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picky eater

– tales of the voracity pathstrider

✎𓂃 leviathan? dog under the table! avvy, won’t you come home in 18 hours 30 minutes? final tribute to you before your release <3

aventurine shows up in your office without knocking, as he often does. you look up from your work, raising a brow – you’ve gotten so used to him doing this that you’ve given up asking him what he wants altogether.

“what, i can’t even visit my own secretary?” he teases, trotting up to your desk and setting down a delicate bag of… something. “lunch, my dear, lunch. you skipped it again, didn’t you?”

you ignore his pet name for you and stare at the bag, then at him, then back at the bag

it’s quite endearing how he tries to make sure you eat regularly

even though your composition doesn’t quite need you to eat the way other people do

not that you can’t, you just don’t really need to, so you don’t

it’s just less effort for you and more efficiency

but who are you to deny your boss’s goodwill?

“thank you,” you say, giving the entire bag a quick sniff. “the usual?”

“the usual.” he confirms

more like if he gets anything else there’s quite a high chance that you won’t like it

he’s realized that you’re picky as hell

even though you literally eat monsters for fun

okay, maybe not for fun

his point still stands, though

when it comes to your taste buds they’re the most hard to please things ever

it’s okay, someday he’ll find your favorite foods

in the meantime he’ll keep getting you stuff he knows you’ll eat

this information is obtained through trial and error, by the way

read: a lot of trials and a lot of errors. mostly errors

you flash him a small smile under your scarf

he doesn’t miss it; he’s known how to read your expressions by the changes in your eyes now

you set your papers aside and carefully put the few boxes of takeout on your desk

you have limited space on your desk because of the way you set it up

you don’t like big, wide spaces

when you finally pull down your scarf, aventurine’s entire person lights up with joy.

“what?” you ask, because he looks like that every time he sees your face.

“nothing,” aventurine chuckles, “just thinking about how you used to kick me out whenever you had to take off your scarf.”

you look at him from the corner of your eyes, your spoonful of rice half-raised

you are unimpressed

“would you like me to kick you out?” you offer very kindly

so cold

but he knows you’re not actually going to kick him out

still. so cold.

“hey, i brought you food!” he whines

you nod in agreement. “and i said thank you.”

why are you like this

please, as much as he loves these back-and-forths with you, have some mercy

then again the sight of you eating well is really heartwarming

plus the fact that he’s the one who's treating you

worth it 10/10

you’re using utensils like everyone else, but somehow you still eat really quickly?

what in the sorcery

you finish the contents in the boxes that smell familiar

the trustworthy boxes™

and that leaves you with… one delicate little box

it smells… ominous. like a crime against your tongue.

you look at aventurine with doubt in your eyes. what is he trying to feed you this time?

“cake,” he says, “i asked around for the best cafe in town.”

“you asked topaz.” you slowly take off the ribbon and open the box.

ouch, must you be so truthful?

because who else is he supposed to go to for these things?

it’s not like he can just ask anyone!

and he really wants to know your preference towards sweet things

you’ll eat very, very lightly sweetened things

but what about proper dessert?

you’re gentle towards the box; you’re staring at the canary-shaped cake

more examining than staring, actually

seems like you appreciate intricately decorated things

he’s making a mental list of things you like and don’t like

even though you’re not very cooperative with him on this

c’mon, he wants to know everything about you! he wants to treat you right! let him!!!

(you do not know of the existence of such a list)

you pick up the mini cake and sniff it

pokes it with your tongue when you think it passes your sniff test

sweet, but nothing too bad so far

time to take it further

you try a tiny bite in the corner

your senses get assaulted by sugar, if that even makes sense

no. 0/10 would not recommend.

but you keep your face blank so as to not be blatantly obvious

“hmm.” you set the pastry down on your desk like you’re deep in thought.

“how is it? you like it?” aventurine awaits your answer eagerly, watching you closely. a little too closely, to be honest.

“please do not ever visit that store for cakes again.” you say, getting a spoonful of the unbitten side and offering it to your boss. “mm.”

you’re telling him to try it?

the way you’re asking is so adorable

not even words, just a little hum and a small wave of the spoon

he does have a try of the cake

and have you feed him while he’s at it

very happy right now

would be better if the cake wasn’t sugared like it’s a day’s calories concentrate

he understands your response now

trying his best to not cringe

also knows to never ask topaz for dessert recommendations again

“if you don’t like it, let’s just toss it out,” he suggests, because he wouldn’t be able to stomach that either

you got this from him

territorial snake moment when he tries to take it from your hands

you hiss

jumpscare, he did not expect that

also oddly happy that you’re protective of the stuff he gives you

also concerned

“you’re not going to force yourself to eat that, are you…?”

“what are you saying, of course not,” you say, setting the barely-eaten canary cake on your desk all the while keeping aventurine’s hands away from it.

then your scarf comes and swallows the thing in one gulp.

what.

“it…” aventurine points a shaky finger at the white fabric that morphed into a faceless serpent’s head at the ends. “it ate it? just like that?”

“if it can swallow monsters whole, it can eat an overly sweet cake.” you shrug, finally wiping your mouth and pulling your scarf back up.

aventurine’s jaw would be on the floor if it was physically possible. unfortunately, it isn’t. “i thought you could still taste when your scarf eats things?”

“monsters.” you reply, patting your scarf as it settles into a regular piece of cloth again, “it tastes monsters. not food.”

so that's how you managed to finish even the things you absolutely hate? by having your scarf eat it?

aeons, there’s still so much he has yet to learn about you, isn't there?

#honkai star rail #aventurine #aventurine x reader #honkai star rail x reader #ares's voracity pathstrider tales

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aeaean--bliss · 2 years

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drip drop | eddie munson drablet

summary: you bump into eddie coming out of the shower.

pairing: eddie munson x henderson!reader

word count: 659

warnings/tags: minors dni, semi nudity? awkwardness, mentions of sexual content, eddie is a massive flirt™

a/n: i have like five eddie wips in addition to my pre-existing wips so... wip to me ahah... hah...

masterlist

You can’t help but blink, slack jawed and frozen still. He’s not much better, brown eyes wide and blown out, like Bugs Bunny on steroids, mouth dropped into a small ‘o’. You’ve caught him off guard, that’s for sure. He’s looking fine as hell, wearing this grey Judas Priest shirt with dark blue sleeves, sleeves pushed up to his elbows, arms crossed. He’s leaning against the wall, must have been waiting in line for the bathroom or something.

That’s when you remember the towel, loosely wrapped around your frame. You’re clutching the edge in your hand, trying to prevent it from slipping. You can’t exactly unwrap it and wrap it tighter, either; you don’t want to flash him. Though something tells you he wouldn’t mind.

The thought makes your cheeks burn. You hope he can’t see it. The fat droplets of water dripping down the back of your neck slip past your towel and pool in your lower back. It’s the bead slipping down your temple that brings you back to reality.

“Uh…”

You’d hoped it would prompt him into saying something, or doing something, but he just continues to stare. But his expression has changed, a smirk creeping onto his mouth as sinful as ever. You can’t tell if you feel hot because of the borderline scalding shower you just took, or-

“Do you mind?”

Your scoff sounds pathetic in light of his heavy gaze. You’re almost scared your towel has slipped, because judging by the way he’s looking at you, he can see right through you. That smile, smirk, whatever the fuck it is almost makes your knees buckle right then and there. You’d sink to the floor and take him in your mouth right then and there if your intimidation for him hadn’t won out.

Like he can read your mind, his smirk widens to a grin.

“Didn’t think you’d be allowed inside the house.”

Other than in class, you’ve never really seen him around. Dustin usually meets Eddie at school for campaigns, or nags you into giving him a ride to his trailer. You’re trying to remember if your mom went out for the day. Generally speaking, she’s never seemed to approve of Dustin’s new best bud. Maybe it’s just because she still has a thing for Steve.

Man, if that boy was into older women…

But it’s fun to watch the way her nose scrunches and her lips purse whenever Eddie’s name comes up. Like she’s smelled something real bad.

“What can I say,” he says, grinning, voice low. “I’m a real charmer.”

You don’t doubt it.

You don’t think you’ve ever been this close to him before. Only ever seen him at a distance, either in some hallway or sitting on the step of his trailer when you drop Dustin off. You don’t get out of the car, don’t think you’ve said more than five words to him in total. But he knows exactly what he’s doing, because he’s running the tip of his tongue over his lower lip and trailing his eyes slowly downwards. Your grip on the towel tightens.

“Eddie, where the hell are you, man? Did you drown in there?”

He lets out a low chuckle.

“Nah, man, just waiting for your sister to get out of the shower.”

Cocky bastard.

He bites his lip and represses a laugh, eyes flickering back up to yours. His gaze is fucking piercing. Then he reaches out a hand and steps in your direction, and you think he’s gonna do… something, like stroke your waist over the towel or something weird. You can smell the musty cologne and faded weed on his shirt, and for some reason, it smells like more.

You’re right, he does do something weird. He brings his index finger up to softly hook the edge of your towel on the very tip of his crooked finger, flicking the thick fabric lightly.

“This,” he says, eyes dropping down to your towel momentarily, “is super cute.”

Then he slips past you and shuts the bathroom door with a click.

#eddie munson x reader #eddie munson #x reader #eddie munson x y/n #eddie munson x you #eddie munson fan fiction #stranger things fan fiction #drip drop #aeaean--bliss

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mofffun · 8 months

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Hi! I have a difficult time reaching out to people and, when I do, I feel the urge to disappear and then just delete my account. I don't know why I can't handle talking to people but I thought I would just send this anonymously since that is the case

You always seem so lovely and kind and it's really fun seeing someone so involved in toku! I don't enjoy twitter very much... so I don't see people going to the live shows or anything like that. Reading through your days when you went to see the Kingohgera was so amazing, I felt like I was there!! I won't ever be able to travel there, so it's wonderful reading other people's experiences.

I really, really appreciate your translations and I enjoy reading your theories/general opinions! I wish I could be as open with my thoughts as you are here. I hope that you are having a good day, and I wish you all the best in life! Moffun hugs! 🤗

[This ended up a bit long😅]

Your message is so warm 🥺 thank you for taking the time to write this! I can understand the uneasiness of expressing oneself so thank you and good job for taking the step to reach out! It's okay, just do what you're comfortable with.

I'm glad you enjoy my babblings :D I love toku and I LOVE the Kingohgers. I love the familiarity of toku (sentai in particular) and you can just always count on it to feel like a child again. The sense of community. The creators paying homage but always aiming to refresh this genre with a long history. I just want more people to know how wonderful this show and the cast is! After 3 years of Ups, there may not be a sentai for me to be this invested in ever again. Besides, there's only NOW we have them with us! 😭

I can't believe my words have that power🥹 just know that i went partly wishing to be a "reporter" for my buds here. I wish I had written down more but I was way too tired and only had some voice notes and more photos to organise. I really should dust off those drafts. Or at least make a group chat/discord (next time 😏)

One day, one day you'll get there! I never imagined myself being there on my first toku trip either. It was surreal to visit the locations from TV and watch the locals just go by what we fans consider holy ground. and I only get to go from being in the right place at the right time. very spur of the moment but grateful 🙏

I'm too tumblr-old for twitter too so I'm staying in my comfort zone 😅. I also feel a duty because the english fanbase seem to be on the short end with bonus content or cast news that I thought was standard for a fandom this size or necessary context/fun bts (for example Racules *cough cough*) It's great practice to do translation too.

I had my doubts sharing my toku thoughts here at first, so I made this sideblog to balance things out. And it was SO freeing that I got to choose how much I'm comfortable to share.

Above all, I'm really happy toku tumblr is so tight-knit and I've made a lot of first steps because of kingoh this year. It was there for me during a rough time as well. I'm not leaving regrets in order to spend an excellent year with it.

So take your time, if you're being earnest with your passion, I think you'll be gladly accepted! As the great Carrie Fisher said, Stay afraid but do it anyway. Take a page from Himeno and shape the future the way you want! This is what Erica wished to convey with Himeno and the experience made her more assertive too. The power of Heroes™ 🥹

Have a good day! 🫶 Moffun hugs ⊂(・人・)⊃🤗

#2309260112 #moffsages #It's really weird. english not my first language. yet I find those in my lang circle intimidating with a different set of etiquette #But here I've made star wars my brand for more than 10 years! ^_^; #my english is slipping cause it's so much easier to switch between jp/canto lol and i'm very sensitive to when my BrE education shows lol

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