hiiii this is a reminder that TEXTURED SKIN IS BEAUTIFUL. SCARS, BUMPS, MARKINGS, WHATEVS ITS ALL LOVELY AND I ACCEPT AND LOVE U FOR IT. HUGE SHOUT OUT TO TEXTURED SKIN. HUGE SHOUT OUT.
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THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND NORMAL AND LOVELY. I HAVE TEXTURED SKIN AND ECZEMA AND OTHER GENERAL SKIN ISSUES MYSELF AND I AM TELLING U THAT THIS IS LOVELY AND NOT EVERYONE HAS GLASSY SMOOTH SKIN AND THAT IS ALRIGHT. I WAS GONNA GO MORE IN DEPTH BUT I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF ENERGY RN SO IM JUST SAYING TEXTURED SKIN IS
(( Another Little Moment! Human AU. Inspired by a recent flight I took with my husband who graciously lets me latch onto his arm while also gently ribbing me for doing it ))
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“So…when’s the last time you’ve flown?” asked Tamora. Looking on with pity to the nervous wreck in the seat beside her.
Felix turned, visibly sweating. His hands gripping the armrests peeled off like velcro as he tried assuming a more casual position.
“It’s been a while…” he swallowed. “My folks were roadtrippers. Four wheels on the ground and all that.”
The handyman tensed as a bout of turbulence shook the plane, and Tamora gave him a sympathetic smile as she pulled out her phone.
“Let’s see if we can find a distraction,” the sergeant lightheartedly flicked through the on-flight movie options. “Okay, they’ve got ‘Alive,’ ‘Flight of the Phoenix,’ ‘Sully’…Ooh, ‘Castaway’—”
“Tammy.” She looked up impishly at Felix’s stern face.
Leaning in, Tamora wrapped her arms around him as he continued to be unamused.
“You know a plane’s never gone down because of turbulence before?” she kissed his jaw softly.
“I’ve heard,” the handyman replied crossly. “I’ve heard the ‘Jello Theory,’ I’ve heard it all a thousand times.”
“Hey bud, you doing—” Ralph turned around in his seat, immediately shying away at his friend's icy stare. “...Ok.” the large man cleared his throat, taking his queue to leave the couple behind him alone.
“This is the kid’s first time flying; seems she’s having a blast,” Tamora nodded to the seat in front of Felix.
“Good for her,” he huffed, causing the sergeant to laugh.
“Sorry,” she said. “I’ve just…never seen you like this before.”
“Terrified?”
“Grumpy!”
The handyman sighed, leaning his head against the inner shell of the cabin.
“Sorry,” he spoke with remorse, smoothing his hands over his thighs. “I’m just…on edge. It’s going to be like this the whole flight.”
“I think I can handle it,” Tamora smiled, weaving her fingers with his as they fidgeted about. “How does ordering a couple screwdrivers and watching a sappy romance sound? And you can hold my hand like you’re giving birth all you want.”
Felix chuckled, placing a light kiss on her knuckles as he considered her offer.
Ooh... I could really use these love meter goggles...
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Caught this for the 2nd time in my life (I think) during Futurama on [as] last Sunday (01/08/2023), but for some reason it was barely shown and I saw not the bumper since 07/08/2017 during a rerun of Samurai Jack EPISODE XCIII. I took 66 months to see it again... though I recall the love meter goggle reading “DEFINITELY INTO YOU”, which apparently is not the case for this bump.