#gav answers

[foundfamilywhump]

Any prompts for whumpee calling their dad figure "dad" or something for the first time due to fear/injury?

WOULD LOVE TO, HAPPILY. this is my absolute jam, as my url may indicate. some concepts for this (which is one of my FAVE things generally - using Family Words, especially for the first time)

sudden realization that something terrible is about to happen - spotting a bomb or a pressure plate, seeing someone pull a gun, any kind of immediate and shocking danger, calling out in warning or in fear

nearly delirious with pain, being beaten or tortured, screaming for help - a little extra fun because there’s some potential here for like. does the father figure in question even know it happened? were they present or not even there? does the person hurting them use this to taunt father figure later - “they were calling for you, you know” etc.

slight variation if you’ve got a sinister/abusive father figure, can be begging the person hurting them to stop, calling them dad for the first time as they’re being hurt

another slight variation - painful wound care or medical treatment. it has to happen because they Need it but it hurts and they beg for it to stop or for help or just. saying ‘dad’ and ‘please’ without purpose, just saying it because they’re hurt and the pain won’t stop.

nightmares are SO good for this. in their sleep, just coming out of one, panicked and afraid and confused.

drug or fever or exhaustion induced disorientation and lowered inhibitions!!! yes!!! then you also get to play with whether they remember saying it later.

whumper forces them to make a ransom call or just a call to taunt the father figure, and either makes them say it - “go ahead, call your dad and beg to be saved” - or just makes them make the call and it slips out - “tell them how much it hurts, tell them what’s happened to you”

it always adds a little special something to Any situation like this for me when the whumpee has a bad relationship with their father/family and that’s like. in the background colouring this moment and impacting how it feels to say that name and for the father figure to hear it. chef kiss, yes please.

#gav gab #gav answers #THANK YOUUUUU #whump prompt #whump tropes #whump #character dynamics #tropes

[altschmerzes]

☔Is there a fic concept you have that you'd like to just explain and share because you're not sure you'll ever write it? If so, what is it?

OH GOSH YEAH THERE IS it's called 'without grace, without understanding' (thanks wrinkle in time) and it's a reimagining of the training arc with roy and jamie in season 3

this got a little long so it is..... under a cut lsdfkjs.

update: 'a little long' this is basically a fic in itself lmfao WHOOPSIES. i guess i may as well actually tag it, enjoy... whatever this is.

started off with me thinking about the myriad of ways that could've been a fascinating plot to use to explore those two characters' trajectories and their relationship to themselves and each other and this sport. roy's lack of trust in himself and his conviction that he ruins things.

and it's like... thinking about how roy's approach is uh. a bit much sometimes and jamie particularly doesn't necessarily react super well to that and has a tendency to take things the wrong way even when they are well delivered, and thinking about roy's concerns this season about his coaching skills. that he's REALLY worried about being a good coach. and the stuff in season 2, where he was worried he was Ruining Phoebe somehow, just.

and there's the jamie of it all. him trying to hard to be better, to do better, not sure how to make it work. how to make it happen. how to be as good as zava, be better than zava. still trying to deserve the second chance he's been given. still a brat a lot of the time bc he is who he is but also trying so hard to be good. be cooperative. be a team player. Work Hard Enough.

so you get into the actual training of it, right. they're working together one on one, and roy is pushing him. hard. and i looked at that and went. okay this is supposed to be humorous but also what if we took it seriously. what if roy pushed him TOO hard and jamie just let him because he’d do basically whatever roy told him to and thinks he’s supposed to shut up and not whine and Be Good. and this somehow ends up pushing jamie so hard he’s just completely exhausted or hurt somehow and roy is absolutely horrified by this. and is like NOPE i cant do this i shouldn’t be doing this and doesn’t really communicate to jamie why he’s calling it off. he just does it. so jamie thinks he’s done something wrong and roy thinks he’s protecting jamie by (freaking out and) walking away and it’s a MESS they gotta sort out.

somewhere in there there's a thing with roy and the coaches or the diamond dogs as a whole, right. after he's walked away from training jamie one on one and their relationship is extremely strained bc roy is spiralling beyond proportion like Oh Fuck, Oh Gd, I Was Ruining Him, I Was Hurting Him and jamie is like He's Done With Me He Don't Want Fuck-All To Do With Me. so things are... weird. they're not really talking. they're both upset and hating it. but roy sort of. he doesn't stop coaching jamie again at all, but he does sort of. he pulls back. he goes stiff and distant and doesn't engage. he doesn't ice him out like in s2 but he's not. there. either.

and so they're talking and he's like. (in his mind the training is like. paused. they're Taking A Break.) but he's like. i need to talk to you about jamie. and the others are like... yeah, sure seems like it! and roy just admits. i don’t know how to train him. what i know how to do isn’t working. what worked on me isn’t working (ted/beard/someone voice maybe it perhaps Didn’t Work On You in a good way, but-) so What Do I Do.

which gives ted the opportunity to pay it forward with some advice and just - positive reinforcement. maybe try approaching this differently. he’s destroying himself trying to make you happy, make you proud, do good in your eyes. he idolizes you, not sure how AWARE of that you are, but he does. still. maybe try using that - tell him what he’s doing right.

(and that's the fuck of it all right is like. there's this part of roy that's been wondering if he's a bad coach for the opposite reason, too. he's been wondering if he's been too soft on jamie, and maybe that was the problem. it was something that was gnawing at him, before jamie worked himself sick/hurt and he realized his approach was massively backfiring, that like... maybe he was a bad coach because he couldn't be harsh enough. but he couldn't just. he couldn't stomach being like the coaches he'd had, he just couldn't do it. and then that happened, and obviously that wasn't it, but it was in there somewhere)

but so he talks a bit about that there, like, it comes up somehow - the coaches he had when he was young. when he was a kid and when he was coming up. he talks about how he was trained and they’re like right okay sure and how do you feel about those coaches now? how did they make you feel about yourself? is that how you want jamie to feel about you? is that how you want to know he feels when you talk to him?

he doesn't. he doesn't want jamie to feel like that about him, to feel like that when looking at him. because roy respected those coaches and wanted them to be impressed with him but he was afraid of them too. and he never thought for a minute that he ever lived up to their expectations. and fuck, gd, he never, ever wants that for jamie.

and that's the point ted and beard and company sort of gently make to him too like.

and so it's like. he trusts you. he looks up to you. he'd do anything you asked him to. that's good, that helps, but it means you gotta be careful too, y'know?

so he has to figure out a new approach. and it's like. roy doesn't need a personality transplant, don't get me wrong. he's never gonna be ted and he doesn't need to be. that's not the goal here. it's about figuring out how to be tough without being mean, right? and maybe a little about figuring out how to let himself soften.

(especially since half the time it’s his own younger self he’s hollering at imo. and so treating jamie better sort of asks him to realize he should’ve been treated better too. Be Kinder To Him And In Doing So Give Your Own 24 Year Old Self Some Gentleness And Grace.)

so roy offers to resume training with him after some other stuff happens etc, this is the part i have less thought through lmao.

(there's a subplot also with isaac and captain stuff and figuring out there's something up with jamie and not knowing what and trying to piece it together. love that too.)

and there's a scene in the end, right, where we get this whole... they've sorted things out, they're resuming training again, roy has extracted a promise from jamie to Speak The Fuck Up if things aren't going well, and he's promised to be less of a hardass generally, and then there's a bit where he like. apologizes for ever having been that hard on jamie in the first place and not thinking about whether that was the right approach.

and jamie just... he shrugs. he's not affected by this. "gotta make sure i don’t go soft, yeah?" and roy is like. no. absolutely not. stop right there.

which is when roy then makes the very specific point that like. when they talk about jamie’s performance on the pitch and how he should approach it sometimes he needs to be a prick, and he needs to worry about being permissive or passive or whatever else, but even if they have to bust out a thesaurus they will not be referring to him as soft. we will not be using that language here. do you understand me?

which... jamie. doesn't, really. he's like ??? and tries to brush it off at first like pshh that’s just the same thing “don’t want to be noncommittal or passive on the pitch ain’t that just the same thing as soft just more letters” and roy is like no. no it’s not. there’s implications in- in calling someone soft that there ain’t in there, and even if it is, so what. that’s a word that’s been used to hurt you. right? and jamie’s just kinda sullenly silent and roy goes right. which is why im not fucking using it. that’s the fucking point im trying to make here. if i can help it im not gonna fucking hurt you because i really don’t want to.

which y'know. is a lot. it's a lot for both of them. but they figure it out.

i’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while tbh but keep being like no that’s excessive- that���s dramatic- whatever this arc is gonna turn into it doesn’t NEED to turn into an angsty character/dynamic study- but honestly who cares. why not have fun with it. why not get into some of the vast unexplored potential here. maybe one day i will.

#gav gab #gav answers #ask box games #MAY TRY TO WRITE THIS ONE DAY STILL IDK #jamie tartt #roy kent #abuse implied

[gavinom123]

perhapsibly a joe and a sara,,, i miss them so <3

I MISS THEM TOO :)

#gav answers #gav doodles #joesara #joe tazuna #jou tazuna #sara chidouin #yttd #your turn to die #kimi ga shine #used this req as a warmup doodle sorry that its messy lol

[gavalaa]

I have been attempting to redesign the outfits of these characters and keep their color pallets and any other necessary things as well and I feel VERY HAPPY that someone else is also doing these because it makes me feel less alone! And I must SAY WITH ALL MY HEART, THEY’RE AMAZINGG?!?!

Weeee thank you for the kind words! Can’t wait to see your designs!!!! WE IN THIS REDESIGN ERA!

#gav answers #inbox #shut up gav

[ihavezeno]

hi! i played zeno and read the zeno daily life translation but theres some stuff i didnt fully get. so the ushironos and tsugino are related?

yes! according to a recently-translated family tree from like 2016, Kanrai paid Kuro's mother to have a kid with him, and then he was given to his current family?? i think they're his relatives?? i honestly don't know the details, there's probably more in the short stories i haven't read yet??

#gav answers #so basically kuro and fuyu + natsu and kochi are all half siblings

[flaticeball]

BEIGE DAD. your tags are making me cry they are very true 😭

LISTEN dean evason is simply every dad at a barbecue and i once said this when a friend thought a suit he was wearing was beige and later realized it was grey

#gav gab #minnesota wild #dean evason #gav answers #I AM GLAD 2 BRING JOY WITH MY CEASELESS WIT AND ACCURATE COMMENTARY-

[gavinom123-main]

okay so I was looking through the silent salvation game files and oh my god

this is the funniest sprite I have ever seen in my entire life

HES SO SILLY I LOVE HIM HES HAVING A GREAT TIME rachel's style has such dynamic expressions it makes me insane in the most /pos of ways

#gav answers

[wolfboywarmachine]

STOPPP is that you in your pfp?????? i havent looked at your blog in forever and you look so awesome holy crap (i do not mean this in a weird way i am just gay and a little drunk. and i support you)

HAHAHAHAHA yeah that's me! i cured my dysphoria last year somehow and now i'm hot 😎 thank you tho i rly appreciate this, i pretty much lost touch with all my mutuals here and it bums me out

#gav posts #gav answers #this genuinely made my night thank you :')

[lumiereandcogsworth]

top 5 non-batb period piece movies

1. pride and prejudice (2005)

they’re insane and i am not immune

2. rosaline (2022)

literally SUCH a fun take on the romeo & juliet universe and i desperately need to rewatch it

3. enola holmes (2020 & 2022!)

i love that crazy girl she can do whatever she wants forever. (also i ADORE cavill sherlock. he’s excellent)

4. little women (2019)

WOMEN…

5. mr. malcolm’s list (2022)

um this movie is remarkable and i need to rewatch it again so badly

#THANK YOU EEEEEE #i have a handful of period pieces on my movie challenge list this year so hopefully i find more loves! #gav #answered #period pieces

[bestboygav]

📁 !!!!

The number of braids he has is IMPORTANT!!!!! One represents his family, a way for him to show them the world through his travels and see that he's okay now. (This one usually represents family/friends watching over them when they leave their village or go on a hunt as a sort of protection, but it gained a new meaning for him personally after growing up the way he did).

One represents his struggle in childhood, a reminded to himself that no matter how difficult life gets, tomorrow will always come (and sometimes that's worth living for). It's also a reminded that, despite how bad it got and how hard the struggle was, he still survived. He is a fighter at heart.

The last one represents his love. If/when he finds a partner he wants to share the rest of his life with, he’ll cut it off and use it to make an accessory for them. (In his village, this was used in place of an engagement/wedding ring). If he never does find someone that special to him, it will always represent the love he has for his friends (and found family).

#phoenix-flamed #ask answered #headcanon #Thank you so much!! #*slowly slides my folder of Northern Territory tradition headcanons back under the rug* #There aren't as many of them as I have for Gav but #*squints* #If square enix won't give me the lore #I will make it up myself

[lionscout]

as they do , the captain and his rowdy men swarm the tavern with their jovial roguish cheer . always mayhem , but ale and food meant the entertainment of drunken scallywags and their shenanigans . ' i  bet  ye  ne'er  had  a  friday  night  like  this ! ' his boisterous clamor creeps up as he near the bar , arm draping in a friendly plop across the blond patron's shoulder . though they're not , the captain feigns rapport as they're old time friends . // @shoveoff

𝐀  𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑  𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐑  𝐈𝐒  𝐀𝐋𝐋  𝐇𝐄  𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃  𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐃  𝐀𝐓  𝐓𝐇𝐄  𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓,  𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓  𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇  𝐇𝐈𝐌  𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐃  𝐓𝐎  𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏  𝐇𝐈𝐒  𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒,  𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒  𝐀𝐍𝐃  𝐍𝐎𝐒𝐄  𝐏𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐃  𝐅𝐎𝐑  𝐀𝐍𝐘  𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍  𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇  𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆  𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄  𝐓𝐎  𝐂𝐈𝐃.          besides  ,  he  wasn’t  one  for  drinking  on  the  job,  it  was  when  he  was  back  in  the  hideaway  when  he  could  really  wash  away  all  of  his  lingering  woes.  the  noise  was  enough  to  draw  any  man  or  womans  attention,  he  put  his  cup  to  his  lips  and  turned  around  to  take  a  look  at  the  band  of  pirates  who  have  began  to  fill  the  bar  —  if  gav  were  anyone  else,  perhaps  this  would  have  meant  trouble,  in  an  attempt  to  blend  in  more,  he  lifted  his  glass  with  a  cheer.   ❛  cheers  lads!  ❜  then  his  drink  went  back  to  his  lips.  offering  a  awkward,  almost  uncomfortable  smile  to  the  man  as  his  arm  went  around  him.  ❛  ehh...  hah  -  no...  ❜  he  shifts  himself  out  of  his  arm  and  pats  him  on  the  back,  friendly  enough.  ❛  don't  believe  i  have  -  though,  i  imagine  you'll  show  me  a  good  time,  like.  ❜  he  regretted  the  words  as  soon  as  they  left  his  mouth.

@shoveoff

#& ⋄ 𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱 ⊳ . . . answer. ⋄ #gav is just so awkward when it comes to this stuff im sorry lol

[foundfamilywhump]

whumpees being tended to

Surrounded by tubes and wires and monitors while caretaker carefully stitched their wounds back together

laying in bed at home, letting caretaker change their bandages and bring them soup

Pressed up against the side of a mountain, caretaker doing their best with the supplies they have while they wait for help to arrive

just, whumpees being tended to

YES. MY FAVE. when things are still bad and haven’t blown over yet, the wounds are still fresh and the painkillers - if they have them - are barely kicking in. the fever is hot and bright and the trauma is so, so recent and loud in their mind and body. but there’s someone there, looking after them and caring for them. doing whatever possible to ease their pain, bring them gently and carefully out of the haze of agony and fear they’ve been in for who knows how long.

#gav gab #gav answers #i-eat-worlds #whump aftermath #whump #aftermath #tropes

[altschmerzes]

wanted to thank you for giving me the courage to be way more annoying about my aro headcanons. this character who pursues a new girl every week? he's aro, just thinks flirting and fucking is fun. this character who's in the center of several popular ships? she's aro. these two characters that everyone wants to fall in love? one of them is aro and it's a qpr actually. get fucked. fires my aro beam at all your faves.

YES. YES!!!!! THIS IS THE EFFECT I WISH TO HAVE ON THE WORLD

listen aro headcanons and fanworks are a critical component of any fandom ecosystem and it is a Public Service to be as annoying about them as possible tbh. im THRILLED to hear ive encouraged this. everyone should get more aro headcanons and be WAY more annoying about them. it’s what we and everyone deserves.

#gav gab #jesperr-fahey #SOOOO TRUE FIRE UP THAT ARO BEAM LETS GOOOOO #gav answers #if fandom is gonna make my romance repulsed ass deal with All That every day of my life #they will damn well tolerate me being annoying about aro characters #and encouraging as many people as possible to also do that #and that’s that #aro blogging

[gavinom123]

for the color palettes, maeno aki and disquiet?

Chew well and swallow it. I'll definitely cure you.

Color Palettes

#gav answers #color palette challenge #zeno remake #zeno game #zeno spoilers #maeno aki #zeno aka #基地絵 #zeno #sin branch #THIS WAS FUN TO DO thanks for the excuse to draw aki heehee #gav fanarts

[phoenix-flamed]

There are two very different moods going on on this blog right now;

One: Elwin realizing again that he has a thing for muscles.

Two: JOSHUA IS SO PRECIOUS AND WONDERFUL, BABY BOY LITTLE VICTORIAN ORPHAN WHO NEEDS TO BE HUGGED AND CHERISHED FOREVER AND --

#carrotsaversion #I SAW YOUR ANSWER TO THAT ROSE MEME RIGHT AS I WAS HAVING A GIGGLEFIT OVER EVERYONE DOING :EYES: EMOJI OVER SHIRTLESS GAV

[gingerbreadmonsters]

Ginger!! You are so patiently awaiting Gavin's return. I'm afraid I don't have a fic that fits the exact bill, BUT I do have an M-rated oneshot that explores nonsexual-intimacy between Gavin and Freelancer as he allows Freelancer to practice hypno-magic on him for their upcoming exam. No smut, but perhaps an example of the vibes you were hoping to find? I hope that's not too forward of me to offer. As always, no pressure to read.

YES YES YES I REMEMBER THIS ONE GOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 and no no of course it's not too forward!! lovely romi is ALWAYS welcome in my inbox 🫶🫶

#romi beloved <3 #IM SO OBSESSED WITH THIS FIC ITS NOT EVEN A JOKE #romi gav/fl telepathy practice fic you will always be famous to me #if you have not read this....... why not i demand answers #REQUIRED READING!!! hand in your redactedblr fic reader badge at the desk and dont come back until #you can tell me what freelancer makes gavin bring back to them #im waiting. go #🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 #💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 #fics that change the world