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inamagicalhallucination · 10 months

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ok gift giving is a big part of atsushi’s love language

this wasn’t meant to be long but-

whether its becuz the tiger’s cat-desire to hunt for the agency translated to something more human (along with cooking but my cooking atsushi headcanons will pop out sometime else) or just becuz atsushi has never been gifted anything pre-agency and to him its something very precious who knows

it’s not that he spends ages pouring over what to give the agency members (well not always) its more like if he goes to the store and sees a type of candy ranpo likes he’ll buy it for him

when atsushi’s new at wanting to give his loved ones gifts, he does over think it tho cmon its atsushi

like he’ll see a nice pen, buy it for kunikida, but then he’ll feel like its such a dumb little thing and he should’ve put more effort into a gift because of that he ends up hoarding a lot of trinkets becuz he’ll see them and buy them as presents but be too shy to give them up

(and he’ll also spend ages pouring over what the perfect present for everyone would be but always finding some fault in his ideas)

it’s not until dazai’s breaking into atsushi’s apartment to teach him the joys of stealing other people’s credit cards that he notices a neat stack of containers with atsushi’s friends and stuff’s name on it and asks atsushi about it that something ever happens

dazai: don’t tell me atsushi, you were planning on chopping us all up and storing us into these containers ? u’d need bigger ones for that by the way

atsushi, horrified: WHAT?? of course not!!! these are-

atsushi, flustered: these are just things that i dont know i bought becuz i thought you’d like them. but theyre silly so i didn’t give-

dazai, already opening his own box: ATSUSHI!

atsushi, trying to pull him away: what

dazai, pulling out a tiny void eyed black cat keychain: did you buy this for me? how did you know i wanted it?

atsushi:

atsushi: you wanted it?

dazai, lying but atsushi doesn’t need to know that: yeah i wanted something like this. how cruel atsushi, buying it and storing it away~ not giving it to me :(

atsushi, pleased and happy: do you um want to look at the other stuff ?

so essentially dazai in his own strange way of not actually addressing the problem convinces atsushi to give his silly little gifts to the agency members

(and tho he did not want anything like the keychain before, he’s quite pleased by it and all the other things that atsushi got for him)

so atsushi in a moment of joy and happiness places all the containers in front of each members door with his name signed and bolts (kyouka’s is placed near her stuff right before he leaves since he wakes up before her) (things for non-agency members like lucy are left in places where they work/hang out a lot) (fukuzawa’s in front of his office doors)

the morning at work, atsushi’s shaking with nervousness

the first one to arrive after him is kunikida (who’s usually the first to arrive)

kunikida greets atsushi politely - theres something about him that seems different, a little red on his cheeks but atsushi cant tell what; he’s too busy being relieved that kunikida isn’t upset about his gifts

when kunikida opens his book, the pen he pulls out is the one atsushi gifted him and atsushi is immediately filled with warmth and contentment (when he moves his head, atsushi notices that his hair is tied with the ribbon atsushi gave him)

kunikida doesn’t say anything but his gratitude and his appreciation for atsushi’s gifts is clear (also he may or may not ruffle atsushi’s hair more than usual that day)

after kunikida and dazai’s appreciation, atsushi is more excited about everyone’s reactions

junichiro is flustered and pleased and thanks him profusely, grinning the entire day - naomi tells him about each gift and why she likes it

kenji tries to gift him a cow which is banned from the office by kunikida - who points out that atsushi wouldn’t know what to do with it, so kenji comes back with chickens, and then after the same thing happens, gives atsushi stuff from his garden

haruno and the other staff all thank atsushi with hugs or shoulder pats

ranpo doesn’t look at atsushi as he approaches him but he’s wearing the pins atsushi bought him and the fact that he’s holding out a candy for atsushi to take is telling enough

yosano thanks him fiddling with the bracelet atsushi bought

kyouka apologizes for not giving him anything and atsushi has to explain to her that he’s just getting gifts becuz he wants to not becuz he wants them to give hm something back

fukuzawa does the old person affection thing by placing his hand on atsushi head ya know the thing

anyway

lucy is blushing when he goes down to the cafe and calls him dumb and then gives him extra cake so-

the only person who atsushi’s bought gifts for but hasn’t given them to is akutagawa

their relationship isn’t as hostile as before but atsushi doesn’t know what to do with it but he thinks theres a tiny chance that akutagawa might like them so he makes up his mind and ships them to him (he does not include a return address or his name)

akutagawa, climbing through atsushi’s window a few days later: it was you wasn’t it?

atsushi: stop climbing through my window asshole????

akutagawa, coughing and showing atsushi the black bracelet atsushi got him: answer me

atsushi, remembering the gifts, flushing: wh-what ? noooo- I uh. I mean i don’t know what you’re talking about

akutagawa: it has to be you. no one else would give me something as strange as a plastic skeleton

atsushi, weakly: it fit ur aesthetic ?

akutagawa, ‘glaring’ at him:

atsushi: ...sorry?

akutagawa, looking away, coughing, ears red: whatever. i don’t like being in debt. tell me what you want, i’ll buy it for u

atsushi: oh no no no. you don’t have to do that! honest. it was just a few silly things that reminded me of... you... r u okay ur face’s red

akutagawa, grabbing atsushi and pulling him towards the window: shut up im buying u dinner

atsushi, very confused: ok?

anyway yeah

might add a part 2 becuz i wasn’t gonna post the start of atsushi giving gifts but just him giving ppl gifts but i cant help myself

also howd akutagawa get here

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alldoll3dup · 3 months

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Yelloooooooo!!!!!! I got a request. Can you write a brozone x pop/rap troll fem reader?? Where there related to the bros? I honestly can't think of anything else, but ik for sure theres gotta be crazy angst and comfort!!!

P.S. LOVE YOUR STORIES

▐ Do you mean all of them together or the separate reaction of each of them? I'm going to do it all together as a one shot kisses 🫶🏻 (but if not, you can make another request)

P.S THANK YOU SO MUCH

໑୧﹒★﹒Brozone x pop/rap!Reader - Headcanon's/one-shot ᰍ﹒∿

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 - You are a pop and rap troll, you were already considered part of the family by brozone what would be their reaction? Lets see right now

𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 - Trolls band togeter

𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 - GN!Reader, angsty, platonic

★ When you told them...

– You were really nervous about telling them this, but Poppy and Viva were encouraging you

– Ok you were freaking out, Poppy and Viva got them together and said you had something to say, what were they thinking??? You wanted to stick your face in a hole and never come out

– The two left leaving you there with the confused brothers, you took a deep breath and started telling them

"Okay then well, I wanted to tell you this, because you are like brothers to me and I think you will support me in this"

– John Dory has already started to panic, she has already started to imagine a million things

💭 "IS SHE DATING? DOES SHE NO LONGER TRUST US? DOES SHE WANT TO MOVE AWAY???"

"Well, I'm a pop and rap troll" - you said looking a little embarrassed and JD's jaw dropped to the floor

"Ah, what a silly thing, y/n, everything is fine" - said branch carelessly with a hand on your shoulder (I didn't know what color to put on him, srry)

"SILLY?? NO ITS NOT SILLY HOW CAN YOU BE BOTH? IS THIS POSSIBLE?" - JD didn't understand anything

"Calm down, John Dory, this is normal, I, for example, am a pop and rock troll" - Floyd said, smiling slightly and you were a little sad about JD's reaction (I have a hc that he is a rock troll)

"WHAT YOU ARE A ROCK TROLL???" - He said turning his head to Floyd

"Hey man, relax, this is more common than you think" - Clay said looking angry at JD because he noticed your sad reaction

"My kids sing all kinds of music all the time" - Spruce said with a nasal laugh

"John Dory, you're making Y/N uncomfortable stop it" - he said quietly to John Dory with a sideways glance

"Okay, it doesn't enter my head either you're a rap troll or you're a pop troll, or you're a rock trolls or you're a pop troll"

"Why not both JD?" - you and Floyd said at the same time

"Because it's confusing and strange, it doesn't make sense to be both"

"Okay, that's enough of trying to change other people, John Dory" - Clay said, already irritated

"Clay just relax, okay? It dont make the argument worse"

"But he's right, John Dory is crossing the line!" - and you remained silent watching them argue and left with Floyd

★ When you went out with Floyd...

– He comforted you even though he was also sad about the situation

"Hey, it's okay, don't mind Dory, he'll understand soon"

"But why fight like that? They can't argue without fighting..."

"I know Y/n... it's okay" - he hugged you gently and you hugged him back

– You stayed there until the branch appeared because he got angry about arguing with John Dory

★ A few days later...

– You hadn't spoken to John Dory for a few days and she was really sad about the way he treated you

– He studied a lot about this being more than one thing and thought it was really cool

– He felt horrible about the way he treated you and asked Spruce and Clay for help on how to apologize to you

– Clay didn't want to help at first, but Spruce convinced him to help

– Of course, Floyd and Branch joined in on this, Branch would distract you along with Floyd, Clay and Spruce taught John Dory how to say sorry (which was an almost impossible mission)

– They prepared a "little party" with a huge sign saying "WE ACCEPT YOU Y/N AND FLOYD"

– When you got there JD practically jumped on you crying and apologizing saying how proud he was of you (he had done this to Floyd before the party)

– You ended up getting emotional and forgave him and promised that you would teach him more about being a troll with two musical genres

▐ That was hard to write, huh? Hope yall liked it

▐ Sorry if there are any grammatical errors love you guys ♡

★ REQUESTS ARE OPEN ★

- Read this before making a request

#trolls band together #trolls #oneshot #headcanon #trolls headcanons #trolls branch #trolls x reader #floyd trolls #trolls john dory #trolls clay #trolls spruce #i love this little guys #gn reader

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drdemonprince · 5 months

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if you ever have the time and space to answer this i'd be very thankful

how can i take any let downs by friends less personal and continue giving people chances/inviting them in and being vulnerable without hurting myself/gettung hurt in the process? i'm guessing the answer is to find a balance, but are there ways to go about it easier? no matter how much i try to communicate and and manage expectations... i appreciate my friends greatly, but still i often feel let down when they cant come to things that are important to me though i understand that things can happen and theres usually reasons for not being able to make something and i am not their priority number one in a system that exhausts all of us- it just keeps happening and i don't want to grow bitter and alone but cherish the people in my life and trust they are trying their best

I think you can start by practicing being more flaky and unreliable and more reliant up on your friends' grace as well! When we feel resentful, it is often a sign that we are doing far too much, and not having our needs cared for. I used to be one of the most reliable mother fuckers around -- it was my senior superlative, actually, Most Reliable! ha! -- and I resented just about everyone for being less put together, less likely to follow through, less prone to doing what they said and saying what they'd do than me. I was a bitter little Type A overachieving cunt who considered myself superior to everyone (in part because my hyper literal Autistic ass believed that if you said you were going to do something, that meant you absolutely Had to Do It and Why Would Anybody Lie about a thing like that?)

Today I am a fuckin MESS and I am a much better person for it. I amble up just barely on time, I cancel plans, I forget things, I tell someone I can't make it even if in the most literal sense I could but I don't feel like it -- and many of my friends are tired, spent, fuzzy brained exhausted messes too! And it's fine! I have some friends that I regularly rely upon to cancel our plans because it frees up a little extra room in my schedule that I always wind up needing. I'm not mad or disappointed in them for bailing, my ass is relieved because I definitely have some shit to get to myself and probably four other people that I'm kinda letting down at the moment. It's not that any of us lack concern for one another, that's just what being a busy adult is in this day and age. We have work and creative pursuits and lots of friends and fucking and exercise and tile to regrout. Shit happens. It's not a big deal if I end up needing to see the movie solo or if we need to reschedule our breakfast date. Shit happens. I have too many actual problems to make a problem out of someone having a hangover and not being able to show up to my birthday or whatever. I missed their birthday last year, but I'll make it there this year, and maybe next time they'll make mine, too. The grace of accepting chaos washes it all away. My friends are my fellow comrades in the fuckin trenches and we each get to make one another's tours a little less miserable by understanding shit's crazy and fucked and that none of it is personal and that at the end, we still love eachother and are doing our best.

With time, may you find that kind of serenity and that ability to just keep on moving in life rather than fixating on the little slights and unpredictable things that will happen whether we fight them or not. Don't read too much into anyone's cancellation of plans or lateness or flakiness. Put your mind toward more interesting problems in your life, ones that some thinking can help solve. Easier said than done, but you'll get there. If my bitter anal retentive ass could become so sloppy and lovingly blase so can you!

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alicentsgf · 1 year

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ok so fans who hate alicent LOVE to say shit like "book alicent was beefing with a child lol" totally unironically. and it just confuses me. like Bro... all f&b tells us is she Stopped Being Nice to rhaenyra after aegon was born (when viserys showed no sign of naming him heir). because, reportedly, she was originally kind to rhaenyra. apparently kind enough for at least one or two people to note a sudden change in demeanor.

and like im sorry. is it that crazy that when alicent began to understand rhaenyra and her own son were going to be pitted against each other in the future she chose aegon and distanced herself from rhaenyra? she wasnt "beefing with a child" like i feel thats so clearly just a little joke someone made thats been taken at face value and regurgitated. because its not true. or at least f&b gives us no indication of it - we're never told about her acting maliciously toward a young rhaenyra. in fact i dont think we're given much indication they really interacted at all. and anyway, wouldnt it have been worse for her to continue to keep rhaenyra close ? so she could try and manipulate her?? people make book alicent into this great seductress and manipulator and theres basically no textual evidence to support it. if anything i feel like alicent distancing herself shows she very possibly DID genuinely care about rhaenyra once, perhaps enough to worry her attachment might undermine her cause to prioritise aegon in some way. and this is only further supported by rhaenyra's decision to spare alicents life later when the rest of the greens became dragon snacks.

then theres the fact book alicent was the one who asked viserys to betroth aegon to rhaenyra. why would she do that? a woman from a house with such close ties to the faith no less. she asked when aegon was 6 and she must have known by that point viserys was likely never going to name aegon heir - imo she was exhausting options to try and protect her children. no matter what choices aegon made he had every chance of becoming a symbol others would use, forcing rhaenyra to make an example of him to maintain control. marrying them to each other would do a lot to avoid that eventuality. it was both a smart political match and what Targaryen tradition demanded. viserys was convinced alicent was only acting out of ambition which is why he rebuffed her, but we're repeatedly shown viserys is kind of an idiot. especially politically.

theres this Obsession with the idea alicents characterisation was changed so dramatically for the show. 'i wish they'd made her like book alicent' they did...? they made her a victim who is scared and anxious and bitter. theres nothing to suggest that wasnt who book alicent was. everything we know of her is filtered through layers of bias - her story told by men who dont give a shit what she felt or desired. and what? you dont like it because you wanted her to be some one dimensional villian? because doubling down of f&bs oft misogynistic, cardboard cutout representation of her would have been So great. like please, i get that so much of f&b can be interpreted a whole bunch of ways but 'alicent the evil step mother' is the most basic, boring interpretation. it shows no depth of thought at all. theres at least a few clues in there as to who she Actually might have been, if you bother to look.

its just insane to me honestly. you read that book and thought she was pure evil? this woman who doted on her daughter and grandchildren so completely that her grandson's murderers knew to find them in her rooms. this woman who spent her last moments embracing death, pining for her dead children and speaking fondly of the old man she used read to as a girl. its really not that hard to percieve book alicent as a trapped and embittered woman desperately scared for the lives of her children. seriously. where is the critical thought? the empathy?? im so tired.

#ur daily pro alicent rant here you go #eat up babes #alicent apologist til death #yes even book alicent #hotd #hotd fandom critical #pro alicent hightower #pro book alicent #this is basically just the conclusion of my book alicent breakdown but Mean #f&b #fire and blood #this is very rushed i feel like im gonna regret posting

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sonic-adventure-3 · 11 months

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I accidentally drew the same goddamn pose 3 times lmao. Why is posing legs so hard i always fall back on posing them in the shape of a 4. Also, new freak!! Her name is Jerryjack. More about her + individual images + couple other things below the cut vvv

I don’t think I’ve posted any drawings of her other than her first, but i’ve been drawing rig a lot more like this rather than that first one. More graphic head shape, more upright ears, one eye hidden, mouth hidden by scarf, what have you. I think she looks cooler and is way easier to draw like this, but is a little less sonicy, im sure I’ll find a balance sometime. Rare carrion non-blep, this pose is cool but i did not even try cleaning this up lol.

And jerryjack!! She sucks so bad i love her. They’re Rig’s best friend, known each other since they were kids and learned the trade (killing) under the same mentor. She’s 11 months older than Rig, so she’s about 25ish. She hates consistency, commitment, seriousness, kids, stagnation, compassion, anything boring, and many many other things. She loves anything fun, stirring shit, lying, inflicting blunt force trauma, herself, lockpicking, and money. She’s purely self-interested and does everything she does for funsies. She’s not a part of the postal crew cause she thinks it’s boring and is allergic to commitment but hangs around and ‘helps out’ sometimes. She’s a hitman on her own, and has way more connections through that than rig, occasionally floats jobs her way. Also sometimes places bounties on her when shes mad. Or just cause.

Unlike Jerry, Rig is a very routine and organized person. She wakes up every morning at 6 sharp despite not being a morning person. Miraculously, she and jerry lived together for 2 years and during that time rig ate microwaved oatmeal every single morning and got groceries on tuesdays. All this is to say Rig is very methodical and likes routing and things that are expected. So Jerry lost their shit when rig called them randomly and casually told them that she’s starting a non-euphemistic postal service and also spontaneously took in a couple kids. Naturally, she’s very wary of squabble and carrion, especially the latter. Assassin recognizes assassin, silly recognizes silly, they try to kill each other and then become besties (who still periodically attempt to kill each other). As for squabble, she’s surprisingly fun to interact with, so jerry warms up fairly quick and becomes a truly awful influence on her.

Here’s the first drafts and base. She’s obviously a jackalope but calls herself a hare for some reason. Is part of that reason because i couldn’t think of a pun name other than jack like jackrabbit and ‘jack the jackalope’ sounded a little too stupid for my taste (as if ‘jerryjack’ isn’t stupider)? Ummmmmmm.

Anyway, i decided to nix the asymmetrical antlers cause theres a limit to how much asymmetry i should stuff into a set of characters, carrion’s already got the lopped off ear and etc. the back and tail marking is supposed to emulate ribs

I’m still super duper undecided on jerry’s outfit and colour scheme. Every outfit ive thought up so far feels way too simple or untethered to reality in comparison to the postal crew’s, however i think the postal crew is a bit too complicated (or way too complicated in squabble’s case) and too grounded for sonic, so. Idk what to do abt that. And as for their colour scheme, as seen above her first drafts have the same red and green of the postal crew, but seeing as she doesn’t work with them it’s definitely the better choice to diverge from that. Saturated orange is the most tense and unsettling colour to me so i think it suits her off putting nature, but the white and orange combo reminds me intensely of like. 1960s egg chairs. WAIT and ulala space channel 5. And various stupid tech startup kitchen gadgets. Just generally a combo with a lot of nonthreatening and safe associations rather than the warning sign i want. Idk man i’ll workshop it eventually.

Also, cloak rig. Her previous red coat was stupid. Not sure how much smarter this is but it looks cooler. Still doesn’t usually wear it other than in towns to hide her wings or when it’s cold. Also also this is the same fucking pose again

#Sooooooo sleepy rn #so if anything is incoherent it’s cause i’m so sleepy always and forever #doodles #ocs #oc posting #sonic oc #rig the fox-bat #carrion the cat #jerryjack the hare #super awful at getting stuff out of my head so idk how well i explained them or got across their vibe #i like my ocs so much man. so much #i need to post about them more #my art

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arudoe · 5 months

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talk about bruise anything you want, i wanna hear

YAAAY MORE BRUISE

i alr talked about some hcs so ill chat a bit about some aus i have heehee!

- idol jay au !

i feel like this one is prolly the most well known (only because its the only one ive ever drawn for….) but basically jay is an idol/musician and cole is his nr1 fan! it was very inspired by prime empire and also those like harry styles x reader wattpad fics from back in the day… yeah…

all ive got for the story so far is that cole went to a fansign event and while getting his magazine signed jay also sneaks his personal phone number on one of the pages (something along tbe lines of xxx-xxx-xxx text me o_<) and… yeah things move on from there 🙏🙏

- mad scientist jay and his creature cole

OKAYY this might be one of my weirder ones but i think about it a lot 😭😭

anyways jay is a disabled basement dweller college dropout scientist guy and one day he kind of feels some paranormal presence in his lab and conducts a bunch of tests and comes to tbe conclusion there is a ghost floating around in his lab. so like the normal person he is he tries to communicate with it but only gets a bunch of weird cryptid messages that dont make sense… so he comes to bright idea of “hey! i should make this ghost a vessel they can possess!” so he makes a body frankenstein style and low and behold his plan worked!

cole, a ghost from the 80s who possessed the body is now chilling in jays lab with him, but like most people who have been dead for over 40 years he is very curious about the outside world and what has changed.

but jay for some reason is very adamant about him not going outside at all, which causes some tension between the two..

(the reason is jay has abandoned issues) (also cole is kind of a freak of nature) (affectionately)

I LIKE THIS AU A LOT cus its so stupid honestly and i love me some ghost cole also like im still mad about how ninjago decided to completely discard jays love for inventing… let the man make his little trinkets…

- wizard school au

basically what it sounds like… they are wizards.. at a wizard school… and do magic…

yes this was partly inspired by h*rry p*tter BUT ONLY THE VIBES (i barely remember the movies)

BUT UM this is like a whole universe thing and theres so so much lore and world building so… if u want a separate post about it… lmk

- roommates au!

this is my most recent one (and the one i think about the most) but um yeah pretty self explanatory it was based off this jdrama/manga called good morning call so uhhh ya!

basically cole and jay were enemies throughout highschool and basically spend all their energy hating each other but they to their separate ways during college but reunite (unwillingly) as roommates!

they navigate living with each other and learn to let go of their hate (which stemmed from a mixture of misunderstandings and insecurities) and then eventually fall in love!!

i think this is the au i have the most work done on (i have a draft for every major scene that happens in the story heehee) and perhaps! one day i will actually make it a real thing !

so um yeah! i have a bunch more but most of them are very unfinished or just… vague ideas or vibes i go by… i also have some aus that arent bruise so um if anyone wants to hear about those… smiles

BUTTT TYSM FOR UR QUESTION i dont rly say this a lot but any interaction i get with my content means the world to me and i always giggle and kick my feet when reading reblog comments bc everyone is so nice 🥹🥹

#ardosyapping #bruiseshipping

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cosmica-galaxy · 6 months

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thinking about that one 'Vet is basically the humans dad' ask...

even tho the human loves Their Main Gang (the three protectors and their mimic counterparts) it HAS to be exhausting juggling all of them for extended periods of time. a full week of Buddy and Fiend fighting over them, Pal hauling them around at the most Inconvenient of moments, Vee (playfully) terrorizing them, DJ wanting to mainly do activities that require SO much energy, Camron wanting to be around them as much as possible, AND the human tryna help out with the war when/wherever they can... yeahhh its a lot (they do love it tho!! this is THEIR little found family :])

tldr what im saying is. it'd be nice if after a particularly stressful week, the human knows they could go to Vet's room and destress for a while, vibin and eventually falling asleep with him nearby for the next couple of hours. they go into his room and hes sitting in an armchair reading a newspaper like a True Dad and theres already some snacks and a blanket set up for the human bc Vet saw this coming a mile away. and if anyone tried asking for either of them at this time Vet would hit them with the most disappointed expression a camerman could muster, say 'No", and shut his door in their face. (with the exception of genuine emergencies, of course)

I am behind this 100%. A lot of people enjoy the veteran, including me! He radiates a lot of "dad energy" and will probably do those things for the human. Especially since he watches their antics on the daily and the human gets bounced around and between the group members. Each one vying for the human's attention while they try so hard to both keep peace and entertain their friends, as well as help with the war effort. The moment they look like they're about to collapse from exhaustion, the vet drags them off to his private office and signs for them to lay the fuck down and take a nap. He'll read some material and do some quiet paperwork while the human snores away on the cot nearby while the other members of their friend circle look around and try to find them. So Vet's office becomes a hidaway for the human to get a nessassary break from the chaos that has become their organic life while Vet just shakes his head. "You did this to yourself." He would say through body language. "I know you try to make everyone happy...but don't kill yourself over it. Set some boundaries and take some breaks dammit, before I make you." He would write down on a piece of paper. When things get chaotic, at least you have Vet to rely on when things become too much. <: ) In short...this meme.

#haxorus imp #hax speaks #cosmica galaxy #cosmica-galaxy #anonymous #anon asks #skibidi tag #anon ask

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momentofch-aos · 11 months

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Daisy Johnson/Daniel Sousa - Invisible String by Taylor Swift

so i said i would write an essay on this. So I will.

minor mentions of PTSD, therapy and the traumas they've both been through

A huge theme for Daisy and Daniel is time. Obviously.

"time, curious time. gave me no compass, gave me no signs."

neither of them expected each other. For Daisy, this was just another mission, where everything was on the line. For Daniel, it was literally just another day at the office. Until he opened that office door.

"were there clues I didn't see?"

It has been said that their relationship was rushed in that last season of AoS and it was, due to the fact it was a short last season of the show where there was everyone's plot points to wrap up. BUT, I could wax lyrical about little things that you can pick up in both of their character developments through the respective shows (AoS for Daisy, Agent Carter for Daniel), that make them ideal for each other. Both bullheaded, quick witted, willing to do whatever it takes for the good of other people. The way they compliment each other's personalities. Sousa's measured calm to Daisy raging storm.

"time, mystical time. Cutting me open, then healing me fine."

this applies to them both, but I mainly think about it from Daisy's perspective. Throughout the show she goes through huge trauma, huge things that, through lack of time to process or just huge attempts to internalise it she moves on from. Her whole childhood. Trip giving his life to try and save hers. Her mother almost killing her. Lincoln's death. Coulson's dying and coming back in various forms. Fitz forcibly removing her inhibitor. Fitz dying. May dying. Although she's not healed completely, time forced her to move on. I feel like she's the kind of person to say she was 'fine' when she is indeed, not.

"A string that pulled me, out of all the wrong arms."

Whether there was something, fate or subconscious, that moved Daisy away from the darker paths she could have gone down. Something cosmic that would lead her to something even better. To a life with him.

"Something wrapped all my past mistake in barbed wire"

Theres a deep debate in my heart about the way the rest of the team treat Daisy over the seasons. Don't get me wrong, I love them all dearly but I think a lot of pressure is placed on her shoulders. Knowing someone as well as the team know each other, leads to past mistakes being brought up even years later. Think Fitz (I love him don't come for me) saying "do you want me to list all the times you did [turn her back on the team]". I think Sousa, our protective boy, would provide a relief from this, a comfort that she was more than the mistakes she'd made, how she'd proven herself time and time again. Maybe it's due to the fact that he hadn't been present then, the fact he solely knew the person she was now and not how she'd got there.

"Chains around my demons, wool to brave the seasons"

All I can think is Ghost Rider here sorry.

But I'd also like to think that they both force each other to confront things, I like to think Daisy suggests going to one of the Shield therapists Mack hired would be good for Sousa as he is thrown into the 21st Century as well as the PTSD he likely has from his injury and the war. I also think he would suggest it as a good option for her, after a few sessions of his own, and they's have therapy and then go on lunch dates. Dealing with the demons, together.

"One single thread of gold tied me to you"

NEED I SAY MORE - THEIR LOVE IS GOLDEN. sorry.

"Cold was the steel of my axe to grind."

To me, this is Daniel and their first meeting. The frame of mind he was in when he found that fake CIA agent sat at his desk, after the emotional ringer he'd been put through thinking Peggy had arrived and then finding out it was a imposter. The anger and emotional rawness he was feeling. That (after some initial defensiveness) was healed by this fun to be around superhero that says what she means.

"Gold was the color of the leaves, When I showed you around Centennial Park"

This is off topic for this piece, but imagine, the pair of them taking a walk around the town close to the Lighthouse when the mission debrief was over. The pair of them chatting, Daniel enraptured when Daisy throws her head back in a laugh as they walk through the park, leaves crunching beneath their feet. And it just feels so normal.

"Hell was the journey, but it brought me heaven."

I have nothing to say, both of them went through hell and back,

"Time, wondrous time. Gave me the blues and then purple pink skies"

Time brought her to him. Time hopping kept them connected. TIme loops bringing them closer, at least for Daisy.

Blue shirt of chivalry and any excuse for my favourite gif purple pink skies.

"isn't it just so pretty to think, all along there was some invisible string tying you to me?"

I like to think of Daisy, on a early morning watching a sleeping Daniel in the light of a beautiful sunrise, looking back on her life, wondering if everything she's gone through, although awful, meant that it lead her to this life with him. This unequivocal support, this life outside of shield that she never thought she'd have.

Anyway! If you made it to the end congrats.

Heres some links to videos that i found after i had this thought in the car the other day that use the song for these two. One on tiktok and the other on youtube

tagging @angry-slytherin because they seemed excited by the concept of this chaos ⭐️

#agents of shield #daniel sousa #daisy johnson #marvel #fanfic #dousy #aos #timequake #agent carter #song fic #taylor swift #invisible string #i could monologue about them #and i just did #my apologies #clusterfluff #Spotify

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strxbrymochi · 5 months

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chapter 31. to a second chance

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synopsis: when jeno took over his family's empire, yn was the last person he expected to see given their past. now, she's in a relationship with one of his best friends, and he's left wondering about "what could have been". surely working together wouldn't revive any unspoken thoughts. right?

warnings // not much

word count: 1-2k

a/n; and with that "maybe this time" is officially over. thank you to everyone who supported my first smau (ofc special shoutout to @justalildumpling for encouraging me ily) and hopefully there will be more to come (if i fix my sched lol!) let me know if theres anything else you'd like to see, send me messages/asks and let me know what you think of mtt!! i'd love to make friends but also to hear all your thoughts :)) thanks friends and see you guys in my next fic <3

"come on jeno, have a little bit of fun!!" haechan says, pulling him into the group circle. they've been here for 2 hours now, and he has still not ingested a single drop of alcohol. he was eyeing you, he could see you from the corner of his eye sitting with your friends, talking about God knows what. mark, maybe. of how stupid he was for letting a girl like you go. that was what he thought at least.

"i know what will get you to drink." jaemin starts. "hey!! who wants to play some beer pong?"

they start setting up, dongju of course making his way to the table. "come on bro, you can't not expect me to be at a beer pong showdown." he jokes, taking a swing of his drink. some concoction someone made. you follow to watch but then memories of all the games you played with mark floods your memory. you couldn't handle this, being around this environment, these people, just reminded you of him.

you turn and make your way back to your room, locking the door and sitting behind the door, just to make sure no one comes in. head in your hands, you start crying. soft, muffled cries escape your lips. you're so tired of crying. you probably cried as much now as you did when jeno rejected you then. but it hurts, a different type of hurt though. like your heart shattering into a million pieces. mark was the guy who pieced you up again, made you feel whole. complete. but he took your heart and dropped it, and all the glue disappeared just like that. you were back to being a million pieces broken. how does one recover from something like this?

"y/n?" you hear a soft knock. "are you okay?" you hear brie and rinji's voice behind the door.

"can we come in or do you want to be alone right now?" they ask. you've had a bit to drink, no you've had quite a lot. your lip was numbing, head hurting, but that could also be because of all the crying and dehydration. and the fact your mind was running 500 miles an hour now.

you remember seeing jeno come in with his friends, but you were tipsy then. seeing him for the first time since the whole fiasco as your birthday, other than work at least, felt odd. you felt anger, embarassment from what happened but at the same time, curious? as if you wanted to know what he thought and that you were genuinely considering the possibility of it being a second chance.

"do you guys believe in right person, wrong time?" you swing open your door to see a confused brie and rinji.

"uhm...." they stutter, looking at each other then at you. it's quite loud, so you're raising voices. you hope they can hear you.

"how about red string of fate?" you go on, "like the idea that everyone has one person who they're destined to be with and no matter what happens they'll find their way to each other?" you think back to everything that has happened since then. was this meant to make you realise that mark wasn't the one? that maybe coming to seoul again was a sign for something? i mean surely everything happens for a reason?

"where is this coming from?" brie asks cautiously.

"nowhere. i just-" you start. "now that i'm single, feels weird saying that" you pause and take a breath. "i miss him." you say, finally, a tear starting to roll down your cheek again.

brie and rinji close your door and walk you to your bed, taking the spot next to either side of you.

"i hate how even when he does this, he's still sweet and still cared about me. i wish he would've just cheated so i can be angry but he didn't. it wasn't his fault, his parents did what they had to do for the company and he was just collateral, that's how the business works and i can't fault him for that. it just sucks how he moves on, gets a wife and a successful career to continue his family legacy and i'm here, broken and single and alone." you say, in between sobs.

"look honey, i know its tough but what would mark want you to do?" rinji asks, "if he was still here?"

"he would want me to be happy..." you sniffle. no matter what, mark told you he wanted you to be happy, to find someone who would love you and care for you the way he did, or ten times more than he did. "he told me to talk to jeno." you say, hesitantly.

"do you want to?" brie asks.

"i don't know but i feel like i should." you say. "maybe let him explain his side too? i kinda just left him there all those years ago."

"well uh," rinji says, eyeing brie, obviously plotting. "i think that's very mature of you y/n."

"is he still here?" you ask.

"we can look for him for you. maybe go downstairs so you guys have a quiet place to talk?" brie says.

☁️☁️☁️

"you wanted to talk?" jeno's voice hits your eardrums faster than you can react to the man standing behind you.

you turn, and you see him. hair a bit messy from the party, shirt wrinkled. he stood there, not moving.

"yea, i did." you say, tucking a stray strand of hair behind your ear. you were nervous. and why wouldn't you be? you didn't know what the hell you were doing.

"i uh, can't guarantee anything though cause i'm quite drunk." you say, a small laugh escaping.

"me too." jeno says, approaching you and taking a seat next to you. "haechan and jaemin really got me tonight."

"the same with my friends." you say. "wait, do you think they planned this?" you look at him suspicious.

"i- i don't know but i wouldn't be surprised." he says.

a silence dawns over you both, as if one is too scared to speak over the other, so you just sit. in silence. afraid to say a word.

"what's your side?" you finally ask.

"excuse me?"

"that night. in the beach, when i told you i had feelings for you." you say. "what was your side? i kinda ran away before you said anything so i'll listen. now, i'll stop talking and just listen to your side of the story."

was this it? was this his second chance?

jeno took a deep breath. the cold air leaving a faint pink on his cheeks. this was it. he lost you once before, he didn't want to wait to lose you again.

"i liked you." he says, softly. "i like you."

"as in like as an employee? yea i got that..."

"no yn like, i like like you. i did love you too, all those years before, and you saying it, it didn't feel weird, i didn't know how to react so i just kept silent. i didn't want to stop you from reaching your dreams so i just watched, and let you go, even if it hurt me. and i thought i was over it, but then i saw your file and seeing you at work again, was a floodgate, everything just came back and it didn't help you were with mark hyung too. do you know how hard it was for me to do him that favor of buying you those gifts? how much i wished it was me who was surprising you? that it was me you would call to pick you up? or take care of you? or if you just wanted to talk to someone if you were having a bad day?"

you sit there, eyes almost budging out of your sockets from the sudden confession. now it was your time to be silent and listen to what he had to say.

"i tried, really, really hard, trust me. i tried to kill any feelings i had for you but it never left. i ignored you after you asked me if i ever loved you at your party because i knew i wouldn't be able to control myself and you were in a relationship for goodness sakes, and now you're ex is getting married like who does that? i'm so sorry i couldn't protect you from that type of heartbreak but then again, i'm to blame for every other heartbreak you had before that hey?"

"i know you just got out of a relationship and you still love him, and it might be too soon but im answering your question. i'm not going to stay silent anymore. i loved you, yn. and i still do. i think you should know, at least." he finishes. he's refusing to make eye contact. he's nervous too.

"maybe," you start. "we should try this again?"

"what?" he asks, looking at you, confused.

"this." you say, gesturing to you two. "us being friends and seeing where it goes."

"that's it? that's all you have to say?" he says.

"i think, everything happens for a reason. i think me meeting mark was a good thing that's over but i also think me coming back here in seoul to work for you out of all the thousands of firms out there had a reason to happen, i think that us sitting out here finally speaking was for a reason too." you say. "then again, i am drunk, so." you both laugh.

"alright then. let's go back to where it all started." jeno says, standing up. you follow him. he extends his hand for you. "hi, i'm jeno, and you are?"

you give him a small smile and shake his hand. "i'm yn, nice to meet you."

"yn i think i owe you a drink, what do you say? for old times sake?" jeno asks.

"i'd love that." you say, smiling at him. "for old times sake."

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"HAH I KNEW IT. 10 BUCKS PAY UP." haechan cheers, with the rest of the group reaching down their pockets to pay their half of the bet.

they were watching you guys by the window and they were betting on whether or not you and jeno would confess and reconcile in one conversation or if it would continue on longer.

"you better pray to God he doesn't break her heart again lee, because i swear i will-" seokwoo starts.

"i won't. i promise." they all look behind them to see you and jeno smiling at them.

"so you guys did plot against us huh?" you say, accusingly. "i see how it is."

"yeah yeah yeah but you're all happy now so what's the point? we didn't even have to do much everything just played out on its own perfectly." haechan defends himself, earning some laugus across the room.

"enough with the sappy stuff let's have some fun!! this calls for a celebration!" dongju says, running over to get (more) drinks for everyone.

"what do you want to toast to yn?" jeno whispers beside you.

"to a second chance." you say, lifting your glass to which he hits his glass with. "to a second chance," he repeats.

"and maybe this time, it'll work out just the way it should be." 🍓

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tags: @n0hyuck @toodleeee @vianna99 @mark-geolli @polarisjisung @dinonuguaegi

#nct dream scenarios #maybe this time smau #nct dream fluff #jeno fluff #jeno smau #jeno x reader #jeno x you #nct dream fic #nct dream social media au #mark smau

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thesadboisguidetolife · 11 months

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The beautiful and sweet @sucker-for--anything-acoustic tagged me to answer a couple of questions and i cant say to to a lovely mutual ssoooo

Are you named after anyone?!? I am not. I was actually given my name because my mom didnt want me to be named after the family name. Lol

When was the last time you cried?!? Like cried cried?!? Because i it would have to be when i had to end a friendship of mine a couple of months ago. I got choked up recently at something i was watching on tv lol

Do you have kids?!? I dont really talk about this publicly but i do! Just 1 but i want to respect their privacy and let them disclose information about themselves when they get to be that age where they start exploring the internet etc.

Do you use sarcasm a lot?!? Nnnoooooo, i neeeever use sarcasm 😏

What sport do you play/have played?!? My parents signed me up for basketball and soccer when i was little. But that was for a season each and then i pretty much stopped what with my parents being broke. I boulder every now and then and thats fun!!!!

Whats the first thing you'd notice about other people?!? Its aallllll about the vibe. Lol its always different for every and its always cool to see how it comes through for everyone and how it changes once people get comfortable with you.

Scary movies or Happy Endings?!? Today im digging scary movies over happy endings lol but it always changes. They have Evil Dead on Max now so I've been wanting to rewatch it even though it traumatized the shit outta me lol

Any special talents?!? So i legit Googled what could technically construed as a "talent" and i gave up after a minute haha i know how to knit, crotchet, play the guitar, bass, ukulele, speak a couple of different languages, i can cook, i dont know what else lol do those count?

Where were you born?!? This sounds one of those security "forgot my password" questions lol so ill just say Southern California

What are your hobbies?!? Probably all of the things i listed under "talents"

404 Error lol

Do you have any pets?!? There are 2 cats in my home, one of which prefers my company over anyone else living here. Her name is Georgia and shes a cat. Shes not that old but she has the personality of an old lady. No loud noises or personalities. Shes just trying to relax and i think thats why she gravitates towards me.

How tall are you?!? 5'6" 😊

Favorite subject in school?!? Cooking 1 & 2

Your dream jobs?!? Just something where i can create and use my hands. Whether its a musician, a farner, a cook, designing clothes, an artist, etc.

Eye Color?!? Brown. Apparently theres some green in there too but ive never noticed it 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ lol

These were a lot of fun!! Thank you again friend!! 😊

I dont know who to tag so im gonna leave this an open invitation to whoever has been wanting to do something like this and hasnt in a while!! Love you guys!

#me #tags

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❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

i'm gonna paste all of them here under a cut!

❤️ how did they meet? was it love at first sight, immediate enemies, or something in between? they meet through the alf which. i think i conceptualize that differently than overwatch does but thats besides the point here. 🐟 was a med student who thought it would be fun to go do volunteer field medic stuff and then got in way over their head, hog is some dipshit who gets hurt a lot, so they see a lot of each other. idk if i'd call it "love" at first sight but there is definetly immediate attraction and neither of them are very shy about acting on it, so theres a lot of obvious flirting for the first few weeks.

🧡 how do they become friends? do they ask up front or is it a gradual realization? again they just kind of see a lot of each other by proximity and they already kind of like each other so they might maybe go a liiiitle out of their way to hang out.

💛 what are their favorite activities to do together? or what do they usually do when they spend time together? they're both really into his motorcycle and spend a lot of time messing with it, fishing, shooting practice, doing whatever random stuff needs doing for their Jobs, listening to music, drinking, ect.

💚 do they both realize they have a crush early on, or does it take them forever to realize? again its pretty immediate, and i think annie realizes really really quickly that they want something more with him. ithink it probably takes him a little longer to get there

🩵 do they both act different once they realize they’re falling for the other? maybe stuttering or fidgeting or daydreaming more often? ithink the most obvious sign to other people was just that they get really really clingy. once theyve gone from casually hooking up to In Love TM theyre basically never out of arms reach of each other.

💙 do they pine and yearn for each other quietly, or can they not stop talking about the other to their friends/family? they arent subtle about any of it at all even from the beginning, they're all over each other to the point it would probably be embarrassing to anyone else.

💜 how do they confess? is it a grand gesture or in a more mundane moment? i think the first "i love you" comes a morning after a hookup a few months into it where he's made them breakfast and they say it sleepy style without even noticing they said it and he just goes O//_//O and tucks that information away for Later. they never properly talk about it or even formally move from casual thing -> relationship thing -> i want to spend the rest of my life with you thing it just sort of happens and they both feel like theyre on the same page without having to talk about it. which kind of causes problems for them later on down the line but. alas.

#🐟#MY THINGIESSSSSS #this is great ive actually been writing something with them baby style so this was fun to sit down and think through

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bestie my bestie i have a chem lab due in an hour that i don't want to do. i would like to humbly ask for your miscellaneous thoughts on the hunger games pls rant to me i would love to see it <33

FRAMING THIS ON MY WALL FOREVER DEAR GODDDDDDDDD. EVEREST…. YAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!! SKIPPING IN A CIRCLE W YOU!!! ok :3 hehe

they make me sick in the head dear god. miscellaneous things abt hunger games that make me sick in the head this is not going to be organized btw.

thresh and katniss being parallels. both being older and non-careers that matched the careers' scores. katniss wishing she could play that stoicism like thresh because then she wouldn't have to act as much. katniss noting that she doesn't think that thresh likes owing people when he spares her for saving rue...... THEY MAKE ME SO SO SICK.

also rue and katniss and prim venn diagram.. katniss seeing herself AND prim in rue (mockingjay symbolism, eldest child, only 12 years old, named after plants, is the primary reason why katniss sticks so so true to her morals within the arena..)

gale. so many complex feelings abt him. like on one hand the way he took out his anger on katniss sucks!!! a lot!!!!! i dont think the way people discuss him is very fair either. he is still a child.. AND if we're working under the assumption that the people of the seam are intentionally indigenous-coded it feels a bit insidious the way people liken him to war and anger and shit like..... yeah gale operates from anger but it is ultimately an anger born from love and generational loss. like. gale deals with a lot of the same traumas that katniss deals with pre-74th games (losing a father, being parentified, being the primary provider for a family, watching children you grew up with die on screen every year, watching people die from disease and hunger, etc etc.) then during/post the hunger games he watched his best friend enter the games and enter an act he knows she has no agency in (and yeah theres jealousy there which. booooo but whatever he has flaws) while keeping his promise to care for her sibling and mother. THEN he is publicly tortured and watches as his home burns to the ground as the capitol attempts to commit a genocide against them, knowing full well that he wasn't able to warn the merchants town in time. i think people talk abt gale as if he's some big villain capable of holding a candle to snow when he's literally a kid whos been manipulated over and over again and led to believe that anger is the only fuel he needs. also. if im honest. im very hesitant with gale's character bc a lot of peoples criticisms of him as a person read a lot like people who believe revolutions should only ever be peaceful and that. is bullshit.

anyways. MADGE. :( I LOVE MADGE SO SO MUCH. she makes me sick she and katniss are a story of generational love. the fact that madge brings katniss the morphling because she cares for her.. the fact that madge brings katniss the pin in the first place!!! the fact that madge's aunt and katniss's mother were best friends!!! its a story of generational love!! IM SO SICK. DEAR GOD.

aro katniss hc :33 its real 2 me..

little rebellions found in small acts of love.. the three-finger salute first appearing when katniss volunteers in prim's place.. the fact that katniss volunteering at all was an unspoken rebellion bc it reinforced this idea of familial love and loyalty that the volunteer system was meant to break.. the salute being a sign of mourning as if to say district twelve will remember katniss's love..... the fact that the salute becomes this symbol of revolution.. katniss and rue bonding and exchanging tales from their districts breaking the separation each district has from the other, katniss laying rue to rest with a lullaby and a bed of flowers the capitol can't not show, district 11 in turn breaking those rules again by sending katniss bread as a token of thanks and solidarity.......... THE MOCKINGJAY PIN BEING KATNISS'S TOKEN THAT WAS GIVEN TO HER BY ONE OF HER ONLY FRIENDS. A PHYSICAL REMINDER THAT SHE WAS LOVED AT HOME. KILL ME. I NEED TO BE SHOT.

the way characters are explored through katniss and vice versa is so so interesting. i already mentioned thresh and gale but also notable are ofc haymitch, johanna, and peeta. all of which are intentionally similar to katniss in a way. (whether it be the all-consuming love and selflessness, the anger, the rebellion, holding on to stoicism as some form of protection, etc.) AND. the fact that so many characters butt heads with katniss because of this (AGAIN. HAYMITCH AND JOHANNA.)

katniss and buttercup. katniss's save the cat moment being her trying to drown the cat is so so telling both about katniss and about the world she lives in (this idea that death is some sort of salvation). buttercup being symbolic of katniss' relationship w herself (like cmon.. catnip. ok.) starting off with hating each other but only being amiable because they both love and want to protect prim, katniss saving buttercup literally only for prim (katniss intentionally wanting to come home for both prim and rue's sake), katniss lashing out at buttercup after prim has died, katniss and buttercup finding comfort in each other because prim is no longer there. their relationship shows katniss's evolution from living for prim to actually living for herself.

WHICH IS SO SO SICK. BECAUSE SHE ONLY LIVES FOR HERSELF WHEN SHE REACHES THE AGE OF ADULTHOOD. SHE HAS ONLY EVER LIVED FOR PRIM. AND EVERYONE KNOWS. JOHANNA MAKES KATNISS SWEAR ON HER MOTHER AND PRIM'S LIFE BECAUSE KATNISS DIDN'T VALUE HER OWN ENOUGH. THEY HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT KATNISS DIDN'T COMMIT SUICIDE SO SO SO MANY TIMES AFTER PRIM DIED. DEAR GODDDDD. SHES ONLY LIVED FOR PRIM.

katniss' relationship w her mother also makes me sick in the head. like mrs everdeen is not the best mom ever but the fact that she and katniss foil and parallel each other makes me so so so sick.. (katniss falling into that same depressive state her mother was in. the mockingjay pin. the seam vs merchants.. etc etc.) katniss and her motehr clearly care for each other too! her mother tries! she tries to make it up to katniss! she tries to care for her! and katniss lets her even if she doesnt like it because she knows its her mother's attempts and that means something! her mother holds her and comforts her and lets out a scream when she realizes that katniss has to be reaped again. katniss yells at her but she also grips her hand and tells her she loves her and lets the braid she wove into her hair be the signature she keeps.

ALSO SOBBING i wish we knew more about each districts individual cultures because we were given snippets of them (annie and finnick's wedding having particular district 4 customs, district 12 and their dances/music, district 11 with their music, etc etc).

also like while i stand by aro katniss 4eversies i do think that narratively peeta wouldve been the best romantic end game for her. basically what im saying is. katpee qpr. also her having children makes so much sense.

#suicide ment #thg #<- theres. a lot more in this tag.#i tried to make thsi a lot. smaller so i just wrote the ones from the top of my head.#everest tag #asks #anyways gl w your chem lab due bestie o7 #i hope you. got it done seeing as you sent this like an hour ago jkhgfcfhvbj

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salt-baby · 2 years

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You mentioned in one of your posts personalized knee braces, may I ask what you did to them? I need ideas to spice up my braces

absolutely! thanks so much for the ask!

most of my gear is customized in some way or another, and a lot of it is either visible mending or visible-mending inspired

my knee braces are the bodyprox hinged knee brace, which are available over-the-counter and have served me pretty well! They've lasted about a year but I would probably recommend replacing them around six months

anyway the first signs of wear and tear were on the covers for the metal hinges on the side, so I took some embroidery floss and added some little decorative patches wherever it tore through and that held really well. this part of the brace doesn't have any effect on functionality, it just protects the hinges from scratching things, so I felt pretty safe repairing it. These could also be removed pretty easily to work on.

[Image ID: two black knee braces on a striped blue bedspread. The knee braces have covered hinges on each side, and the covers are worn through in multiple places. There are three embroidered spots on the covers: a sunflower, a smiley face, and a rainbow flag. / .End ID.]

eventually it was wearing through too much to keep up with. Most of the wear came from the inside, from the friction of the metal against the padded fabric, so when I eventually went to replace them entirely, I knew the most durable layer should be the innermost one.

inspired by this post, i ordered some eye-pattern quilters cotton and used some thrifted black denim to make new covers. They’re sewn (with a whip stitch, specifically) around the edges and seams with black dental floss. I’d also recommend upholstery or heavy-duty thread, since that holds pretty well, comes in a lot of colors, and is cheap. I added two layers of the cotton since I figured it would tear quickly and it did. heres when it was new:

[Image ID: a person wearing grey compression tights and black knee braces in front of a white background. The knee braces have been modified, so that the hinge covers are made out of an eyeball-pattern fabric with visible black stitching. / .End ID]\

the quilters cotton basically tore immediately, but I honestly think that it looks cool as it is. The denim has held up remarkably well! no tears or thin spots or anything! I used a thick, no stretch denim for it (honestly I think I destroyed a pair of Levi Jeans for it...)

there’s some spots in the back which have gotten all torn up from the velcro, and I would patch or darn those areas, but I’m about to get shiny new prescription knee braces, so it didn’t seem worth the trouble.

some other things i’ve thought about doing but didn’t was to whipstitch around the edges in a colorful thread or embroidery floss, modify the tag somehow or paint the little velcro tabs. Because of the little plastic loops, you could probably also add a chain if the clasp was big enough, like one of those shoe chains? you’d have to try and see! I think theres a whole world of possibility for self-expression using braces.

if you do end up customizing your knee braces, I’d love to see them! If youre comfortable feel free to tag me in a post or dm me pictures!

I’ve also modified my wrist braces and my oval-8 ring splints, so if you (or anyone else) are curious about those, send me another ask and I’ll happily go into it! I just didn’t want to rant too much on one post.

#thanks so much for the ask!#these braces are the ones that were complimented #although im not sure if they complimented the embroidery version or the eyes version #disability #ehlers danlos syndrome #hypermobile ehlers danlos syndrome #hypermobility #just in case i am unaffiliated with the links i shared #salt baby answers

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bicyclepainting · 2 years

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huxley’s zodiac chart

huxley zodiac chart time <3 i actually changed this chart around So much before i finally felt solid about it. it was a struggle not to just give him All taurus placements because i truly believe there is an argument for each placement here to be taurus. anyway

character analysis and astrology ramblings under the cut!

masterlist for the series

sun- taurus

moon- libra

rising- cancer

mercury- gemini

venus- taurus

mars- taurus

before we get into huxley’s actual chart, we should cover the topic of stelliums. in astrology, a stellium is a group of three or more planets in the same sign or house in a chart. there is some debate about what exactly qualifies as a stellium but the basic agreement is that the rising sign does not count (it isn’t a planet) and it has to be at least three from the inner planets (all listed here, including jupiter and saturn). the outer planets (uranus, neptune, and pluto) don’t count because they are considered to be generational planets (meaning that they are slow-moving and many people born around the same time share the placement) and might not have as much impact on your day-to-day life. asteroids also aren’t counted because they are a relatively new discovery added to astrology and not part of the inner planets. they’re more like the little details to the painting of a birth chart, compared to the broad strokes of the inner planets. as for what a stellium is like in practice, it is just a very concentrated energy of that sign or house. people with stelliums tend to go through stages of extremes where nothing is going on to everything is going right/wrong. this is because as the planets go through transits, if it affects (for example) one taurus placement of huxley’s, it would affect the rest too. as an example, if the sun was in taurus, not only would he feel the effects of that in his sun sign, but he would for his mars and venus as well. with all of that being said, i wanted huxley to have a taurus stellium, i feel its fitting and will explain why as we go.

taurus suns are extremely steady and dependable. taurus is the fixed earth sign so they often get the reputation of being stubborn. "bull-headed" is the term most often used because this sign is represented by the bull. but one thing about taurus is that they know when to choose their battles, and they do not choose lightly. taurus is a slow-moving sign, they spend their energy with purpose. i believe this definitely applies to huxley, stubborn on the things he wants to be, but ultimately chooses his battles wisely

libra moons are very friendly. they love people and love to talk to other people. libra moons also have a very strong sense of justice; they are represented by the symbol of scales after all. they take a lot of time with their feelings, weighing all options before moving forward. they very much value balance and peace. when i think about the expression of hux’s libra moon in canon, i think of his anger towards kody in his first audio but also his restraint toward kody during the inversion and how he spoke to damien through that (theres also that taurus “knowing when to choose your battles” thing there too)

the rising sign simply indicates the ruler of your first house, the house of self. it can also have an influence over your appearance. because cancer is ruled by the moon, cancer risings tend to have round faces (often called moon faces) and can have a more feminine appearance in general (regardless of agab). cancer risings come off as very friendly and caring individuals, which i think is shown perfectly in his first audio

huxley’s mercury sign was something i went back and forth a lot on. theres only three options (aries, taurus, and gemini) due to the nature of mercury, but i still struggled choosing. giving him a taurus mercury made sense because of his voice, taurus rules over the throat and when mercury (the planet of communication) is in taurus, the voice is often smooth, slow, and calming. and that is SO hux like FR. However.. hux rambles quite a bit and that is not characteristic of a taurus mercury at all. gemini mercuries on the other hand….. ramble city babey!! absolute chatter boxes <3 i think hux’s taurus stellium smooths out the gemini mercury’s chattiness a bit, but its definitely still there (and his stellium would explain the voice too tbh)

because taurus is ruled by venus, this placement is domicile! this means that the planet is comfortable in this sign. venus is the sign of beauty, relationships, finances, and aesthetics, among others. taurus venuses are often romantics who love love and have an appreciation for the finer things in a relationship, and life in general. once they commit they Really commit (the same can be said for the other fixed signs as well: leo, aquarius, and scorpio) and they tend to like to take their time when getting to know people. taurus venuses are extremely loyal as well. i think all of these things are applicable to dear hux <3

the opposite of a placement thats domicile is a placement that is detriment, which is the case for a taurus mars. scorpio is domicile for mars and the opposite of scorpio is taurus, so that makes it detriment. taurus mars are often slow to act. they may lack motivation beyond their comfort level (like failing the same elemental class multiple years in a row). and the previous elements of taurus are also exhibited for this planet (the planet of aggression, passion, and drive) as well: loyal, stubborn, values security. i think these all apply to hux for this area as well

#good grief this took forever to write #you reach a certain point where you know a sign TOO well that it becomes hard to explain #me n my tauruses #sigh #anyway #as always this is open for discussion/debate/etc #love to talk abt this stuff with ppl so id love to hear ur thoughts regardless if u know anything abt astrology #and i can always answer questions n stuff #astro thoughts #astrology #redacted asmr #redacted huxley

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maschotch · 2 years

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I wanna know what you think are the ‘supreme early seasons’, like when do you think is the real quality decline??

like actually? quality declines with the season one finale akdhskhfjd but cm as a whole gets way worse once the foyet arc hits. i say this as a BIG foyet fan and known hotch enthusiast, but the introduction of large, looming villains that span across multiple episodes is what slowly starts killing criminal minds. they wrote themselves into a corner and had to make bigger badder unsubs and it just… wasnt possible. doyle was cool and the replicator was fun, but then they started to get really off the rails with the dirty dozen and mr scratch. it distracts from the episodic cases, it disrupts the natural rhythm of the show. some people may like it and thats fine, but criminal minds in season 11 is nowhere near the same criminal minds in season 1

another aspect of ~quality decline~ is just… the vibe. and thats what starts to dip after season one. the low saturation, chill vibe, eerie unsubs, compelling story, unique characters… it’s always been a formula but it actually starts to feel formulaic in a way that pulls you out of it a little. and i love the cm formula akshakdj some of the best episodes use the formula. but the story doesnt feel as natural.

im personally of the mind that the higher the camera quality, the worse the show. once they hit that oversaturated, too-smooth camera/editing/whatever tech shit is actually responsible, its almost like the writing reflects the practically comedic coloring? idk if its the makeup department or the editing but everyone looks orange in season six and it looks like everyones wearing pink lipstick in season seven. things start to get goofy. the writing is painfully cheesy, which may have always been the case, but with the high definition cameras it just makes it feel like a commercial. things that they may have gotten away with, like tropes or references or even just jokes, now feel strained and overused. its cheapened.

from a story perspective, i think criminal minds couldve ended s3e5…. the team was rocked by elle’s departure, emily showed up and there was a lot of friction, p much everyone goes through some tough shit (bringing them closer as a team), gideon breaks down and leaves, emily and hotch nearly leave but return, and they all realize that even tho their job sucks life sucks the world sucks, they’ll have each other and that’s always gonna be enough. there may be personal character development in the later seasons (debatable) but as far as the team’s dynamic? season 2 was the test of their relationships and dedication to each other. season 3 was when they reaffirmed that commitment.

late seasons criminal mind still has its moments. theres at least a handful of eps in every season that are actually worth watching, but the number goes down as the show goes on. it starts to feel different, and i get that its natural for things to change, but it starts to lose the aspects i love about it. it gets to the point where the illusion falls and i have to stop pretending the writers give a shit anymore beyond making money and getting signed on for another season

#there are some things to love ab later seasons too…..#luke tara and walker are amazing #jj is hotter than she’s ever been #sooooo many found family get together moments #but… its not enough for me to get over the shitty writing #the drone episode or the uber episode or the conspiracy theorist episode…. its too much #asks #cm crit #i hate to be THAT bitch who’s like ‘the show is unwatchable once hotch leaves’ akdhskhd but it really is???#i dont think it has anything to do with him.. it just works out that he leaves right when the writing becomes unbearable #like. by season 9 im skipping more episodes than im watching and by season 11 im only watching a handful of episodes #akdhakdhj and part of it is probably just that i havent watched them enough to remember the good ones…#but i can think of maybe one episode per season thats actually worth watching

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