#but just rl was too much

[lured-into-wonderland]

((So, a lot of the characters on my blog happen to be Asian so they follow the white day tradition that follows Valentine’s day, but Ravein is not. Still, I will write out a thing so it makes some sense for him. Won’t cheat anyone out of what I said I would do. 8) Hope you enjoy!))

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Ravein had returned holding the box of chocolates and he showed them off to Roberto. He was excited to have gotten a gift from a friend and he wanted to show his family.

The older man looks at the handmade chocolates and he doesn’t need to ask to know that Ravein hadn’t prepared something himself for the day. Valentine’s day probably didn’t register high in his consciousness anyways with how socially inept he was having been away for so many years.

It was understandable, yes, but that didn’t mean it was acceptable either.

If someone was treating you well, you should return the favor. Nunnally had been understanding and patient with Ravein, and Roberto wasn’t going to let Ravein simply accept the gifts without also reciprocating in his own way.

He’d suggested for the ex-assassin to prepare something as well to gift to his generous friend.

Taking the elders words to heart, Ravein asked to borrow the kitchen so he could bake some cookies. It was a recipe he remembers baking alongside his mother years ago. A family recipe of sorts.

It was times like this that his impeccable memory came in handy. He wanted for her to enjoy the cookies as fresh as they could possibly be, so he made sure to bake the cookies the day before the next time they were set to meet up again.

He baked a batch of sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies, the latter being a rarer delicacy for their household. It was saved for special occasions.

Cooled cookies were arranged in a cute container (courtesy of Roberto who went out to purchase one), ready for tomorrow.

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The next day

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Ravein was waiting for Nunnally to arrive. She wasn’t late, he was simply too early. He had the tendency to arrive early to ensure the coast was clear and to stake out any possible dangers to either of them. If he were to find anything suspicious, he’d contact her to let her know of a location change.

He was looking out for both of their safety. Today, everything seemed safe, so there was no location change needed. When Nunnally arrives, he awkwardly holds out the container for her.

On top of the container is a small note written: [Belated Valentine’s day] [Mother’s recipe]

Hopefully, she wouldn’t be too mad that he was a bit late… and hopefully she also enjoys the taste.

She didn’t give Ravein chocolates, because she expected something in return. Nunnally wanted to show him her gratitude; it was her way to express he was special to her. He was that kind of friend that Nunnally had not had for a long time. When she had learnt that her father was a part of a mob (actually the one in charge), and her old life had been taken away from her, she had been forced to cut ties with most of the people from “back then”. And these relations that perhaps might have been maintained, she had rejected herself.

When Nunnally was now thinking about it, she was not sure why she had done so. Perhaps to protect them? Or perhaps she didn’t want them to remind her the happy “old life” she had and lost? Or perhaps to punish herself? Because she was ashamed of who she was. And of what her father was doing (but deep inside she still loved him and would never find enough strength and courage to reject him completely). She despised where “her” money was coming from (and yet again she could not live without the wealth and comfort that her father's money could offer). And on the top of that, the guilt that was often put on her for being the cause of her mother’s death…

Or perhaps she was simply naive. She was not even 18 when all that happened and no-one cared about anything else but her safety.

It was odd, but Ravein's presence was evoking these feelings that she thought she had lost forever. She was not able to understand how it was happening, but it w a s happening. What’s more, she was even able to re-connect with her father thanks to Ravein. At least a bit more. Perhaps understand him better? Not that Nunnally really knew how (and why) he had become what he was. Ravein was a good person (she was sure of that), and yet he did what he had to. Many people would condemn him for that. She didn’t. She couldn’t. She would protect him.

If ever asked, Nunnally wouldn't be able to describe these feelings; some of them she might have not fully realized, but they were there, and they had led her into the kitchen to prepare these chocolates for her friend. For Ravein. And she did have fun making them. She was a true artist she had never realized she was. And she was glad Ravein accepted her gift, and confirmed they were friends.

But she was, indeed, slightly surprised when she got his invitation to a meeting next day. Yes, they were meeting regularly, but usually not that often. It would be dangerous for him in her eyes. And she couldn't have changed her antics rapidly in order not to rise any suspicions in her father’s eyes. Or more importantly in the eyes of his staff.

She arrived there in time. Slightly early actually. Wearing the new dress and a long sweater she thought he might like.

“It’s so…” – she started to talk but stopped seeing Ravein being slightly awkward. And then noticing a small box being handed to her. And a note.

“Ravein…!” – she exclaimed surprised, but happy; she was feeling her eyes becoming wet but for once she didn’t care about it. She took a box standing there frozen for a few moments. Out of pure happiness.

“Thank you, Raven…” – she finally said; her happiness clearly audible in her voice – “Happy belated Valentine’s Day to you as well.” – she said as she stood on her toes and placed a quick kiss on his cheek.

“Come on…” – she urged as she took his hand and pointed towards the bench so conveniently being placed nearby. It was like an invitation for them to sit down – “We’ll have to try these cookies together. It’ll be less fun to eat them alone...��

“You’re full of surprises, Ravein…” – she said opening the box – “Oh, they’re so pretty that it feels almost like a shame to eat them!” And then she remembered what the note said: -- "Did you often eat them as a child? Did you mum actually teach you how to bake?"

("I have never known mine"); she wanted to say, but Nunnally also did not want to spoil the moment. There would be other time when she could tell him the story of her life.

@fightingthetides

#ravein #nunnally #verse: mafia #fightingthetides #she's not going to eat all the cookies alone #she wants to share #she is touched by his kindness #more than she's able to express #and I am so sorry it comes late #but just rl was too much #and i could not have it posted on time #happy belated white day

[cloudysarts]

this show would be good if literally everything about it was different

#read these tags please(unless ur an HH fan in which case please ignore them) >>> I DO NOT LIKE THIS SHOW #i hate viv///ziepop so fucking much its actually unreal. every time i think about her i seethe #been hatewatching it ('legally') nd its awful. like i mean i knew it would be going into it but goddamn. so much worse than i expected #you may be like 'whyd you draw this then'. i wanted to make a finished piece with my redesigns #for funsies me and my boyf have been rewriting/redesigning the whole show . thats been our fun little craft #i feel similar about this that i do about fnaf and miraculous ladybug even tho this is objectively worse in every way #theres this eternal feeling of like. man. if the writers were competent then this concept would be interesting #but theyre not so. here we are #anyway. im gona try not to put hate in the tags lol #but i like how this turned out too much NOT to post it #anyways mutuals please dont unfollow me for this i promise im normal JDSFHJKDFHJDFKHJK #Hazbin Hotel Redesigns #Hazbin Hotel Critical #Angel Dust #Husk #Huskerdust #I guess. #genuinely a little scared to post this ones. im scared ill lose mutuals over this AND/OR fans will harass me for those tags JHKSDFHJKJK #im posting it and then immediately going to sleep. might delete later if even 1 thing goes wrong #EDIT RL QUICK i wanna add: i dont care if you like the show <33 good for you!!! i respect it!! i liked it when i was 14. i just dont now. <

[puppyboygf]

tumblr is the kinda site where when someone says "pets" you don't know if they mean animal pets

#i mean depends on the context a little but. arf. #maybe i'm just too much of a petg*rl

[androcola]

how i looked in the aisle staring up at this ⬇️

#rl pics #work stuff #THATS THE TOP STOCK BTW. WHERE THEY PUT THINGS THAT WERE A BIT TOO MUCH #LIKW HOLY FUCKING SHIT #THATS LIKE THREE WAREHOUSES FULL OF PAPER TOWEL AND TOILOT PAPER.QHAT THE FUUUCK #MY TL TOOD ME TO GO ZONE THE AISLES AND I JUST STARED FOR SEVERAL MINUTS #me n my coworker were jus in there like What The Fuuuuuccck

[darehearts]

good morning beloveds  !  today i am thinking about how much i love all my mutuals ( yes i'm talking about YOU )  😌💛

#and i don't care if that sounds cheesy actually! sue me #SEND ME TO JAIL UR HONOR. idk how i got so lucky #to have a little corner of the rpc where everyone is so damn #talented. kind and understanding! whatever life hack i used #i'd like to use it for rl too please! LOL. i was just thinking about #how unique everyone's writing. vibes aesthetics etc are and #i dunno!! i am softe™ there's so much creativity and talent!!! #anywhomst i will probably lurk about on my multi! if you #want the url ask and ye shall receive. feel free to add me on #d/iscord too btw the handle is outlawiism #ILY BBS~ #tbd

[sovonight]

today i was thinking to myself "wow it's been ages since i posted on tumblr i'm so good at living in real life" and then i checked when i last made a post and it's only been. 5 days.

#anyway rl update a necklace i commissioned came in the mail and i love it so much #also im still working on that plush pattern lmao u have no idea what trials and tribulations i went thru #just to ultimately return to an older version like 'yeah that didnt work' #i have so many plush clothes to sew too.... big sigh

[futurewife]

love adrian so much ik I could be so nervous and kinda embarrassed and sheepishly admit that "I've never held hands romantically before" and he'd earnestly be like "Why not?" "I don't know, it just never came up before now I guess."

He would try to deduce what the next helpful step would be, bearing in mind that he really really does want to hold hands but now he's got this new information it has him deliberating. I think I'd notice I threw him a bit and say something reassuring like "I'd love to start with you though!" and bump his hand a little with mine and he'd take it and we'd just smile goofily at each other for a bit. We'd just both be so absolutely jazzed to be holding each others' hands 😭😭 Adrian would ask how his hand felt and if it was good and I'd be like it's so nice, better than I ever imagined, let's do this all the time forever etc. hahaha. hold hand with meeeeeee

#am I just...thinking way too much about this. no am just a rl kissless handholdless virgin haha! #me when i start hitting that fearless tv and thinking #say what u want having a ts coded man (positive) is so healing and safe #tsposting #f/o:adrian

[kanene-yaaay]

kanene.... KANENE listen to me.......

Ur making scenarios fill my brain so hear me out;

Omori gets tickled in DW by his friends !!

But then Sunny just wakes up the next day and goes out and they're right there !!

So the entire time they're hanging out he's just;

Aw, it seems like these times spent outside of his house are already paying off. Look! He even has a healthy blush on his cheeks :D

Dshbsgsvfsfshve heeeeeelppppp our boi is DYINGGG bwhveggdhvdggdydg help help agcwtcehvd good luck for him honestly xDDD Who knows, maybe his friends will try to use some tickly tickles to discover what is wrong in the first place ~ xD

Bruhhh, this pic is honestly so soft looking and it reminds me SO MUCH of this reaction pic:

PRECIOUS

#if Omori is tickled in the dreamspace and Sunny gets tickled in real life then you can say that his dreams become true? #*ba dum tss* #TWO JOKES IN TWO DIFFERENT POSTS I AM ON A ROLL vHvwvsbsbgsvhs #thank you so much for this asky it's just too amazing aaaaa #soft--valentine is precious #Kanene's askys #kind askys #kind gifts #ALSO Omori gets tickled in the dreamspace and since he is a GREMLIN he does everything he can so that Sunny gets tickled in real life too #You can pry Sunny and Omori being friends and getting along from my cold dead hands bshvsygdgd it's just aaaaa #It's just a hc of mine but I like to imagine that just like Sunny follows Omori jn his adventures Omori also follows Sunny in rl- #-during his own adventures. and randomly the gang will see like a glimpse of Omori for a few seconds #So. Omori using those few seconds to convince them to tickle Sunny #Or maybe (Sunny can see him) he pretending that he is going to tickle Sunny so da boi gets all squirmy and smiley out of nowhere and #now Kel/Hero/Aubrey want to know why #oh gosh I think I will make a post with these hcs BSHVSYVSBBSJS #ANYWAY rambling time is over agfwffsvehvdbe shoo shoo no more looking at my tags #All the characters from omori gives me SO MUCH switch moods I am- #Omori tickles #Omori tickling

[svtskneecaps]

the only thing stopping me from writing a fucking charlie slimecicle + elmariana + juanaflippa family centric time loop fic is the fact that i missed every single flippa stream live (finally plunged into qsmp a few days after tallulah appeared) and i don't have the time to watch back through the vods because HOLY SHIT CAN WE GET 30 FUCKING SECONDS WITHOUT SOMETHING HAPPENING ON THIS SERVER WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

#qsmp #the venn diagram of ​my awake time and bad's livestream time is a fucking circle #and i also WORK. I HAVE WORK. i can't watch vods for hours!!! #like i worked this afternoon. i got back home right as bobby's fate was sealed for the livestream. i had to watch an hour of vod to catch up #and WHILE I DID THAT #MORE LORE HAPPENED #LIKE THINGS HAPPENED WITH QUACKITY. TAZERCRAFT SCOOBY DOO'D ONTO A DRAGON SKELETON. #PEOPLE GRIEVED. JAIDEN ENDED STREAM ABRUPTLY. APPARENTLY SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH SOFIA. #I STILL HAVEN'T CAUGHT MAX'S POV FROM TUESDAY BC I WORKED THEN TOO GODDAMNIT #LIKE. APPARENTLY BAD KNOWS ABOUT SOFIA? DUNNO WHEN OR HOW. I MISSED THAT ONE. I WAS EITHER AT WORK OR CATCHING UP ON VODS #i. am. screaming. #like i understand why people watch live #it was soooo much easier to keep up when i just kept three distinct povs open and could hop between them like tv channels #oh forever just went down and richas is with him? no worries i have his stream open rn lemme just unmute #hmm cellbit is getting pretty animated let's see what he discovered i'll just unmute rl quick #quackity's saying some sus shit in chat lemme pop his stream open #instead of 'ok i want to see what foolish was doing at chume labs after bad stole his banana so lemme find the time stamp in foolish's- #HUGE FUCKING GIANT LONG VOD and watch thru that but oh. perhaps i want to see what mike was saying after foolish yeeted him.' actually uh #i don't think mike's pov was up that day (unless it was just on yt idk i'm not familiar w how tazercraft's stuff works yet) #BUT YKNOW. I'D HAVE TO VOD SCAN. ITS ANNOYING. so yea its way easier to follow #long tags #block game brainrot #shut up vic

[bugmistake]

one thing about me is that if there's a character with a mask or helmet .? that thang better not come off !!! i dont wanna hear it i dont wanna see it im covering my eyes and running away

#its like when youre watching beauty and the beast and he turns back into a guy at the end and youre like :/ aw wait #so you weren't even like weird or offputting under there you were just like. an h&m model named adam. #can we get another witch in here? can we curse this guy again? #is this revealing too much about myself. lmk. much love to you and yours xoxoxoxoxoxo gossip g*rl

[throttlegainwell]

I know it can be frustrating to find fics that occupy the center of the "what I'm interested in" and "what I'm willing to read" Venn diagram, and I enjoy a good relatable fanfic meme as much as the next guy, but I do wish there was less emphasis on having to wade through "bad" fics to get to what you want. People who are insecure about their writing but just want to have fun in fandom see those posts, too. And the people writing fics that you may consider too amateurish, poorly written, or weirdly formatted to read are real people, and they're a part of fandom. Many of them want to learn how to write; many will improve over time, with concerted effort or just through regular practice. For some, that's just how they write. And that's fine.

Like, I get it. I do. I'm not saying you have to engage with writers whose work you don't enjoy/want to read or that it's wrong to be frustrated or picky. And the nature of tumblr is such that you can say something on your private blog without meaning for it to blow up and spread outside your circle of friends. Just... I dunno, I feel like it doesn't hurt to be reminded sometimes that writing is a skill, people are at different experience levels (and different technical levels within that! you can be great at one aspect of writing and not great at another), and there's no fandom bar to entry.

#fandom #i don't even mean the 13-year-olds #(though yes i do mean them too) #i think a 50-year-old who's never written a day in their life but just can't stop thinking about the movie they watched last weekend #and bangs out a draft that looks like an inexperienced writer wrote it #has just as much place in fandom as someone who's a published author in their RL #and so does someone who's been writing for a while but their style is on the simpler side or whose work hasn't changed much #and i may not necessarily want to read what they write but i do want them to continue writing if they want to #and i want them to share their excitement and their work and their love for the story if that's something they'd like to do #i think there's something to be said here for the commodification of fandom #in the sense that works are treated as 'content' and creators not seen as people #but i also came up in the age of the spork #and when fic archives were separate they were typically curated for quality (though that's fair because it was someone's personal project) #so no it's not a recent thing fandom has always kind of been this way #anyway my point is just be kind

[andrasta14]

Me this whole week:

#still alive 👋🏼 #just struggling to hold my shit together amidst too much concurrent RL stress *sigh* #A14

[tinknevertalks]

Cried at dinner time because my kids were Too Much(tm) - achievement unlocked.

#life #rl #just too much this evening #just started crying in front of my dad #my mum asked what was wrong and dad just said to gimme a minute (which i was glad he said) #gonna get youngest ready for bed then brush eldest's hair (its suuuuper thick) then maybe have a bath myself? #dunno yet #rather have a shower but its such a pain in the arse after showering to mop up that its not worth it #we have a wet room #its poorly designed istg #barely any dip towards the drain #and the drain doesn't drain quickly enough imo #but this is my first wet room so what do i know? #mama post

[floating-in-the-blue]

🦷 & 🥐

🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on

If you participate in a lot of zoom or teams meetings or the like that are mostly just talking and listening and don't require a lot of note taking or actually looking at your screen, get yourself a colouring book. Those meetings will suddenly feel way more productive and you will be way more relaxed instead of fuming about wasted time!

🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh

Are they asking about memes or Internet jokes?? I mean ... we're on tumblr, there's so many good ones. All of us preparing for Stab Ceasar day or the Spider's Georg or Children's Hospital and Apollo's Dodgeball and of course our latest beauty Walrus vs. Fairy

Writer's Truth or Dare

#I really wish I could bring my colouring book into the RL meetings too but I'm afraid that would be a little bit distracting for the rest #just watching me select my next colour etc #none of these answers had anything to do with writing XD #but thank you so much for sending in questions <3 <3 <3

[letstrywritingmaybe]

I’m so fucking tired, the switch to being a morning person is wild. I’ve never been that girlie and I never thought I could be but I’m loving my new job so far. Literally couldn’t be happier, I’m sure as it goes I’ll find things I may not enjoy but so far it’s been amazing. But again this was my first week and I don’t know shit yet. Enough about that, writing wise I’m so sorry I’m super behind. I’m still determined to keep weekly updates for the sibling verse, (delaying posting cause I’m supporting Palestine.) But I want to do multiple updates and at the very least give Vordark my beloved the weekly updates. But I’m too tired to try and write right now, so it’ll have to wait till tomorrow or maybe even Sunday. I’ve been working like nonstop the past three weeks and I don’t even have my Pens to keep me energized. Don’t even get me started on irl relationships with people, I’m still upset. But yeah I’m hoping to be on it soon

Update: dreaming up yet another shinshi verse I can’t write cause I have too many WIPs and I just can’t. But I’m hoping to start the next chapter of the sibling verse before I have to actually get up and ready!

Update 2: I started the next chapter of the sibling verse but had to do some errands and now I’m tired again. I’m gonna nap then watch the mean girls movie then hopefully finish the chapter. We shall see (I did finish the chapter!). Alright, I should have the full day today besides football and airport run way late. So I’m hoping to pick back up on the valentines event, then midnight rain, then the pov series that’s taken me too damn long already to start *sigh but also I would like to read one of my book books too. I’m feeling so behind in everything, and while it’s cause I’ve been so busy. I just wish I could be more on top of things, but I’m only human and it’s been very exhausting existing lately. Most of it is still very filling and I really do truly love my new job but there’s so much I have to learn!

Update 3: irl continues to be a lot. I did not get to go about my day off the way I wanted. It ended up being way stressful, but on the bright side I booked another trip cause of course I did. Okay now I’m gonna try and write. The curse of my main character energy continues, please just let me live my filler episode dreams!!! 😭😭😭

I’m halfway through with the valentine event I think, and idk why I’m exhausted. But I guess I’ve had a long week and today was a lot also. I’m gonna take a nap before I have to go to the airport and pick someone up. Idk if I’ll get more writing done after, and any tomorrow but I will try. At the very least, I’m going to update either the sibling verse or midnights. I believe I’m caught up on comments now, I love when I get to read fics! But now it’s time for bed cause unfortunately I need to be a morning person. One more day off but it’s going to be very busy with rl stuff again *sigh hoping I get some writing done but I’m not holding my breath. Now excuse me while I continue to dream about this fic I have no intention of writing, it’s another memory loss one cause of course it is

Update 4: I’m about to go to sleep cause I need to be a morning person (yes I’m going to keep talking about this until it actually happens) but I think I’m done with the valentines event! Super short chapters so it wasn’t that hard to do, but I’m just glad I got it done! Now I can go back to working on my projects I wanna do once I get used to my schedule. Also I ended up updating the sibling verse instead of midnights cause of my time stamp thing, but I will try again tomorrow

#cynful babbles #I just feel like rl has been a lot and lots of ups and downs #almost too much for me to handle but luckily more good things than bad but it’s making me feel on edge

[pynkhues]

This is dumb but it's my favorite story of my nephew and your nephew story made me think of it: my nephew was probably 3-4 and he was jumping on a bed while I was trying to get him to nap and he WOULDNT stop so FINALLY!! I was just like 'I love you so much but sometimes you frustrate me! ' he stopped jumping on the bed tilted his head at me like a puppy and calmly asks me 'rustrated? What's rustrated'

(Also one time he broke his leg when he was also 3 and he got his cast off the first thing he says to me is to grab his leg and yell ' Auntie!GOT MY WHOLE LEG BACK!!')

Anon, those are THE cutest stories, oh my god. He got his whole leg back 😭😭😭

#i turned 33 recently and have been kind of coming to terms with the fact that i'm unlikely to have kids of my own #for a whole range of reasons #and it's been an interesting thing to think about lately because it's also made me ask myself if i WANT kids of my own #and increasingly the answer has been no #that i don't think i do #but man #i LOVE being an aunt #my nephews are 7 and 6 and they've always been a part of my life #but over the last two years while my sister's been getting divorced (still lol family court is the slowest of nightmares) #they've just like - - #become fully integrated into my life #i talk to them almost every day and they stay with me all the time when my sister's working since my work's more flexible #and it's been hard but also a joy? #we had a moment the other day too where i was just like #slammed with this sense of how much they trusted and loved me #which was a pretty special feeling #but also y'know #i really really love being able to hand them back to my sister too hahaha #rl #welcome to my ama