petty dispute. But this one was different. It's been an hour since one of you said anything. After taking a roast session too far with enid and ajax, Xavier grew irritated at your harmless jokes. You were irritated by his annoyance. You couldn't recall which joke pushed him over the brink. Up until the point when he stormed into his room after leaving the quad, you were simply having a little fun with your friends.

Xavier tossed his towel in his hamper before lying in bed, still without uttering a word. You broke the silence after what felt like an eternity but really was five minutes.

“When are you going to stop ignoring me?” You turned to face your childish boyfriend. His eyes stayed closed as he sighed softly.

“Earth to xavier, I’m talking to you.” Your fingers are now probing his cheek, attempting to elicit a grin from him. But you didn't manage to accomplish it. It was your time to sigh and pout now.

You must have truly offended him, you thought. A little lightbulb went out in your head as you searched for any solution to make him smile. You slung your leg across his torso and sat on his lap. His eyes suddenly widened in response to your movements. You proceeded to probe at his rose-colored cheeks while meeting his stare.

“Baby you light up my world like nobody else…” you whispered. Given his inability to resist, Xavier rolled his eyes. It was a running inside joke between you two. You'd break into song at the most inappropriate moments.

“The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed..” your hands sought for his moist hair, pushing it back.

“But when you smile at the ground it, it ain’t hard to tell..” Your index fingers pressed against the sides of his lips, pushing him to grin.

“You don’t know, oh-oh…” You placed an imaginary microphone up to him so he could continue the song, but when it didn't come, a pout formed on your face yet again. All hope was out the window. It never takes him this long to cave in. Xavier rolled his eyes once more before wrapping his palm over your outstretched one.

“You don’t know you’re beautiful.” He spoke in a flat tone. His tough façade melted as he saw your expression brighten in front of him. Your beaming smile was impossible to ignore. Then when you gave him a tender, innocent kiss on the lips, you made it much more difficult for him to stay furious.

"I'm sorry for hurting your feelings, I forgot you were such a baby," you apologized, giggling.

That's it," Xavier murmured, turning you so that you were lying flat on the bed and that his tall figure was hovering over you.

“Wanna see something even funnier?” One of his hands trapped both of yours above your head.

"Please don't," was all you could say before he assaulted you with tickles. His huge hand made escaping his grasp nearly impossible. The awkward silence that previously existed was replaced by laughter and some pleading to cease the assault on your underarms. He would momentarily pause to nibble on any inch of exposed skin he could reach. This was Xavier Thorpe's revenge, yet a part of you would rather be pinned down, begging Xavier to let you breathe, than spend a night apart from your boyfriend.

#fangirliestalk #fangirlieswriting #xavier thorpe #xavier thorpe blurb #Elliot anon talks

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