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bloodypeachblog · 1 year
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The Tumblr Yandere Quintet (Peter, Sunny Day Jack, John Doe, Damon, and Alan Orion) - my personal headcanons SFW + NSFW
(TW: blood, knives, death, cannibalism, anything associated with yanderes will most likely be here, so you've been warned)
A/N: btw they coexist in the same universe here. Like, let's say they all live together in a house with Y/N. Why? Because I can. Also this is all F!Reader, so yeah.
~♡~Peter~♡~
• He is shy boi when it comes to you. He acts confident, but underneath he is lowkey panicking.
• But towards others, he is brat. Just, burns and roasts up the wazoo. It's like the person flips the switch and activates his bitch mode.
• he loves playing video games, anything that seem interesting to him. He loves Dead by Daylight and his favorite role is the killer.
• True Crime Aficionado. He listens to podcasts, watches documentaries and movies and YouTube videos, he knows serial killers' stories like the back of his hand.
• he can cook and bake pretty well. He's not Gordon Ramsay levels of good, but he very rarely makes a bad dish. He likes to make food for you and watch your reactions to it.
• as a boyfriend, he is such a hopeless romantic. Roses, poems, serenades (he's not confident in his singing voice, so he plays songs that say whatever he's feeling and sends you the youtube link to listen to them, or just blaring them on the radio outside your window), the whole shebang. Of course, he's not obnoxious about it. Just enough to make you swoon.
• You guys know that old famous photo of a soldier kissing his girlfriend after WW2? Yeah, Peter loves doing that to you.
• pet names for you: Darling, Honey, Baby, Princess, Angel. Basic stuff.
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• he likes to nibble on your ear. He loves your reactions to it.
• guy is a straight-up pervert. He'd grope you when you're alone and make dirty jokes. You'd blush tomato red each time.
• angel on the streets, devil in the sheets. More like incubus in the sheets. He will find ways to make you moan his name.
• WHAT DAT TONGUE DO THO? OH LAWD Seriously, when he eats you out, you swear you can feel the very tip of his tongue brush against your cervix.
• favorite positions are missionary, mating press, and doggy style. But he likes oral too, both sides. He loves feeling your warm mouth taking in his cock, he struggles not to cum right then and there. He loves your taste, he can't get enough of it.
•some nights he can be gentle, other nights he'll fuck you into the dirt.
• his cock is about 5.6 inches, good thickness. Not the dick of the gods, but still something to brag about. Very pretty, too.
• Knifeplay? On you, depends on if you're into it or not. On him, FUCK YEAH. He fantasizes about you using a knife to write your name on his chest. Getting cut gives him the biggest hard-on, he'd be already dripping pre-cum. And if you lick the cuts? Oh, this man will cum immediately.
• Anal? Hell yeah. If you're okay with it, of course.
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~♡~Damon~♡~
• He's more chill and laid back. Also he's emo. Because I said so.
• He likes listening to music. He likes any genre, but he tends to leans towards emo bands, stuff from Lapfox Trax, and metal. But you play a country song, he will destroy the radio or debate on murdering the artist.
• He wears his puffy coat almost 24/7. I say almost because he can't wear it in the shower. He loves to share it with you, the whole two person in one coat thing couples do.
• he's a cuddle bug, but won't admit it. If you tease him about it, he'll deny it and blush.
• he acts like a kuudere to others, if not annoyed. But when with you, he's so sweet. He'd give you his umbrella if it's raining and you didn't have one.
• Dude can cook, if you can call preparing instant ramen in the microwave 'cooking'.
• This guy loves meat and chewing on bones, so I bet he is also a secret cannibal, but only eats his victims. Gotta get rid of the bodies somehow! He has Peter help with preparing and cooking the meat, but Damon never says where he got it. Peter knows, though, but he don't really care.
• pet names for you: Babe, Sweetie, Lovely
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• Favorite positions are you on top, and the position where you're on your stomach and he has your arm behind your back.
• He is SO loving and gentle most of the time. He just wants to make sure you're getting enough. You will cum many times before he even finishes.
• but once in a while, expect to be sore in the morning, some bruises here and there from how much he grips you.
• master of seduction right here. He will whisper in your ear the sweetest yet dirtiest stuff, maybe some erotica limerick/sonnet he found online. His voice is so smooth it makes your core tingle just by hearing it.
• his dick is pretty average, but it's not a bad thing. It gets the job done just fine and you're not complaining.
• he does have a bondage fetish. He loves to tie you to the bed and on special occasions, like your birthday, he'll tie himself up and let you do whatever you want.
• Anal? Nah. Unless you beg for it.
• dude loves meat, so... he has a dolcett fetish. (Don't know what it is? ...eh google it, I'm not your mom. But don't say I didn't warn you.) He never acts on it really [he may eat people, but he doesn't get off to it because he feels like he'd be cheating on you], but his phone and laptop has a folder with hundreds of pics/videos of dolcett porn. Sort of a guily pleasure fetish, emphasis on the pleasure.
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~♡~Alan~♡~
• He is such a good boi. Sweetest boi in the world. Pure sugar cookie.
• he is the outdoorsy guy, hunting, fishing, camping, all that stuff. Dude lives in the woods.
• he's the one who brings home fish or game for dinner. Preps it himself in the garage. Expect to find some deer or birds hanging from the ceiling.
• he's a pro at bonfires. Knows all the different ways to burn wood.
• Cooking? He prefers to grill or cook over a fire. He sometimes indulges in Damon's choice of meats, but no one ever tells him what it is. So don't tell him. It'd break the guy...
• he is such a sweetheart. Asking if you're feeling ok, if you need any help with anything, just so considerate. Heavy follower of PDA.
• unashamed cuddler. When you two go camping, he has you in the same sleeping bag as him.
• HUGE astrology and astronomy nerd. He will talk your ear off about the star constellations and tell you your horoscope of the day and if you are compatible with him or anyone else in the group.
• pet names: Doe-Eyes, darling, honey, dear, love
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• he's more on the gentler side of things. Perfect candidate for your first time. He will comfort you if it hurts and praise you so much.
• favorite positions are where he can look at you splayed out and writhing in pleasure. Mostly missionary.
• man is a pussy eater. On bad days, he gives you puppy dog eyes and asks to eat you out. With those eyes, you can't help but say yes.
• he likes to nibble and bite. Favorite place to bite is your thighs. He can leave marks, but never breaks skin. If he does, he'll stop and patch you up.
• his cock is the smallest in the group, but not in general. It's pretty average, nothing to complain about. He's a grower, not a shower. You secretly find his cock (both erect and flaccid) adorable, but you never say that to his face.
• does he do anal? Only if you ask him to, but even then, he's hesitant. He will make sure you're prepped well.
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~♡~Jack~♡~
• the ray of sunshine in the group. Always trying to cheer people up.
• he loves to give hugs any time, any day, any where
• he is such an 80s retro nerd. He has a collection of games and movies from that era. Favorite movies are The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Favorite arcade game is Dragon's Lair or Pac-Man.
• definitely the fashionista of the group. He loves to create outfits for you to wear, making sure the colors compliment each other. He does this for the other guys too, but some are not sure how to feel about it.
• dude is the kind of guy who would wear a nun's halloween outfit as his costume for reals and awaken some people while wearing it. He makes any outfit sexy.
• Cooking? He prefers to bake. Champion at breakfasts. Favorite thing to make is blueberry pancakes.
• Himbo. Just. Pure grade-A himbo.
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• bruh, this man will be cheery and bubbly during the day, total daddy at night. Holy shit.
• he will show you that you are his and only his. He's only sharing you with the other guys just to make you happy.
• man's got a body like Adonis. He's got a chest where he got man tiddies.
• his cock? HOLY FUCK. He's the biggest out of the group and he has to force his way inside you sometimes (this is canon, I swear, I've seen that clip). It is downright BEAUTIFUL. You swear, he is some sort of god.
• his favorite positions are 1) where you're both on your sides, him behind you, lifting your leg so he can plow you while kissing your neck and whispering sweet nothings and dirty shit in your ear. And 2) that position where you're on your belly and he is behind you, raising your ass to him and he has your arm pinned behind your back.
• he is definitely heavy on the praise. He sees you as a goddess. Expect him to make you cum multiple times before he even gets inside you, just to make sure you're putty in his hands and ready for him.
• does he do anal? Fuck yeah he does. But he's very careful about it and only does it when you say it's ok.
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~♡John♡~
• and then there's John.
• he's just a crack baby.
• sorry, John Doe stans. I just couldn't get that much on this guy.
• he's essentially the pet dog of the group. But it's fine, he's into that.
• he's pretty much a feral animal.
• is fueled by energy drinks and Doritos.
• he LOVES when Damon feeds him the special meat he's collected. He gobbles that shit up.
• dude snuggles you like a puppy. He can be cute and sweet when he wants to, don't get me wrong here. Puppies are always sweet and cute.
• hates baths. Y/N has to chain him to the tub in order to bathe him.
• usually stays in his room. He plays Call of Duty with Peter and loves to watch zombie movies. Favorite movie is Cannibal Holocaust and City of the Living Dead. Ruggero Deodato, Lucio Fulci, and George A Romero are his idols.
• Cooking? No idea how. Anything already prepared is perfect for him.
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• you into werewolf quality sex? John's your guy.
• expect tons of nail marks and bites all over you once you're done.
• man will make you bleed.
• some nights, the guys will hear you yell "CHILL THE FUCK OUT!!" from your bedroom.
• he will almost eat you alive, he's that feral.
• Does he do anal? Duh.
• favorite position is you up against the wall.
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Yandere Quintet Dynamics
Peter & John Doe: Gaming buddies
Jack & Alan: Big bro (Jack), little bro (Alan)
Peter and Damon: Constant dick-measuring (metaphorically, of course) at first, but now partners in crime (oh they'll double-team ya). They like discussing true crime stuff, enough to where they have a podcast.
Damon & John Doe: Man (Damon) using dog (John Doe) to hide evidence.
Jack & Peter: total nerd buddies. Trivia night is horrible with them.
Jack & John Doe: kid being terrified of dogs (Jack), rabid dog (John Doe)
Alan & Peter: another big bro (Peter), little bro (Alan) dynamic.
Alan & John Doe: hunter (Alan) and his hunting dog (John Doe)
Jack & Damon: guy (Damon) is annoyed by the other guy (Jack), but secretly enjoys his company.
Damon & Alan: same deal as Damon and Jack, but Damon will kill anyone trying to hurt or be mean to Alan.
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Aaaaand that's all she wrote! Hope you enjoyed this feast!
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vacationship · 8 months
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Carmy's panic and Sydney's calming image
Another long post to follow up my post about Carmy and his trauma and nervous system response to Claire's relentless pursuit of him, and him ending up locked in the walk-in fridge--in "freeze" of fight/flight/fawn/freeze. This is a mental health PSA!!
The thing about speaking about the trauma response, and how we can feel trapped in the cycle of it, is that it can all sound very dismal and like it will take years to work on and resolve. Trauma and complex PTSD can definitely be complicated to recover from. But it's not hopeless.
Returning to calm after a trauma response can be much more accessible than we tend to assume, and the image of Sydney bringing Carmy's calm back is a realistic portrayal of how we can work with our nervous system to get back down from activation. And the reason the image of her works is exactly what many on here have said, that Sydney is a safe person for him, and many sydcarmys feel like it's one of many signals that she is his person. But, yes, it's because of bonding and attachment. Platonic or romantic, Sydney is supremely important to Carmy.
While one branch of the main nerve is involved with survival/protection, another branch of that same big nerve is involved with rest, digestion, and social engagement (relating to other). It's literally all the same nerve but different branches. This nerve connects to the parts of the brain that will turn off cognition and turn on the survival response to get us out of danger is the same nerve that then signals to the brain that we can return to calm and think again. Different branches, same great big nerve.
So this nervous system design--the dual nature of it--helps us repair trauma, and my point again is that returning to calm is available. It's the same nerve! We just need to shift ourselves into the rest/digest/engage branch. And how we do that is essentially through connection, through engagement with a safe other (nature and animals also work). In distress, we look around to see who can help us. It's just what we do as humans because we are mammals and we don't survive without our mammal family/tribe. If we are alone in distress, our beautiful brains know to call up an image of someone we are safe with and attached to.
Some people need to be taught and prompted or reminded to do this, many people just do it instinctively. Really, the brain and nervous system have innate healing mechanisms and we can just get out of its way, but often the complexity of trauma experiences gets us blocked and over-wired and we need professional guidance.
When Carmy "thinks of" Sydney during his panic attack, he instinctively uses her image to shift to the branch of the nerve that engages with people relationally, which signals that he's safe, not alone, and going to be okay. But he didn't actually use his thinking to get there. He was in too much distress/panic to be thinking at all. Cognition is shut off when we are in survival mode; the point is to increase the heart rate, breathing, and sending oxygen to the limbs. Digestion stops. Thinking stops. There's no time for that. Carmy's trauma response was fired up and flooding him with stressful imagery and memories that are stored in his neural networks and surface up with a triggering event, that being his night with Claire.
For his brain to reach for Sydney automatically without any prompting means he has already significantly resonated and engaged with and attached to Sydney as a safe and available person whose presence will help him access his own calm. In this kind of state, it almost doesn't matter that Sydney is not actually there. Her image is enough. Imagination is a powerful healing agent. He could have used the sound of her voice or her smell, too. His nervous system got him there because of his pre-existing interpersonal nervous system sensory experiences with her (with each other).
This is an accurate depiction of how the nervous system really is capable of shifting out of panic and distress, sometimes as quickly as it is shown here. Though Carmy was probably coming down from this high level of panic for a few hours. This is obviously not one and done for Carmy. He's got work ahead of him. Love and friendship and attachment alone does not heal, but they are healing forces and they create an environment where healing is more possible. True freedom from the trauma cycle/condition is to work to discharge or release the bundles of raw emotion and burdens that are held in the body and in the nervous system.
Carmy's interactions with Sydney have begun to help him thaw out and melt his freeze response, to trust and be himself with someone. It's been pointed out that the clocks disappear when they are together. When we are truly in rest/digest/social engagement time feels like it expands, the present moment is full, there is no pressure. We are relaxed but alert. Carmy and Sydney also share humor and laughter, which helps them relax and get into social engagement and also attune. (LOL, "socially engagement" is so formal sounding when I bring all this to their relationship, but it's the term.) The humor is not teasing or badgering, it is genuine, fresh (not stale), quirky humor and it's like a little uplift for the nervous system.
And it's not lost on me that digestion is part of this branch of the nerve where we return to calm. Cooking together around the fire, and eating together, is a signal that we can relax and bond. That we look out for each other and take care of each other. That we have captured the kill (sorry vegans) and gathered the ingredients and we will make it. We will survive together, and thrive together. Eating is one of the greatest pleasures besides sex. We are nurtured. Bellies full, time to look up at the stars. Rest is coming soon, too. It's why Carmy bailing on Sydney on the palate cleansing day was so upsetting.
It's so beautiful to me that under the table, Sydney says "what if I melt? What if I fail?" and there's been much discussion about how moved Carmy is there, and what a significant moment that is for Sydney and for Carmy. It's their connection, their attunement with each other's vulnerabilities, that helps them feel safe and melt the protective freeze and the walls.
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crenna · 2 months
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once upon a time...
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lili | 21 | she/her | infp
hii, welcome to my blog! i'm lili, and it's so nice to meet you 🫶
i post gentle encouraging thoughts, writing stuff, and little moments from my life. and who knows what else! i love books and writing a lot, as well as a lot of fandoms and other things like pretty aesthetics. if we have any interests in common, feel free to hang out here for as long as you’d like! i’d love to be mutuals 💕
below you can find info about me, my fandoms and interests, and my blogs!
side blogs: @onceuponaneverafter (OUABH, active), @seeyouinthestars (the aurora cycle, inactive), @legendarydante (caraval rp, active)
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...there was a girl...
𝓐𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐄
to put it shortly, i'm a hopeless romantic with a love for everything creative! you will most likely find me procrastinating on something, impulsively starting a new project, or falling in love with fictional characters and daydreaming. or all of them at the same time.
i'm a university student, working part time and trying to write a BA thesis - so if i disappear from time to time, i'm probably busy and stressed, and will be back soon!
out of fictional characters, evangeline fox and cress darnel are very relatable to me. if they are to you as well, i love that for us!! this is a safe space for shared fictional crushes, too - if we love the same character, we both have good taste 🫶
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...who loved deeply...
𝓕𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐒 & 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐒
my fandoms :: once upon a broken heart (OUABH), caraval, the aurora cycle, acotar (the fandom scares me but i've read the books), shatter me, divine rivals, the lunar chronicles, the rosewood chronicles (RWCH), star wars (+ the mandalorian), star trek (movies + next generation s1), shadow and bone, six of crows (first book), minecraft story mode (old fandom but i sometimes reblog stuff from it!), the selection, the hunger games, divergent, she-ra, gilmore girls & more, feel free to ask if i know a fandom!
other things i love :: my friends, giggling over fictional characters and fandoms, taylor swift's music, minecraft, aesthetics, tea, pretty skies and clouds, fairy lights, fangirling, roleplaying, houseplants, writing, reading, dancing, arts and crafts (including drawing, painting, knitting, sewing, graphic design...), singing, baking, the colors purple and pink, flowers, all things soft and cozy, sparkles, pretty dresses, girls (as in i’m bi,, i think, it’s an ongoing crisis but this much i know), interior design, and honorable mention goes to the rivals to lovers and sunshine character x villain tropes 💕
my writing :: i sometimes write fanfiction for fun, and make rather slow progress on bigger projects that i'd love to turn into full novels and publish someday! my favorite genres to write are fantasy, romance, and sci-fi - sometimes combined. i also roleplay many of my fandoms, please dm if you’re interested!
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...and dreamed big
𝓜𝐘 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐒
crenna - main blog :: this is where you'll most often see me hanging out! i post about books, writing, and my life, i reblog posts i like, and i've been trying my hand at graphics (such as dividers) so i might post those at some point too.
onceuponaneverafter - side blog :: this blog is dedicated to the OUABH series, and only has content related to it. a more detailed blog introduction is pinned there! i post theories, general thoughts and observations about the series, and fanfiction (working on it hehe).
seeyouinthestars - side blog :: dedicated to the aurora cycle series, currently inactive until i reread the books haha. only contains reblogs as of right now.
legendarydante - side blog :: roleplay blog for dante/legend from the caraval series.
𝓠 & 𝐀
do you rp your fandoms? // yes, i do! i'm currently not actively looking for new roleplays, but if we both love a fandom, feel free to dm me with your ideas.
can i tag you in tag games? // absolutely! don't be shy, i love them 🫶
why have you not responded to my message/tag even though you've been active? // even though i try to respond frequently, sometimes it takes me a while to get to individual notifications when i’m not in the right headspace. i might also have just forgotten. so sorry if that happens!
can we be friends? // yes!! i love chatting and meeting new people - especially if we're mutuals, feel free to interact/message me anytime, i promise i'm more scared to interact with you 🫶
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slcwxdancing · 1 month
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Hello everyone!! I’m liz  (cst. she/her) and I’m the one behind Nam Jaemin, your local (or maybe not so local) famous actor!  ♡   Under the read more you will find more about my boy and his plots are coming soon.. so if you want to plot or a thread or to talk hmu! or hit the heart and i will message you first.  ♡    if you prefer d*scord lmk and i will give you my id!
Biography.
Nam Jaemin, born and raised by his parents and older sister. He was raised as the baby and it can still be seen in how playful and expressive he is with those he is close with.
While he had good grades at school, always part of the top list of students, known for his athletics (Basketball, football, traditional wrestling, taekwondo) and artistic sides, anything the school or after school activities offered he took and he was good. He went into competitions and took trophies home. Basically the golden boy of his town, the whole package, good kid with good personality and good grades.
His childhood dream was never to become famous, he wanted to be a vet and have a shelter to help people find their special companion yet he couldn’t fill his dream.
He was a teen when he was scouted in a school play,  ‘ Chunhyang and Lee Mong-Ryong’ playing the male lead and getting the attention of an acting company and due to his parents persuasion he agreed.
His first role came soon (though some believed it was due to his good looks), and it was a hit, a historical drama that became the sensation (think of Moonlight drawn by clouds) and soon he was flying to the biggest pedestal of acting, showing how natural he is and how he was meant to be acting with each role he picks.
Now he is a top actor in south korea, any drama he stars is a granted success, any movie he leads will get great reviews. He is the moment 
Named the Nation’s ideal type and South Korea’s prince.
But fame comes with a price, even if he is all smiles on the inside he second guesses his life choices, what if I hadn’t picked up that card? What if I had stayed in gwangju? those type of questions roam in his mind more than he wants to admit, especially with how much of a private person he is and the media test his limits more often than not by trying to see that privite life of his making him ask himself if its really worth it.
Plot ideas.
Friends / Best friends.-  The best friends Jaemin could ever ask for, they met and since then they can hardly be appart, their friendship is known by everyone in the industry and even the netizens know about the dynamic duo. (could be someone in the industry or not)
Dad mode on - He is a softie deep inside and they had made their home in his heart, he finds them cute and have put on him the dad mode on. He is protective of them and you can see how truthful it is when his chest swells with pride when they come into the conversation, his fatherly smile full on display.
I hope not. - A past relationship that didn’t end with the expected happily ever after, things got on the way and soon they were saying goodbyes with a bitter taste on his mouth. He loved her, he really did with all his heart, she was his first love and he is thankful for what they had. He can only hope she still thinks kindly of him whenever he crosses her mind.
One-sided love.- He is a softie even if his looks make him seem like the total opposite and they know it and has experienced his tender heart first hand and that’s exactly the problem, they had seen the real him, the softie with hopes and dreams and not only the great actor he is, the first love of many. They had gotten his flowers and they had felt his head on their shoulder as if that was it’s rightful place, hopefully one day he will realise it, right? To bad he is busy looking another way…
Love wins all: the person he is interested in the reason he is entertaing the idea of leaving the spotlight for a calmer life more and more. He had always been a hopeless romantic, dreaming of finding the love of his life and settling down, having a family...perhaps he found her. pls give me the jihye to his taejun. (brownie points if iu fc :| ) -- chem based (?) please message me if interested to plot further <3
Sm:)e -  Acting is not the only thing that Jaemin is interested in. He fell in love with photography and even has a full album from photos he took during his travels, of everything he saw and found beautiful and that's where your muse enters, they share the love for the same hobbie and they go to nice trips outside of the city to get the most beautiful views in the world, they keep each other company while visiting galleries and enjoy being by the side of each other.
Lion cub -  Your muse is someone special to Jaemin, they came to him with the idea of learning to act or perhaps they met during one of his acting jobs while you were just getting a name in the industry, still he saw your passion for it and soon the two found each other exchanging numbers and tips, slowly the little lion cub that wanted to follow his steps became a friend.
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING PLEASE!!
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maxphilippa · 1 year
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Any Unikitty headcanons?
Oh, I have some!
Unikitty tends to enjoy any normal cat activities.
She could represent Finn's more creative and chaotic childhood (I like to think that he got her when he was like... four?)
She has repressed memories of the past.
The Unikitty! Show happened before TLM 1.
She's scared of pickles or cucumbers. Why? I don't know.
Even if she's still as energetic as she was, she's matured a lot more ever since the apocalypse era started. She had to toughen up and the UltraKitty mode let her emotions out in a healthy way, as she repressed those bad feelings for God knows how long! She probably wants to make everyone happy and calm in the new kingdom Watevra gave her! Though there's still that wild energy from her :]
Just like the other hcs I have with Rex and Benny, I did mention that Unikitty does have repressed memories! Yes, but in her case, instead of just having blurry memories of who she once was (my Rex hc) or simply completely forgetting who she once was (... Benny hc), Unikitty just has... glimpses of the past that she doesn't understand.
MetalBeard and her are like... probably the oldests in the group... maybe? I'd like to think Unikitty took the throne in Cuckooland for a long time ajd years have passed by. She's younger than MetalBeard, yes, but still old.
... Pansexual Demiromantic Unikitty y'all?
She would have loved Rex if he was still around. They would have been best friends... she knows that he's not like Emmet! But she would like him to feel comfortable in his own skin.
Despite everything, Unikitty cares deeply for Emmet and it shows. I'm talking about the Apocalypsburg era. I feel like they were close friends and alongside Lucy, Unikitty was just worried that they might end up hurting Emmet for... being too soft.
She would be a nice mom.
A hopeless romantic, that's for certain! Love is magnificent for her and she loves to see her friends being in love and happy! She... she hopes she can get someone for her, too...
Her magic is destructive, yes, but I'd like to think that aside making stuff explode, she can change stuff with using it!
She probably has an photo album that has pictures of her family and friends.
Sweet Mayhem and her get along certainly well. I think they would be nice friends too.
MetalBeard x Unikitty? MetalBeard x Unikitty time!
Unikitty shows her love to MetalBeard by getting him some treasures she founds in her own planet. MetalBeard repays this obviously.
Unikitty loves him with the entirety of her soul and she's happy that she found someone.
Their shipname is Rainbow Coins.
Unikitty likes to hold him. So she always uses the UltraKitty form to do so.
Partners in crime /pos.
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disorganizedkitten · 2 months
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These Hopeless, Helpless, Miraculous-Wielding Romantics Chapter 2
Miraculous Ladybug | 2018 | 4,055 | Ao3 | Masterlist | Prev | Next
“I just need to ask Mlle. Bustier something, I’ll catch up!” Marinette waved Alya to go ahead with Nino and Adrien when the bell rung.
Normally she’d ask Alya for advice on this, but she was A. going to be giving a short lecture about this to Alya in about six hours, and B. not going to give Alya the satisfaction of knowing her lack of stuttering around Adrien was her feelings starting to switch. And if not Alya, she would normally ask her parents, but they were seriously, seriously, too extreme shippers. They would probably figure out she was Ladybug if she came to them with this. And if not any of them, she’d ask Tikki. And Tikki, well, Tikki had said to ask Mlle. Bustier.
“What can I help you with?”
“You’re good at love stuff, right?”
Mlle. Bustier smiled, “I’m not Cupid, but I can give advice. What’s pulling your heartstrings Marinette?”
Marinette pursed her lips. How much should she actually tell Mlle. Bustier? “So there might be a boy, and I might like him, and he might like me too, but my friends might also be being really pushy about starting an actual relationship, and I don’t think I’m ready for that, so I might be trying to distract them while getting his opinions on relationship stuff without him knowing either, and I’m not exactly sure how to do that,” She rushed out eventually. She supposed that was one way to put her situation.
Mlle. Bustier had to think for a moment, and it made Marinette feel a little better knowing that her teacher stopped to think about the problem before giving advice, instead of spouting off some generic answer.
“Well, what do you normally do to let someone know you value them?”
“I make them something,” Marinette didn’t even have to think about the answer, it was just there. It was just what she did.
“Why not talk about that? Giving gifts is a good way to let them know you care, especially something homemade like you do. But you don’t only give those to romantic interests, correct?”
“No.”
“Do you think making him something would be a good way to let him know you like him without being too obvious?”
“It might be. But if I’m talking about it, what if it gives him the wrong idea? Or maybe the right idea, but-” Marinette started waving her hands erratically, activating ‘worse case scenario’™ mode.
Mlle. Bustier patiently waited for Marinette to finish her freakout, as though she knew this was normal for Marinette. She probably did after so long of being her teacher.
Mlle. Bustier had just opened her mouth to reply when a crash sounded from outside. Screams followed within three seconds, and both girls rushed to the window.
“Oh come on!” Marinette hissed, her hand migrating towards her purse without thinking. The courtyard was starting to fill with smoke, but she could see a small Akuma with a brightly colored bodysuit in multiple colors running around, throwing, were those juices? Paint? Sauces? Something.
Mlle. Bustier pursed her lips, worry creasing her face. Marinette glanced up, unsure how she was going to get out to help. Maybe wait until another wall got smashed and then run?
“Hey! Paintballs should be kept in designated areas! My jacket is not one of them!” the outraged shout filtered through the glass. Probably Chloe. She was getting better, but she still needed some help on priorities and personality. The Akuma yelled something back, but Marinette couldn’t make it out over the crash from another attack.
“I’m no designer, but I have to agree with Chloe here. That shade of pink, with her shade of yellow? Almost as bad as your outfit!” Yep, Chloe. And Chat was there too! But probably on his own, and Marinette didn’t like that thought. She needed an escape route, and fast.
“You should get out there soon Marinette.”
Marinette turned to Mlle. Bustier, surprised. “I have no idea what you mean?” Marinette flinched as another crash interrupted the lie. Of course, with a Miraculous out there, the Akuma was getting more violent.
Mlle. Bustier’s hand landed on her shoulder, gentle but firm. “Yes you do. Chat Noir needs his Ladybug, just, please be careful.”
Marinette nodded, eyes wide. When had Mlle. Bustier figured it out? Tikki shot out of Marinette’s purse, flying up to Mlle. Bustier’s face. The teacher jumped, but didn’t yell. “I’ll keep her safe, but you have to too.”
“No one else knows, nor will they,” Mlle. Bustier assured the little being. Tikki nodded, then turned to Marinette.
“Marinette, she’s right. She already knows, we can just go.”
“Okay,” Marinette breathed, still slightly out of it. Another crash snapped her back to reality though. “Tikki, Spots on!”
*****
Adrien was not happy with Hawkmoth. Well, he never was, but he always was extra mad when Hawkmoth akumatized a child.
Someone had insulted the kid’s finger painting, a finger painting, which he was apparently really proud of, and from what Adrien could gather while fighting, the deal was that the kid could destroy all other artists’ works, -starting with teen artists, because it was a teen who did the insulting,- and then his paintings would be the best in the world.
Chat Noir did not enjoy that fight. Eventually Ladybug had to signal for Queen B’s help, just so they could defeat him, and then the poor child had started freaking out, being in an unknown place with strangers. The kid was only three, four at most!
They had gotten him home, but Chat Noir was still stewing hours later, waiting for Ladybug, Queen B and Rena Rouge.
“Can I shove his broach down his throat when we meet him?” Queen B’s voice said from behind him.
“We have to give it back to the Guardian, so I don’t think so. He is going to pay for terrorizing Paris though,” Ladybug added, plopping down beside Chat, her face dark.
“Spots, are we still going to do the Winging lesson? I need a distraction if I’m not allowed to hurt him.” Queen B settled on Chat’s other side, examining her suited fingernails.
“I’m just glad we have the Miracle cure. Otherwise you might be fighting Chloe for first person to get revenge on Hawkmoth,” Rena guessed, joining her teammates.
Ladybug snorted and Queen B scowled. “Do not remind me of that injustice! My eyes are still traumatized!”
“Yeah, his color coordination could have used some help. The whole school would have a lot of work on their hands if we didn’t have the cure. I did see his normal art pieces though, and he’s really good for being three,” Ladybug agreed. “And Queen B, just look up the last fashion week’s photos. Those should help.”
“I’ll try it.”
“He’s like a mini Nathaniel,” Rena interrupted, frowning. “Hawkmoth shouldn’t be able to turn gifts like that into a bad thing.”
“Agreed,” Chat said, whipping his tail unhappily.
“Same.”
“One of these times it’ll backfire, and he’ll get his comeuppance,” Ladybug assured them, pulling out her yo-yo and swinging it up and down like a normal yo-yo. “He better.”
They sat in silence for a little while, and Ladybug even laid her head on his shoulder after putting her yo-yo away! Although that was probably just because she was tired. It was a really late patrol tonight.
Eventually Chat couldn’t stand the silence anymore. He needed something to think about other than what punishment they should give Hawkmoth. He had started thinking of something else to talk about when Queen B beat him too it.
“Hey Rena?”
“What’s up Queenie?”
“When you were talking about that kid’s artistic talent, you called it a gift. Why?”
Ladybug sat straight up at that comment, turning towards Rena and Queen B. Chat’s shoulder felt oddly light without her weight, even if he didn’t notice much weight being put on it. Maybe he just missed the contact?
“What? Oh. It’s just a synonym that’s used, but it means that someone’s a natural at something. I guess at that young of an age, it doesn’t count as a talent because he hasn’t had enough time to develop it? It felt like the right thing to say.”
Queen B hummed, and being so close to her Chat could tell she had practically buzzed. The Bee miraculous must give attributes like his does.
“That’s a really nice way to think about it Rena,” Chat said into the void. He wondered what his gifts had been, or if everything had been programmed into him.
“Why don’t we do that tonight?” Ladybug offered, her voice soft.
“Do what?” Rena asked, leaning forward so she could see Ladybug over the other two.
“Point out what we see as each others’ gifts or talents.”
“Sure!”
“Why not?” Queen B shrugged, leaning back. She muttered something after that, and although Chat didn’t catch all of it, it sounded like ‘a lot to make up for, especially-’
“I’m up for that,” he agreed, deciding to leave Queen B to her bee stuff. She had been acting a little weird here and there recently.
“Okay. Who wants to go first?”
“I can,” Queen B volunteered, before he or Rena could open their mouths. “Ladybug, a gift I can always see with you is your kindness. Even when someone does more bad than good, you point out the good and help them stay on the right path. Chat Noir, one of yours if definitely your perseverance. If you didn’t keep trying, and keep Ladybug going, I don’t even know where we’d be. Rena, yours is your optimism. You keep going along with us, even when we seem crazy, and your smiley attitude is contagious.” Chat could feel Rena’s smile, even as far away from her as he was. He felt really happy about this plan. His father often forgot to tell him when he did well, so hearing such things from his friends lifted his spirits immensely.
“Thank you Queenie! Can I go next?” Rena asked, the ‘smiley attitude’ Queen B had mentioned shining out.
“Any objects Chat?”
“Nope. Go ahead Rena,” Chat wanted to thank Queen B too, but he also didn’t want to interrupt the flow of things.
“Alright. So going down the line, Ladybug, one of your gifts is your leadership skills. It takes a lot to corral us into a working system sometimes, but you find a way. And you use what you’ve got when you do. It kinda reminds me of my best friend really,” Chat was sure he felt Ladybug stiffen at that. He was probably right about them being civilian best friends. He focused back on Rena’s words before he could keep going down that rabbit hole though. “-Makes being on the team and working in tandem so much easier. Queenie, yours is your attitude as well. It’s almost a mix between no nonsense and total drama, and it makes everything so much more interesting when we’re hanging out.”
Queen B didn’t say anything, and neither did Chat. He almost opened his mouth when Ladybug spoke up instead. “Thank you Rena. That’s high praise for all of us.”
Chat nodded fervently, glad Ladybug could turn his feelings into words when he couldn’t. Queen B nodded beside him, and for a moment he thought he heard her sniffle.
“Agreed,” Chat said, when Queen B still hadn’t said anything.
“Can I go next?”
Ladybug hoped her teammates couldn’t hear the break in her voice as she asked. Even she wasn’t sure if it was from nervousness or embarrassment.
“Go ahead LB,” Chat offered, half-shrugging. She was glad he let her. She was a little scared of what he would say on his turn. It’d be nice, of course, but if he went first, she might die of embarrassment before she went herself. When had her minor, backseat crush on him become so major?
Marinette, because she was still Marinette under the suit, took a deep breath before she started. She couldn’t say this wrong. Ladybug started with Rena Rouge, going down the line the opposite way her teammates had.
“Alright, Rena, one of your gifts is definitely trustworthiness. You yearn for truth, but can tell when it needs omitted. That’s a powerful asset here,” She hoped Alya understood how important it was to Marinette that she could be counted on for such. Without Alya, Marinette and Ladybug wouldn’t be the them of today.
“Queen B, one of yours is your yearning to get better. You want to be the best, and although sometimes your means in trying to achieve that aren’t, agreeing to work towards it is a good show of character,” Ladybug wasn’t talking to Queen B either. Just like with Rena, she was talking to the civilian under the mask. It was Chloe who needed to know this, not Queen B.
That left Chat. There was a lot she needed to say, but she couldn’t pour it all out here. The wrong circumstances, the wrong emotions in the air, the wrong people there. She wanted to tell him when it was just the two of them. So she started with what she had always known, always seen in him, even from day one. Way before she starting crushing and noticing every little thing.
“Chat, one of yours is how trusting and encouraging you are. Even from the start, when neither of us knew what we were doing, you trusted me to figure it out, even after I let the Akuma get away. You kept me fighting through that fight, and every one after that. Even now, when we have a better hold on things, and have Queen B and Rena to help-”
A flash of light and a roar from below them cut her off. Ladybug scowled down, yanking her yo-yo off her hip and standing. This was why they patrolled, honestly. At least they could get it over with quickly.
“Looks like we’ll be back. Ready to kick some butt M’lady?” Chat stood up beside her, his baton out quickly enough.
“Yep. If it’s another kid though, Hawkmoth is getting it.” She jumped off the roof, half thankful she had been cut off, and half upset. Why were her emotions being so weird?
Queen B watched as Ladybug and Chat started to fight the Akuma. She couldn’t fully make out the colors or design of the suit, but if she had to guess, she’d say it was probably black and blue. Or maybe purple?
Her Miraculous didn’t enhance eyesight like Chat’s was reported too, so she wasn’t actually sure.
“What did you mean by that?”
Queen B turned to Rena Rouge at her comment. “By what?”
“When Ladybug suggested doing the gifts thing, you said you had a lot to make up for with her. What did that mean?”
Queen B turned away, frowning. Rena didn’t need to know, did she?
“Look, if it’s too personal that’s alright, but if it’s Akuma guilt, which is still personal I guess, you need to remember that your Akuma was Hawkmoth, not you.”
“It’s not that! It’s something else,” Rena thought she was guilty about being an Akuma? Nope. Well, yes, but that wasn’t what she had meant.
“Is it something I can help with?”
Queen B sighed, maybe she should have said Rena’s ‘BFF’ essence was another gift. Was there anyone the girl wasn’t a good friend too?
“Only off the record,” Queen B surprised herself by saying it. Crap. No one was supposed to know they knew! Maybe she could lie? But-
“I can do that.”
But Rena was trustworthy. Ladaybug had said so herself. It couldn’t hurt that much, right?
“No one else should know this, okay? I probably shouldn’t even be telling you, but the only person I can talk about it to is my Kwami. Well, I could talk to Ladybug about it, but that would require actually setting up a civilian meetup, which I don’t think I can do.”
“Civilian meetup?” Rena laughed nervously. “You do know we aren’t allowed to do that, right?”
“Because we can’t know who each other is?”
“Yeah.”
“I know who she is.”
Queen B flinched as Rena punched her in the shoulder. “You’re lying.”
“I wish I were. It’s be a ridiculous lie, but I wish it was,” she shook her head. “Everything was so much simpler when I could hate civilian her and love her when she was wearing spots.”
“What?” Rena asked, her brown eyes widening.
“Ridiculous, right? All it took was a boost of confidence, a mask, and a friend who stuck by her side and trusted her enough to let her save my life. and suddenly she was the best thing ever,” Queen B flinched as the something exploded, illuminating Chat Noir being really close to it, but focused back on her and Rena’s talk. They weren’t allowed to help unless called for. “It’s my fault Chat has to be so encouraging to her. For years, years, I told this girl she was worthless and tortured her almost every day. It was fun to make her life miserable, and no one ever stood up for her. It made it easy.
“And then this year started, and suddenly there are people willing to be her friends and raise her confidence, and stand up for her, and then she was standing up for herself and everyone else. I blamed it on the friends and started attacking most of them too. I even got one of them Akumatized. And I almost got Spots Akumatized, even with her Miraculous’ protection.
“And then a few weeks ago, after that crazy actor Akuma that attacked a school, we literally ran into each other as our timers ran out.
“I was horrible to her for years Rena, and she still saw fit to let me be a hero. She gave me this amazing opportunity, and I love it. But I still haven’t made it up to her.”
Rena Rouge seemed broken. After a minute she snapped back to reality, shaking her head. “You sound like Chloe, Queenie.”
Queen B shot straight up and looked her in the eye. “Chloe?”
“One of my classmates, never mind. But I think you left something out. You can’t have been that horrible if she gave you your Miraculous,” Rena’s raised eyebrow pushed Queen B onward, ignoring the fact that she and Rena might also go to school together. Besides, she couldn’t be the only Chloe in Paris, right?
“I’ve been trying to get better for weeks, something both Spots and Civilian her have been encouraging me to do. I guess I got good enough. But I know I’m not actually. Not until I make amends with everyone, and make sure she knows how sorry I am. I was wrong, every single time I said those things, I just couldn’t see it through the haze that was the adrenaline from attacking her.”
Queen B’s trompo started ringing before they could carry on, “Thanks for listening, let’s see what they need,” she flicked it open as the Eiffel tower started to tip.
“Turns out, we really need help with this one. Any chance you could-”
“LB the tower’s coming down!”
“Crap! Both of you, get out of there now!” Ladybug’s feed went dark, but Rena and Queen B were already on their feet.
“Any time Queenie. Have you tried just apologizing?” Rena offered, jumping down. Queen B followed, unsure of how to answer.
Rena Rouge’s focus was torn as she reached the ground, where an Akuma who seemed to be calling herself “Lovekiller” and looked like a female Dark Cupid, minus the wings, -Honestly, couldn’t Hawkmoth find new themes for his Akuma?- was shooting, arrows. Of course. Sadly though, these one’s didn’t seem to absorb into their targets and turn them hateful, instead splitting into multiples and exploding on impact with anything. At least he gave her new powers.
“Geez Hawkmoth! Reusing designs? And I thought you couldn’t get any lower! You didn’t even pick a good one!” Queen B sounded outraged. Just a minute ago she looked like she was hauling a thousand pounds of regret, and now she looked ready to drop that weight onto the Akuma. Or maybe Hawkmoth? Rena didn’t know.
She didn’t know what to think about any of this. Queen B knew who Ladybug was. And was sad about it!
Then again, with the version of backstory Queenie told her, Rena probably would have been a little bit upset in her shoes too.
“Rena watch it!” She was yanked out of the line of fire, Ladybug’s yo-yo wrapped around her middle.
“Sorry, I-”
“Just don’t do it again. Please, I don’t want you hurt.”
Rena nodded, trying to focus back on the task at hand. It had been easier when she was caught up in the thrill of being a hero, not wondering about the secrets of her newest teammate.
Lovekiller’s attacks were mostly random, but seemed to be aimed especially at the few people who hadn’t evacuated and were still in groups. Weird.
“What’s our plan?” Rena asked, watching Ladybug pull Queenie back over to them.
“By ‘Love’ she means social relationships,” Chat started to explain as Ladybug knocked an arrow out of the sky. “We need to scatter, or start acting like we hate each other, and then-” A beeping noise cut him off. “Ladybug?”
“I got it, go recharge.”
Chat nodded and leapt off, staying behind cover.
“Once we’re scattered, we attack. Rena, we need copies of each of us, make it look like they’re getting along. This will distract Lovekiller while Chat and I sneak up on her. Stay out of her sight, if she sees you she’ll realize it’s a trick, and you can’t hold an illusion under fire. B, you need to have sting ready at Rena’s back, in case Lovekiller does figure it out. I’ll call for a Lucky Charm as soon as Chat gets back, and we’ll go on frontal assault. Rena, you’ll need to update our illusions as we go, so she can’t tell the difference. Everything clear?”
“We got it Spots. Rena, meet up over there?” Queen B motioned towards the fallen Eiffel tower.
“Yeah,” Rena confirmed, pulling her flute off her back.
The plan was executed without a hitch, the Lucky Charm being an ice cream. Alya was pretty sure that had been a common one, but it did work.
Concentrating on her illusions had been helpful, but after their usual fistbump there was nothing to distract her from what Queenie had said. Ladybug didn’t seem to be harboring any negative feelings towards her, and yet Queenie was sure she should.
And here Alya thought that all the drama in stories were just spicing it up for fans.
“See you guys next time!” Chat saluted and bounded off, his staff glinting as he left.
“I should go too,” Rena tried to give Queenie a look that said she and Ladybug needed to talk. She wasn’t sure if it worked as she ran away, but she really hoped so.
She landed behind one of the Eiffel tower’s higher support beams to detransform, handing Trixx a snack as she did so.
“Quite a tangle, eh?” The little being asked, her purple eyes bright.
“Totally,” Alya agreed, turning to head home.
“I wanted to say I’m sorry!” The sudden outburst made Alya turn back, surprised by the noise. Queen B’s bright coloring stood out across the open space as she talked to Ladybug.
“Thank you,” Ladybug’s did too, until pink sparkles ran up her body, making the deserted area they must have moved to as well brighter for a moment. “Do you think you’re ready to try and make up with Alya?”
“What?”
“Chloe, I forgive you. But, I’m not the only one you’ve hurt.”
“Alya, we should leave,” Trixx warned, floating into her line of sight. Alya closed her eyes and turned back towards the stairs home. Trixx was right, they needed to leave. She shouldn’t be listening. But, Queenie was Chloe! Chloe. Alya didn’t know how to cope with this.
And the voice she had heard from Ladybug sounded way too similar to someone else she knew. Not that she was going to admit that to anyone, even herself.
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phoebe-twiddle · 10 months
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I was tagged by @episims and @mrs-mquve-cc ​, thank you for thinking of me! 😊 This is long, so I’ve hidden most of it behind a cut.
1. What’s your favourite sims death?
Okay, I've watched a video showing all the ways sims can die in TS2, and I think my favourite is the one that can happen while using the wishing well.
2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match?
For my own game, maxis match. To each their own though, I like seeing everyone's games regardless of aesthetic.
3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight?
What??? No. Is that a thing? Wait - I have cheated a test sim's weight when I made clothes to make sure that the fit and fat states work? It was more effort than just creating test models in a permanent testhood with different body states so I only did it once or twice.
4. Do you use move objects?
Yes, it's a must.
5. Favorite mod?
Community time, probably. Honorable mentions to Romantic Standards and Shiftable Everything.
6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got?
...I don't remember. My family got TS1 & TS2 pretty much as they came out.
7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing?
aLIVE. Because "...and we're live!" I never really thought about the alternative.
8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made?
Can I just say the whole of Deep Lorewood? I have such fondness for the whole hood, even though it's unfinished and unplayed. *heavy sigh* This blog doesn't even have Deep Lorewood pictures on it.
9. Have you made a simself?
Yep. Many years ago. Looked nothing like me.
10. What sim traits do you give yourself?
Creative, Cat Lover, Squeamish from TS4. Neurotic, Coward, Hopeless Romantic, Friendly, Easily Impressed from TS3. Shy/Nice/Serious/Neat/Active in TS2.
11. Which is your favorite EA hair color?
I kind of like them all?
12. Favorite EA hair?
Updoo and GelledRock.
13. Favorite life stage?
Teenager or adult, probably, since it opens up a lot of possibilities.
14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay?
It's like 70% gameplay, 30% build. I can get really into building sometimes, but it's not a regular thing.
15. Are you a CC creator?
I have created CC before. I have not created CC in quite a while though, and have no plans to in the near future.
16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad?
There are simblrs that I consider myself friendly with, but no "friends" as such.
17. What’s your favorite game? (1, 2, 3, or 4)
Of those options, it's 2, clearly, but the handheld games were also a ton of fun.
18. Do you have any sims merch?
Nope.
19. Do you have a YouTube for sims?
Nope.
20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing?
When I first started using CC, I used semi-realistic stuff and played in a custom hood. Now, I have veered quite hard into maxis match and play a LEPacy rooted in Strangetown.
21. What’s your Origin ID?
I don't think I have one.
22. Who’s your favorite CC creator?
I like so many though! Which is ironic since I now play with very little cc.
23. How long have you had a simblr?
Many years. I don't know how many, because I accidentally deleted my original tumblr and my memory isn't the best.
24. How do you edit your pictures?
I used to use different actions and PSDs but now I just let reshade do the hard work. Then it's crop, resize, add a border.
25. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next?
I can't really think of anything I'd want officially adding to the game. For basically everything else, there's mods.
26. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far?
I like freetime a lot. I like trying to support my sims' favourite hobbies.
I will tag @curiousb, @sometownie, @frottana-sims, annnnnd @rena-sims and anyone who would like tagging, consider it done. Obviously, feel free to ignore!
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ventruevitae · 11 months
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💢, 👯‍♀️, 🌎, 🚫
💢 What is their moral alignment?
Kat is probably somewhere on the neutral good spectrum, usually. Of course, she can dip into more dubious categories if the situation calls for it, which can be pretty unsettling. 'Self preservation mode' also throws some of her morals out the window. But generally speaking, she'll go for options that seem morally correct. This does not prevent her from being petty on a minor scale, though.
Mitchell is somewhat similar, but she's harder pressed to get involved with conflicts these days. She'll help if it comes down to it, or if the situation seems otherwise hopeless, but she's more of an observer before all else. Neutral in actions, opinionated in thoughts. Unlike Kat, when Mitchell decides to get petty, she doesn't have a sliding scale for her actions. If she's decided to fuck someone over, the term 'minor inconvenience' suddenly vanishes from her vocabulary.
👯‍♀️ Do they have any notable allies/friends?
Kat's counts her coterie as most of the familiar faces of The Last Round, and her relationship with Nines Rodriguez has evolved from 'brief encounters while avoiding the vengeful eye of her Sire' to 'has half of her wardrobe stored at his Haven.' She's at least tangentially familiar with most of the major players in the local Anarch poplation, making it her business to stay aware of the goings-on in the city. She doesn't like to owe people favours, but has no qualms about a reversal of that set up.
Mitchell has been romantically involved with Beckett and Velvet Velour for a while now. By extension, she knows many kindred though Beckett's connections. She's a welcomed presence with the LA Anarchs, but they're definitely not at the level of a coterie. She's not nearly as enterprising as Kat is when it comes to her ability to network, and usually just ends up falling into people's paths rather than seeking them out intentionally.
🌎 Do they try to retain any part of their humanity? 
Kat is arguably more sentimental than she has any business being. It would probably be easier on her to actively seal off her heart & repress emotions, but she doesn't want to. In her mind, she's almost owed her connections & happiness after years of being deprived. She doesn't need to smoke, but she does anyway; she hangs onto the person she was almost spitefully, selfishly determined to still enjoy her existence.
Mitchell never felt like much of a person to begin with, struggling to connect with the people around her & floundering in her understanding of emotions. Outwardly, she actually doesn't come off that different than she did as a human, which is perhaps why she sees it as a bit of a pointless endeavour. Mitchell has always existed somewhere in the uncanny valley, and just keeps going as she has been all this time.
🚫 Have they ever broken one of the Traditions? (This is includes the Masquerade)
Not intentionally, but Kat has a history of violating Hospitality. She wasn't about to put a beacon on her location knowing that her sire wanted her dead. She's also violated Destruction more than once, and this was far more intentional. She doesn't see this as a problem, since it's not like she makes a point of killing other kindred senselessly. Those people did deserve to die, and the world will be no poorer for it.
If Mitchell keeps the Masquerade up, it's incidental. As a born-weirdo, she's used to people looking at her strangely. This strangeness is so innate it comes naturally, and any of the Malkavianisms that leak out in public are usually just brushed off. She has also killed kindred freely before, with less restraint than Kat's selective methods. Mitchell was in the Camarilla for all of five minutes, so she doesn't have that same burden of subconscious knowledge of rules to break.
asks.
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fremedon · 2 years
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Brickclub 5.1.17, “Mortuus Pater Filium Moriturum Expectat”
Having been critical, the situation was now ominous, and from ominous was probably about to become hopeless. As their plight worsened, the barricade became ever more steeped in the crimson glow of heroism. Enjolras ruled over it gravely, in the attitude of a young Spartan dedicating his naked sword to the somber spirit Epidotes.
Epidotes--Donougher has a helpful note-- is “a purifying spirit, worshipped by the Spartans when wishing to avert divine punishment for murder.” So that’s grimly appropriate.
We’ve been talking on Discord about the frequent invocations of the heroic mode. The allusions to classical heroes have been coming more and more as the barricade’s situation has worsened, and here Hugo points that out in case we’ve missed it. We’re about to get a lot more of them, not only in the text but in chapter titles--”Orestes Fasting and Pylades Drunk,” and before that, simply, “The Heroes.”
This is wrong.
The OG FRev has appeared in mythical mode, as a past heroic age, and its few survivors, like the Conventionist, have been able to understand and wield the story’s magic system in a way their descendants can’t--except for the one rare miracle coming up--duplicate.
The original revolutionaries could be mythic heroes because they hadn’t yet run into the Empire, which spent twenty years demonstrating why heroism was no basis for a society; why any endeavor that depended on the leadership of Great Men was doomed. This has been one of the most consistent threads in the book. That the Amis, who have been striving all this time for a politics and world that can survive the loss of its great men and keep going, are being forced by necessity into being heroic is a tragedy.
There is also tragedy coming up--though mostly for Marius and the other survivors. The mode all of them should have been reaching for is the Romantic--the expansive mode that can hold great deeds and great suffering and the sublime side-by-side, without any of them dominating the narrative. But the barricade lost its Romantics, Bahorel and Prouvaire, in the first attack. That miracle coming up in OFPD is Romanticism’s last gasp here, the sublime and the grotesque literally joining hands; once it’s over, realistic domestic tragedy will be the only mode any of the survivors can access.
We’ve been joking about what a Tolkienian feeling this book has whenever it talks about the first Revolution, but honestly Tolkien and Hugo are doing a lot of the same things with narrative mode; it’s just that Tolkien is putting characters from lower modes into a story in progressively higher modes, while Hugo is shrinking the mode and the scale of his story in ways where the narrative itself seems to constrain the characters’ potential. But the effect in many places is similar--the feeling of a world that’s passed from demigods down to humans, and hobbits.
And appropriately, despite the heroic situation, despite Marius and Combeferre making their heroic dash into the bullets to retrieve Gavroche’s body and lay it out next to Mabeuf’s, everyone here is at their most hobbit-like, resisting as long as they can the narrative’s demand for a last stand. An insurgent puts on Widow Houcheloup’s sunhat. Joly studies his tongue in the mirror. Courfeyrac, “with the carefulness of a young girl putting in order a little cabinet of trinkets,” lays out all his weaponry on the paving stones just so.
Marius, the one person who is actively trying to be a hero, is worrying what his father will say to him.
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🥹🥹 ilyt!!! thanks hopefully someone cute catches my eye so i can distract myself this semester. ooohh a tattoo what are you thinking of getting?? - hopeless romantic stalker
Yess hopefully you can activate hopeless romantic stalker mode soon 🥰 sgsjjsjsk no but seriously i hope you find someone nice 😌
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Only soft for my amazing angel.
🥺🥺 waaaaah youre so cute alskfbasj i cant even handle it 
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sevikasangel · 2 years
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Grayson + Sexy Time [hcs]
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favorite part of herself and you
herself: she loves her arms and hands. it delights her to wrap her strong arms around you, it brings a sense of comfort to herself, as she feels able to protect you. She loves watching her hands trail all over your body to feel your soft skin beneath her touch.
yours: your eyes, they were what drew her into you the first time, she could stare into them for hours, she loves how they are a mirror to your soul. she also adores your kissable lips and she will think about them all day when she is away.
most sensitive part of her body
her neck. she will melt and go into gay panic mode if you linger your hands over her collarbones. if you are having sex, she will go crazy if you slide your hand at the back of her neck and grip it, pulling her into a kiss. this is a certain tactic if you want to get grayson to be a little rougher with you.
first time/how long you waited
this woman is a hopeless romantic. she would take you to dinner dates, cinemas, coffee shops...she would slowly build those feelings and trust with you. for grayson, it's all about love making, and she cannot do it with lack of intimacy.
I'd say it would take, at least, three dates for her to finally do a naughty move on you. but I assure it would be worth the wait.
top or bottom
she is a service top. her pleasure blossoms in watching you feel pleased. she loves watching you become a needy messy beneath her.
favorite positions
grayson loves any position that has you beneath her while she can kiss you on the lips, longer her mouth down to worship your neck and breasts while fingering you.
her face between your thighs while she holds them over her shoulders.
how good is she with her hands
she definitely knows what she is doing. she can play you perfectly like an instrument. her hands feel like heaven.
loud or quiet in bed
grayson isn't too loud. her sounds vary more between grunts and soft groans. her breath is fast and loud when she's close, and she will mix it with her quieter noises. delicious.
specific kinks
she likes being called enforcer grayson
she has a size kink
handcuffs sometimes
dry humping. she goes feral if you ride her thigh, completely naked, while she's in her uniform.
after sex/aftercare
she is the best with aftercare. it's a must for her. she wants to make sure you feel good after you both are done.
she will embrace you in her strong arms, kiss you softly on the forehead and whisper about how good you were for her, telling you that she loves you and that you are so beautiful.
she will make you some snacks and bring them in bed for you.
takes a warm, relaxing bath with you.
how to tell she’s horny
she hugs you from behind and very lightly grip your stomach as she presses herself against you.
she will kiss you on the neck and at the back of your ear.
subtle about it.
would she rather spend the night at her place or yours
she prefers spending the night at the safety and comfort of her own house. you wouldn't complain as her big home was cosy and offered such a beautiful sight of the city.
activity to do with her to get her relaxed and in the mood
taking baths and showering together.
massaging her shoulders after she comes home from a tiring day at work.
slow dancing together in a lazy day.
how to tell she needs comfort after or during sex
she will become extra clingy and bury her face in the crook of your neck, whispering how she loves you and how she would do anything for you.
sexual desire she is too embarrassed about to tell anyone
she often has phantasies of fucking you in her office while she's wearing her uniform, in a criminal and cop scenario. she wouldn't bring it up, unless you showed her that you were interested, as she feared this would scare you, and perhaps you could find it disrespectful.
how experienced is she
although she wouldn't brag about her previous intimate encounters, it is clear that grayson has a lot of experience. this woman knows what she is doing.
favorite places to do the do
she feels like she's past the age of fucking in unusual places. she is not fond of public sex. there's no place more arousing for her than at the comfort of her own house or maybe even a nice hotel room.
what non sexual things turn her on
when you look up at her and caress her shoulders.
asking her to pick something up from a high shelf for you.
hugging her arm when you are in public.
watching you get dressed up.
is she game to experiment/does she take risks
she isn't a risk taker at all. the thrill of possibly getting caught doesn't appeal to her at all. she prefers to keep things romantic and homely.
the wildest she will do is take you in her office. however, she will make sure the door ir properly locked so no one will disturb.
how much she likes to tease
grayson isn't too much of a tease. she will try to do it but once you look up at her needily, with glossy eyes and squeak out a "please" she loses it. she can't watch you begging for pleasure like this, you are her little princess, and she just wants to make you feel good.
how to know she’s close
if you are eating her out, she will arch her back and tug at the strands of your hair a little harder. her breath becomes faster and ragged, her sounds will increase slightly.
"oh, darling...mmm...uuh, I-...fuck, I love you."
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Hey, so I haven’t read Knifetrick…
But ever since chapter six came out I think I’m starting to get a grasp on the characters here, so this is a “here’s what I know from just the fandom/tumblr tag” post since I haven’t seen a fanfic get this big since Passerine-
EDIT: I have been informed of pronouns and changed accordingly. Thanks @transmono!(won’t let me tag-)
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First up, we got: RAN!
- Endy guy from that one episode from TFTSMP who was hella sus the whole time but apparently this time he’s not
- Highly protected by the fandom (they have found their little meow meow /lh)
- f..furry baby… (he looks so cute in the fanart-)
- has a golden arm (did the original skin have a golden arm??? I dunno-)
- Green *BLOOHES* (blushes) vv pog
- Local Enderman finds out he’s gay, more at 11
- For a assassin he dresses really nice
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Second: JACKIE!!
- The character from that TFTSMP episode I was legitimately rooting for next to 💕Watson my beloved💕. I think he was drinking with Jack Manifold??? (I forget his characters name-)
- Goggles my beloved
- No indication of him being a assassin except in text posts, maybe he’s in retirement or something…?
- Dang this boy was so sweet that instead of using his assassin skills himself, he has friends as his bodyguards.
- Why does he strike me as a hopeless romantic???
- Also dang boy is freaking S M A R T.
-All in all, 10/10, would kin again
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Next we got: WATSON!!!
- 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰… H E… 💕
- *cough cough* ANYway… protective best friend POG!
- Would love to see more fanart of him, honestly…
- I don’t know what he did but damn I haven’t seen a fandom this mad since c!Techno killed c!Tubbo at the Red Festival-
- Mans just wants to protect Bee Boy
- *from the Paintball Tommy Vlog* “You leave Bee Boy Alone-!”
- Honestly I’m surprised THIS GUY isn’t a assassin.
- I think he may have done a murder from the memes I’ve seen… WHY isn’t he a assassin?! /lh
- Overprotective DAD mode activated (vv much King Triton vibes from Ariel)
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Finally… The Inniter Character!! (I still don’t know his name-)
- Furry I think???
- Chaotic Furry???
- I don’t know what animal they are and at this point I’m too afraid to ask-
- What do they do again?? /lh
- They look more like a goat hybrid than c!tubbo or c!Schlatt ever did LMAO-!
- why do I want them to be BFFs with Ran?
- They seem too suspiciously chill for a Tommy character XD
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Anyway hope I did okay (probably didn’t)! Even though I haven’t read Knkfetrick yet doesn’t mean you shouldn’t!!! Check it out if you have time (it’s on AO3 here.) and send the author @relaxxattack a bunch of love for their hard work. :D - Minty
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Presents the DRV3 cast would get their SO
Mod Mikan: Consider this a little ‘apology present’ for the lack of updates from me. Enjoy ;)
Warning: Subtle NSFW mention for Miu’s part (It’s Miu, what did you expect?) 
Boys
Shuichi: The Ultimate Detective is a pure boi. He’s a bit nervous getting you gifts, but still wants to show you just how much he loves you as much as he says it. I believe he would at first, get you cliché presents, such as flower bouquets and chocolates. Overtime, when he gains more confidence, he would gift you books or novels you had your eye on, your favorite movie DVD’s, or if he was lucky, a necklace for you
Rantaro: Prepared to be S P O I L E D rotten! This dude would literally get your enough flowers to start your own florist shop! He would also be very cliché with his gifts, but add his own twist to keep them from getting lame. Would get you a gift basket with your favorite candies, your favorite stuffed animals with little T-shirts/placks that say “I love you”, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, heck, maybe even surprise you with a vacation for the two of you! 
Ryoma: Wouldn’t gift you anything ‘uncool’ or ‘lame’ so he wouldn’t go with clichés. He wouldn’t go overboard with his gifts, but rather, get you little trinket that reminded you if him. Would probably get you a tennis racket keychain, a tennis charm bangle, or a necklace with an “R” on it
Kaito: Would literally get you A N Y T H I N G with a galaxy print on it. Galaxy printed mugs, socks, phone cases, nail polish, jewelry, you name it! He would also get you charm bracelets and necklaces with star/moon/planet charms or even buy you your own galaxy star projector night light 
K1-BO: Would first refrain from getting your gifts. It’s not like he doesn’t want to, he loves you so much! It’s just that he’s still learning the basics of a romantic relationship. I feel like he would search up the best presents to gift your significant other when the relationship starts to get more serious. So expect a lot of cliché gifts like flowers, chocolates, teddy bears, necklaces, etc. Would most likely also be a fan of buying decorative picture frames and putting pictures of you guys on them ;)
Kokichi: SIMP MODE ACTIVATED! Damn, you thought Rantaro was gonna spoil you?! Kokichi is a whole other level! In the beginning of the relationship, he wouldn’t really spoil you, just get you little trinkets or stuff that reminded him of you--like keychains or small stuffed animals. Heck! Maybe even get you small gag gifts/pranking stuff. But with time, his simping skills start to show. You’re his co-ruler, the supreme leader’s lover--it’s only natural that you’re treated like royalty. Would probably have DICE to steal--I MEAN--buy you expensive jewelry, purses/wallets, perfumes, airpods, candy gift baskets, even a matching cape/hat for you! (If you are a girl, he’d get you a tiara) 
Korekiyo: Would quite literally go to the ends of the earth to gift you the most beautiful pieces of humanity. Most definitely you gift you rare fossils and beautiful artistic remnants of ancient tribes/societies. Would also spoil you with gems, ancient jewelry pieces, foreign alcoholic drinks, and hand crafted vases holding different types of flowers
Gonta: Umm......I’m gonna skip over the first few times he got you presents (long story short: He wanted you to have your own ‘bug friends’). He held off on giving you gifts after those....incidents. When your relationship starts to get deeper and Gonta finally gains more confidence (and romantic knowledge), he would start to gift you bumble bee plushies, bracelets and earrings with dragonfly charms, pinned butterflies in frames (even though they are creepy as hell), and flowers he found when he was searching for bugs
Girls
Kaede: This precious soul will get you A N Y T H I N G music related! She always wants to share her passion with you and get you anything that would remind you of how much she loves you! Would get you earrings, bracelets and necklaces with music notes on them, glass piano figurines, and decorative piano themed wine glasses. She would also love to play you a piece dedicated to you as a little ‘gift experience’ instead. If you loved it that much, she would record herself playing it and ask Miu to burn it into a chip and place it inside a music box she was going to gift you ;)
Tenko: Ah, another hopeless romantic! Tenko wouldn’t really spoil you like Rantaro and Kokichi, but would definitely gift you a lot of stuff that would remind you of her! Be prepared to be gifted with Aikido charm bracelets, stuffed animals with Aikido uniforms, and your own punching bags/practice dummies. Wouldn’t get you candies since she wants you to be in top form when you train with her 
Angie: Do I.....Do I even need to say it?! Angie would handcraft and make you anything you want from scratch! Whether it would be a sculpture of you two together, a painting of you guys sitting on a park bench, a charm bracelet/necklace with your name on it, or even a figurine of one of her visions of Atua, she wouldn’t buy A N Y T H I N G for you. Not only does it take away the thought of the gift, but it’s really a ‘pride’ thing as well. Angie wants to show off her artistic skills and believe that her work is good enough for you. She would also make you decorative vases, plates, and cups 
Kirumi: I can honestly see her gifting you aroma therapy candles, weighted blankets, and different tea boxes. She gives off very calming and soothing vibes, so no doubt she would want you to feel relaxed and serene whenever she can. Would also get you adult coloring books, decorative pencil holders, flowers/small botanic plants, and bath stuff. A lot of therapeutic gifts 
Himiko: Don’t expect to be spoiled so much. She’s usually too tired and sleepy to give you gifts. If she as in a relatively good mood and more energetic that day, she would get you little magic themed presents--cause magic is real. Would get you a deck of cards, your own magic set kit, or even a Harry Potter wand (maybe even a chocolate wand set ;)). Though, when she knows the relationship is serious and deep, she would certainly get you a matching hat
Maki: Don’t hold your breath. Maki isn’t really big on gift giving, even if the relationship gets deep and serious. Of course she loves you, but she sees no point in getting you a gift and spoiling you with material objects. She thinks it would lose meaning if she kept doing it. Really, she would only get you presents on special occasions, like your birthday or anniversaries. Would most likely keep it subtle and humble, like a pendant necklace or a box of your favorite sweets 
Miu: The woman would spoil dump a BUNCH of inventions that she thinks will make your life easier. Like Angie, she doesn’t really buy anything since she thinks she can make something even better than what a crappy store sells. Her gifts are....well....kinda nonsensical and you really don’t know how they work or what they do. Some of them even have no purpose other than...to vibrate ;). Most of them are just shaped like....you know what. It’s Miu, guys! But you know she means no harm and she’s really trying her best when it comes to getting you presents. Just say you love it, it’ll make her so happy 
Tsumugi: Let’s be honest: The woman would make you a whole entire new wardrobe! She doesn’t love to wear cosplay, rather make cosplay for other people to wear. LOVES to make you clothing that your favorite fictional characters wear, while also just designing clothing that you expressed interest in! Been eyeing that new Gucci dress for a while now, but it’s too expensive? Tsumugi is already sewing it all together! Just give her a few days. She would also love to make plushies wearing cute mini outfits for you  
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denkamis · 3 years
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sk8 characters as cheesy valentine’s day tropes.
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masterlist. | valentine’s day event masterlist.
warnings: none! i swear like once but like what’s new. just some pretty fluffy scenarios. reader is gn!
characters: reki kyan, langa hasegawa
notes: dedicated to @babykirishima ,, for being so sweet and hilarious to talk to, as well as one of the best sk8 headcanon-ers i’ve read. we love and support talent in this household, i can’t wait to become closer with you. thank you. <33
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reki kyan
slow dancing together in the living room
you two had gotten home from going to the skate park for valentine’s day
the long ass 7 hour date just does not end between the two of you
at first you guys were dancing along to old alternative rock, then indie, then disney songs like the crazy fools you are
then suddenly “this is love” from cinderella came on
and suddenly prINCE REKI MODE ACTIVATE
fuck i love him so much he deserves so much and he’s lucky that he has you to give him the world
reki kyan was quite the hopeless romantic. when he had met you, he had the click as he called it. he knew that you were a person that he would hold onto for a very long time. the first time your eyes had met at s, he just knew. now on your three year anniversary (yes, reki had asked you out on valentine’s day like an absolute dork), you two were reenacting the iconic duet between princess jasmine and aladdin with varying degrees of talent being shown. you were shouting the lyrics, standing atop the couch in your shared living room as you sang aladdin’s part. reki, who was a rather talented singer, hit the high notes with ease.
he completed your duet as you jumped right into his arms rather dramatically. he spun you around in his arms, his contagious laughter filling your ears. “you’re too good at singing!” he encouraged in his usual sunny tone, peppering your face with sloppy, wet kisses. “reki!” you squealed, finally being set down by your goof of a boyfriend, but not before he poked your tummy and causing you to giggle at the tickles he was teasing you with.
he was just about to pinch your cheeks until the soft melody of “this is love” began to play from the bluetooth speaker the two of you had set up for your little dance party. it seemed that there had been a switch flipped inside of reki, his head tilting down to meet your timid gaze. one of his hands trailed down to your waist, his other taking yours and lifting it up into an elegant hold.
you’re speechless, not having expected such grace from the goofy man that held your heart. reki rests his forehead against yours, humming along to the music that floated the two of you around the room. you followed his lead, amazed that he could even dance like this. he slowed down for you, the world seemingly stopping as the two of you danced. it felt so utterly transparent between the two of you, his honey coloured eyes never leaving yours for a second. you felt warm all over, his hand squeezing yours reassuringly as he gave you a gentle smile. you couldn’t imagine yourself being anywhere else, dancing in the middle of your living room without a thought on anything besides each other.
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langa hasegawa
a quiet night in with a movie
langa usually says yes to whatever you want to do with him when it comes to dates
he’s a very chill boyfriend, opting to go with the flow of things
that doesn’t mean he isn’t as passionate as reki is about you, however
whenever he spends time with you, he feels his heartstrings being played like you know them by the back of your hand
he’s just a little more subtle about it, like during nights in with a movie
langa held you in his arms while you were snuggled beneath the fuzzy blanket he had gifted you for valentine’s day. the two of you had decided on some type of comedy as your movie genre of choice for valentine’s day. oddly enough, you were invested in its plot. langa, conversely, was not watching the movie at all. he was watching you instead.
his sapphire eyes kept drifting from the television screen to you curled up comfortably in his arms. his chest felt like it was being squeezed, small tingles beginning to make themselves known at the tips of his fingers. he only got such feelings while skating against challenging opponents in s, but with you everything felt different. it felt so warm, so inviting, so right.
his hands moved on their own, his thumb rubbing the exposed skin of your side from how your shirt lifted slightly. he didn’t mean anything suggestive, it was more of a way to ease you into him, comforting you and allowing you to feel safe within his hold. he rested his chin upon your shoulder, cheek resting against the nape of your neck. his actions made you chuckle, your hand moving up to brush your fingers through his cool blue hair. “what are you doing, huh?” you asked him, turning your head only to see that he was staring at you with such intensity. blush coated your cheeks at his expression. you smiled at him, “you’re doing the thing, langa.”
“what thing?” he asked in a confused manner. he had no clue that what he was doing was creating hoards of butterflies in your tummy. you snickered at his aloofness, opting to press a kiss to his lips instead. he kissed you slowly, following your lead as you pulled him closer to you. “i love you, y’know that?” you hummed, moving even closer to him and letting your head rest against his chest.
a smile made itself known on langa’s features, pride and satisfaction evident from the way he did. “i love you too,” he responded, pulling the blanket up higher to your shoulders. it didn’t matter what you two did together. you were so comfortable with him, you could stay in his arms for hours on end. langa would happily hold you, letting you lead him to fall even deeper for you than he already had.
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