#orz'' apologies lmAO

[ploffskinpluffskin]

i may never have the actual courage to put myself Out There and post this particular story where anyone can see it (aka ao3 hhh) but it did make me smile while writing it

The problem, Natori had long concluded, was that Claudius was not handsome. Had he been even the slightest bit charming, or dashing, or even just relatively well-groomed, then perhaps Natori’s stubborn fondness for the cat might have been easy to explain away as mere infatuation. Certainly it would have left him feeling about as frivolous as a lovelorn schoolgirl, but it at least would not be some frustrating, unexplainable mystery.

Today the lavender-coated cat comes sauntering into the dusty church with a large, wolfish grin, stopping before Natori where he is counting their paltry collection of coins only so he can lean smugly against the doorway and wait. Natori eyes him with as much preemptive exasperation as he can muster (...which isn’t much, much to his own private dismay), and excuses his helper (who, also much to his private despair, regards the pair of them with a look that reads as unreasonably knowing). 

“Toldja I’d come back, babe,” Claudius says when they’re left alone.

“No,” Natori begins sharply, nearly interrupting him. “You told me specifically you were not coming back last time. I remember quite vividly.”

“Bahh, I was just mad. You know I can’t stay away from my favorite bump in the road.” Here Claudius moves closer, paying no mind to Natori’s own prim body language, slipping an arm across the other cat’s shoulders and pulling him close with a light hip check. “I’d get too sad.”

“Well, we can’t have that, I suppose.”

“Nope.”

“And I suppose this new wanted poster I’ve seen around has nothing to do with your impromptu arrival. Just a coincidence that you come back to where you can claim sanctuary just as you’re running from the bureau again?”

“Aw, babe, you’re killin’ me. I’m all genuine, promise.”

“Hm. And just what did you do this time to have their dubious attention?”

Here the other cat leans back, evidently finding the wall a better support for this particular position.

“Eh. You know.”

“I don’t.”

“Well, it’s not important.” Spoken hastily, in an all too telling fashion which Claudius doesn’t appear to recognize as such.

“No?” Natori looks up to fix his smug guest with an eyebrow raised over the flattest gaze he can currently manage, and he must manage it rather well since Claudius responds to it by fidgeting with his paws before he seems to realize what he’s doing. “I would never have imagined you as the type to ever say no to a rousing story.”

Most likely appearing more confident and nonchalant than he feels, Natori leans forward against the table he’d been previously counting coins upon, settling his chin against the butt of his paw.

“What inconceivably humiliating mishap must have occurred, I wonder, to make you reluctant to indulge in a little tall tale.”

Claudius huffs, glaring stormily at the paw he’s currently drawing circles on. 

“Sure doing your damnedest to make me regret coming back, babe,” he eventually grumbles under his breath testily. Here Natori finally smiles at him, cool but undeniably affectionate, despite himself.

“You say the same thing every time, and yet here you are.”

“Don’t get the wrong idea,” Claudius sulks.

“That you might loiter here for reasons other than my use as a bump in the road? Never.”

“Good. Glad we're all copacetic on the matter,” Claudius responds first briskly. At least before he adds moments later, almost mopily, “... the view isn't bad either.”

A long silence passes between them after that, Natori abruptly aware of how he is stretched across the table and wondering furiously to himself whether Claudius’ words were intended to be read as an innuendo. The other cat doesn’t leave him long to wonder— padding over, leaning forward so that they’re nearly nose to nose, and all with a wide, suggestive grin plastered upon his face.

“I think you’re happier to see me than I am to see you, babe. I can tell.”

Not that long ago, Natori would have felt quite scandalized by that. He would have recoiled, bitten off some panicked, impulsive denial, and Claudius would have been left nursing a massively bruised ego. They might even have argued bitterly, to the point that Natori might be left wondering if the other would ever return. 

Here, now, still at least patently unsure what to say, how to say it, he manages only a soft amusement, a slightly crooked look of knowing concession. And the effect must be rather novel, as Claudius remains in his spot as if mesmerized for a fleeting moment, and then hastily pushes himself back up again. Natori is not quite so eager to return to propriety, and is even bold enough to take a moment to stretch before straightening. There’s a mute warmth which has settled in his chest, a familiar comfort he’s in no hurry to analyze or dislodge.

“You haven’t had a meal in a while, have you.” It’s not a question. Claudius’ sheepish hemming and hawing is answer enough. Whatever he tries to say This is about in an attempt to seem the suave, rakish charmer he very much isn’t, Natori knows it ultimately comes down to the food.

It’s as they’re moving further into the church, Claudius quite uncharacteristically trailing behind in a dutiful manner, that the fluffier of the two tries, “Warmed up to me pretty quick this time, you know, babe,” in an attempt to salvage that aforementioned pretense. “I didn’t get you into some trouble last time, did I?”

Natori snorts, not turning around, not otherwise explaining himself, and responds idly, “Stranger things have happened.”

#when ur torn between wanting people to see A Thing but also wildly embarrassed about it bc its Weird hhhh #i'm going to tag it while apologizing ffhhfeu #the cat returns #there'll be more to this eventually. i have an idea for where i want it to go. but there's not really much on plot lmao #i mostly just wanted to write them interacting in this kinda setup orz #hospitality AU

[eggsmuses-a]

/things are chaotic rn, over here we got discussion of ligma and steve jobs meanwhile over on @corsairdcwn everyone is wishing pex an EXTREMELY late bday/rezday bc i forgor when it was the 2nd to announce it was her birthday JVSKAGS

#( out of eggs ) -- ooc #/a lot of dash comm and i love it #/apologies for not being here today <3 been active on pex's blog n grinding iron banner in d.estiny today #/jumping back there for the time being tho LMAO orz if i dont reply here

[thecollectorluz]

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#i wanna apologize in advance #cause like it does not notify me when someone comments on my art #AND I FEEL BAD AHHHH #CAUSE ID B RANDOMLY SCROLLIN THROU MY ART #AND THEN I SEE A BLUE CIRCLE W A SPPECH BUBBLE #orz #it gets even worst cause this is a side blog #so if i comment thank u #itll be my main acc o(-< #UNLESS THERES A WAY TO SWITCH SO THAT ITS THIS ACC LMAO #i am in misery

[dyssonant-skyline]

(Apologies for talking as an anon) Idk if you have a Husk redesign planned out but maybe giving him more subtle suit symbols around his body could be neat, also maybe making him wear era accurate clothing because why tf is he wearing a tophat if they weren't a thing in the 70s like I might understand if it was for his "love for magic" or whatever but why was he not wearing it as an overlord and then he does when hes under Alastor's command, anyways sorry for rambling ok ill stop now

No worries abt anon! I love getting anons, thanks for asking! :D

So many characters have top hats I forgot Husk had one orz. Truly becomes background noise after a while. (Is his design supposed to be alluding to a magician??? apparently so? ngl that does make earlier designs of him more clever since he holds his wings low which gives the impression of a red cape. Anyway-)

I do have some plans for Husk, but the Hellbound Hostel version of him is a pretty big departure from the show, so let me take a crack at thissss.

I really liked how he turned out! 70s fashion is wild thouGH LMAO. I got the outfit ideas from this magazine page. Giant collar, bell bottoms, and a neckline so deep it looks like suspenders. I also made him hopefully look more like an old cat and kept casino elements in the wings without making them look too jarring.

I actually don't think I was able to get in more card suit references than the original design, but I think he looks a lot less cluttered. I got in the diamond belt and the line on the pants turning into a spade. It would turn into a club on the other side. Then the tail father vaguely being diamond shaped and the diamonds on the outer ear.

I'm pretty happy with it! (Also partially traced over that image of husk!) Magazine pic below!

Seriously though that 4th guy's half n half outfit is so goofy, I love it.

#hazbin hotel redesign #hazbin hotel critical #hazbin critical #hazbin hotel criticism #hazbin hotel critique #dys draws #husk redesign

[f-ai-n]

Kaeya was my very first standard 4star!! But back then I didn't understand cons yet so I was a lil annoyed because "I already have you what are you doing here" so naturally he took that personally and hasn't come back since and I've had to buy 2 cons in the shop already just like I will buy his shield in 10 days 🙃

Me too, anon... me too. However, instead of leaving me alone, he terrorized me two more times until I caved in and read his lore. I started wanting his cons since then orz

Apologies for the crass wordings here lmao. Genshinw as my first gacha game ever so I didnt rly understand the mechanic of constellations back then

#ask

[difeisheng]

tag someone you want to get to know better

i was tagged by @tavina-writes, thank you!!!

Favourite colour: purples of most shades, and teal + turquoise. also shoutout to black given that it makes up the vast majority of my wardrobe lmao

Last song: according to spotify it's your ex-lover is dead, by stars

Last movie: uhhhh it was probably to catch a killer, starring shailene woodley. my parents yanked me into watching it with them when i was still at home before the school term

Currently watching: technically it's 使徒行者 3 (line walker 3: bull fight), and also i started blood of youth a while back. but my brain is so full of mysterious lotus casebook right now and i might start a rewatch of that so to those other shows, i apologize 😔

Currently reading: i'm still in dmbj land hehe. started reading whichever volume merebear is currently translating last night

Currently working on: my di feisheng/fang duobing post-canon grieving fic. it's intended to be a multichap but god i haven't attempted that in several years and never actually finished one, so we'll see how that goes. need to finish the first chapter still tho Orz

Current obsession: very, very much mysterious lotus casebook. i'm still playing around with some dmbj things in the background, too

Tagging @pastelcheckereddreams, @angryteapott, @xinxiaojie

#tag game

[tickles-tea]

ok my hcs for miguel: 1) he’s normally pretty good at hiding his reactions but the trick is to catch him by surprise…and since he doesnt have spidey senses it’s actually not as hard to tickle him as it might sound lmao 2) he’s the type that cant help himself from responding w something that provokes his tickler. like he’ll reflexively respond w something cold/mean/sarcastic etc instead of playing nice for even a second, which earns him more tickling lol 3) he’s a grump but after he gets tickled he has a hard time keeping a little smile off his face for a bit. if lyla or anyone else points it out he’ll force a scowl but like,,, its hard to deny that he’s in a slightly better mood after being tickled even if he complains about it.

THESE ARE SO FUCKING CUTE THANK YOU FOR SHARING

I’m so sorry it’s taken me this long to post these but please know that these are all objectively correct 😤 …you could even say they’re…canon

Anyway I’m gonna respond to each number separately because I want to yell about all of them thoroughly ❤️

1. Listen- I’m sure his lack of spidey sense is a bitch for him to deal with but come on,,,they handed the tk community that one on a silver platter If someone were to make it clear that they were going to tickle him and try to tease him with wiggling fingers before trying, he’d be a rock wall. Giving them a flat look and raising one bitchy brow agjksgkgsj But if he was distracted by something and you snuck up behind him and squeezed that criminally small waist?? He’s jolting like he just got electrocuted- and if you’re realllly lucky, you might get a choked out laugh~ You have to work up the nerve to try in the first place but the possibility of reward is high 😌

2. Thisthisthisthis yes I love this so much orz I actually thought back to this ask when I was answering T for the tickly alphabet lolol But I love the idea that most of the time he’s not even actively trying to provoke his ler, he just can’t help but be a snarky ass lmaoo this man cannot bring himself to be nice and bite his tongue even for his own sake which in my opinion would make it even more fun to break him down enough to the point where he regrets it and apologizes 👀 oop-

3. God this is so cute ;; Miguel is so tense and pent up, he needs some kind of release every now and then. And one that actively releases dopamine?? Perfect ~ Lyla should include it as a weekly exercise for him for the sake of himself and all of spider society LMAO everything runs a little bit smoother when Miguel has to force his scowl lolol

#Staying up later than I should to answer this but i am Committed #spider man: across the spider verse #miguel o’hara #tickling #ticklish!miguel #Thank you again anon for sending these in!! I liked them a lot ^^

[yxstxrdrxxm]

It felt so weird seeing my name in a fic like that LOL. Again, Xiao is definitely not my top pick but I think he'd be a sweet boyfriend.

Apologies babe if I'm an overbearing girlfriend but if my arms are not around you 24/7 or I'm not covering you in kisses, then you're just not it. Xiao is a babe though. He can stay.

(love how you wrote it <33)

(I swear me replying late to asks is a curse but anyways)

HELP IS IT?? I was honestly surprised that I thought it wouldn't be (I'm... very used to it as you can see LMAOOOO)

Xiao is definitely not my top pick but I think he'd be a sweet boyfriend.

Oh yeah no definitely, he definitely fits the bill. I also think in the fic hes protective so it just works out because imagine this short man acting sweet in private and he squints @ anyone in public while holding hands. I know I tried to make him a yan but the idea of an affectionate s/o (you) and a touch-starved guy (Xiao) as a couple is adorable LMAO

HELP YOU SAYING THAT AND GOING "Xiao is a babe though. He can stay"... I CHEERED FOR THAT. Its not normal I'll admit but lets just say I didnt want to feed into the Diluc curse (and hes great so thank god he stays LMAOOOO)

also AAAA TYYY orz orz, again I am sorry if I replied late to the asks (I've hoarded them since you first saw my blog. I promise I'm sane, I'm just a massive "—!" when someone comes in w/ a nice ask and... hoard it like a dragon BAHAHAHAHA)

#💌 ;; messenger writes #💌 ;; a letter from: yandere-romanticaa #;; i wished i expanded on xiao's more though #;; i had such a concrete plot and dynamic too... and it would've been so cute but also kinda messy because one part had like #;; (spoilers for xiao's fic btw) #;; my original plan had been basically him being touch starved after he's murdered a few too many suitors because he didnt want them #;; near who he thinks is 'his' match? #;; and there was also his association too which drove me MAD because oooh #;; holding him. putting him down on the chair. #;; imagine fucking tattoo artist xiao when he murders someone + an enabler girlfriend #;; i'll die on this hill HAIUHDRFI #;; anyways yeah im so happy you loved it even if it was. very messy and not what i wanted to write as an end result #;; i'll redeem myself in the future when i write this man orz. one day!! #;; not today im on break from writing LMAO

[redstarwriting]

Regarding your recent post, mood. Haven't slept in 2 days from having two flights to the US, lost my precious snowglobe I was so attached (FUCK YOU JAPAN AIRPORT SECURITY HOW COME MY SNOWGLOBE CAN'T GO THROUGH, BUT IN OTHER PLACES IT'S ALLOWED?! AND I CAN'T GO BACK IN THE FUTURE TO GET IT BACK?!) to that I had cried for around 8 hours straight, landed and now stuck with someone who doesn't respect my boundaries AND snores loudly to the point that even if I covered my ears I can still hear shit, not the best sleep. Still hoping and wishing I can get my snowglobe back somehow ORZ

I am so sorry for the rant, I hope your days and nights go well and splendid!

OH MY GOD I AM SO SORRY WHAT THE HELL that is so shitty?? airport customs are so weird and the thought of parting with a possession i'm attached to makes me actually sick i am so sorry that happened :( i hope there's some way you can get it back!!

and i'm also SO sorry about that sleeping situation and the lacking boundaries person, that's always the worst! i have insomnia so i understand what it's like to just want to sleep but having something just preventing it and how frustrating it can be :((((

no need to apologize! better to get it out than keep it in for sure, and i'm always open for rants bc i'll rant with you lmao, i hope your days and nights get so much better and you're able to get some sleep soon🖤

#redreplies #redstarthinking

[chimchiri]

(Mage Imani/horse accident anon) HER BEING AN ALCHEMIST/POTION MAKER IS SO GOOD TOO tbh im just, so so so excited for these ladies and where their going ahhh!!

ALSO IM SORRY i see Randy as being the same way, serious and hella capable as a knight when shes working too (she gives such, badass on the clock, kinda, adorkable when shes not vibes??) I didnt mean to imply otherwise by the suggestion orz

tbh i was trying to think of like, how to give her (relatively) minor injuries without like, reason to be suspicious of someone unfamiliar? I figure even people skilled to riding can have an accident happen so thats why it came to mind ^^;;

🐴 You are now officially horsegirl-anon.

Jokes aside I do love almost every possibility with her - be it a sorceress, alchemist, apothecary/healer or something completely different... Honestly I feel like the royal guard could use a designated healer lmao. I know we haven't got the two other butches made yet but I can't stop thinking of them being two idiot getting into shenanigans and coming out with injuries on the regular.

Also no worries, no need to apologize anon dear! Her character isn't completely shaped yet and I'm just imagining settings and what I like at this point as well.

If we're talking her having injuries I can easily see her slipping off the horse when she distracted by some pretty woman. Or maybe just being distracted during a sparring match lmao.

#ask chim #build a lesbian #The Tenderness She Gives

[elegyofthemoon]

7-10 i love body mods hehe

body mods are really neat!! personally i'm not super big on them though (it just doesn't really fit my style i think orz but i have The Most Basic NPC Style so you know alskf) these will be a little T T bland my apologies

7:Have tattoos?

nope!!

8:Want any tattoos?

i kinda do and i kinda don't. i go back and forth with it a lot. but if i wanted any tattoos it's going to wind up being a l'cie symbol or the contractor symbol from pandora hearts ( / n \) predictable.

9:Got any piercings?

my parents pierced my ears when i was a baby and while i don't wear earrings anymore, the hole just never closed up so you can still see them there lmao

10:Want any piercings?

not really tbh ! i think the most i'll ever do - and it's not even a piercing really, it's just an ear cuff, and that's about it lmao i'm not big on piercings. looks nice on others!! just not for me

#the nerd gets nerd tattoos i really would #i just felt like those two in particular wouldve been something i want because well #both series means a lot to me #even to this day when its been such a long time since ive touched either itll cross my mind a lot #and when i was super super down at the end of the year i just defaulted to the usual ff13 asdklfahlkh #i only have a few friends from both series and im so glad ive found them #but yeah those series in particular #well! i dont have a tattoo but i do carry my oz plush with me in my travels #not like. the keychains #but like i brought my oz plush from back home and now he sits and enjoys the windowsill #i give him little pats in the morning before i start my day LKASJDFHADSLKFHADSLKH #HES JUST VERY IMPORTANT TO ME #i think i moved him to my desk when i was super down #really had a moment of 'oz SAVE ME....SAVE ME OZ....' #yes.... like oz can fix my flooded apartment. #girl was going through it leave me alone adslkfhaslkdah #answered #nick tag #ty nick!!!

[barbieaiden]

hayo 🧍 so Sorry for intruding your inbox but

this song reminds me of your story!!! and specifically of aiden orz im sorry if this is random ;;

NOOO please don't apologize this is literally perfect???? omg thank you so much for sending this to me i can't find oc songs myself lmao

#listening to this for 15 hours now #makes a playlist for aiden and it's just this song+a couple of eden songs+1 or 2 between friends songs #it's like 20 minutes long lmao #also actually shocked my story is cohesive enough for anyone to connect this song to it #ask

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

apologizing for submitting an album cover that turned out to be horrifically low quality for some reason, i hope you dont mind orz

lmao no worries! for this and all entries, I intend to validate everything to the best of my ability! in this case, I'll just use that to make sure I'm getting the right album cover when I fetch a better quality version!

#hyltta-asks

[lee-hakhyun]

YO

no need to apologize for being slow to respond when you’re sick. no need to apologize for being slow to respond even when you’re NOT sick. for there are many reasons for being slow to respond, and you are in fact not obligated to respond to the words of every mysterious stranger sending mail your way :’> you are appreciated as you are, worry not

i myself sent an ask regarding the side story before this, but!!! you don’t need to respond to it if you can’t or don’t want to!!! you come first *hugs you*

ah thank you... i do try to answer asks as soon as i get them because i will forget. but sometimes things take a little more time to think through. or i get horribly sick lmao

i will try to answer everything i get though!! if i can't say much i will at least post it orz

#ask #the only things i wont do are those compliments + 'send this ask to x blogs after you get it' #i appreciate getting them and i will answer but i won't send any. mostly because i can't decide who to send it to

[actualbird]

Hihi zak!! Been a while, love the cookies, very zakcore, hope they were as delicious as they looked

(Um.. artbook spoilers? LMAO)

Nonetheless I am here to sob and wail over luke pearce yet again. someone on twitter(@/chanuanzi i believe? shoutout to them) posted pages from the artbook, and theyre all in chinese so i cant get extra context, but i can see with my eyes my two wonderful somewhat functioning eyes and theres art and i saw so many lukes HES SO????!?! Found out the key has feather and fire motifs which is SO HIM and i believe his phone has a sherlock tobacco pipe for some reason(?did he make his phone?? is there a brand of phone with a pipe logo in stellis?? is it his phones cover???) and his silly little socks and he still wears those godforsaken boots even in childhood bless him

theres also pages with all the other guys, AND MC!! The mc concepts looked so pretty!! Shes stunning and gorgeous no matter what. Alternate outfits for everyone,, little sketches of the guys with different emotions.. artem wink.. luke with a little cat mouth. All of which is lovely, very interesting to look at. Love how theres a specific sock drawing for all the boys, only god knows why is Vyn wearing sock garters (do you have to go that far for the aesthetic, vyn?), MARIUS COULDVE HAD A TATTOO?? No idea, i think so?? this is driving me insane. and did i mention everyone gets little alternate outfits… yeah.

Anyway, thanks for reading my rant of the day! Hope youre doing well zak! Sorry if this was incredibly long and incoherent </3 -K

hi k!! and hehe, thank u for the kind cookie words :DDD

and GOSH YEAH, ive been delightedly freaking out about all of the pics of the tot artbook ive been seeing on twt. linking one of the tweets below so others can see, check em out! i dont think u'll need a twitter to see these :D

every single luke detail has added like power to my life force i swear JKHVAKJSHFASFKA. and all of ur thoughts, UR SO RIGHT!!! out of all the details ive seen from the different pics tho, ive got so much to say!! and no idea how to order any of them orz

but heres some bits i really fixated on for some reason

(among them, yes, the socks JKHAVKJSHFA)

the socks rlly did something to me , im past saving

pls dont apologize for stuff being incoherent bc as u can see //gestures at this response. Same. maybe some other time when ive got more energy and more braincell, i can put it into words a bunch of the rlly cool things that struck me and Why from the artbook, but thats for another day mayhaps :'D

#k!anon #asks #i hope some kind soul out there can take high res scans of.....the whole book IVLASKFVALSIF

[demonichikikomori]

AAAAAAAA NEW CHAPTER NEW CHAPTER I LOVE THE WAY YOU WRITE RUGGIE SO MUCH AAAAAAA I WANNA SMOTHER HIM IN AFFECTION

Seriously your writing has now given me a new level of Ruggie brainrot. Oh, to tell him how pretty he is, and kiss him all over his pretty gd face, and suck him off sloppy style orz orz orz

I'm down bad for our fav hyena guy I stg - like he's so hardworking and loyal to those he cares about and I am blessed by the fact that you write about him he doesn't get nearly as much attention as I wish he did lmao

Lol this got super long I'm sorry - I really really love your writing! Thank you so much for posting awesome stuff it brings me joy to read it! And I hope you have a great day! Stay hydrated and keep being amazing! (⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧

RUGGIE BRAINROT TO ENCOURAGE THE SPREAD OF RUGGIE BUCCHI PROPAGANDA!!!!! THE WORLD WILL LOVE HIM!!!!!

In canon I see him cover up his insecurities a lot and I wanted to incorporate that in my fanfic as much as possible. Giving him kisses, he would seriously melt!~! I had fun writing MC giving Ruggie a bit of 'service' but... It was difficult. I don't often write MC on her knees so exploring was fun! I'll have to get better at it. Then we can suck him off more!

I started writing for Ruggie BECAUSE I saw literally six or seven fics on Ao3 and it made me sad. I need to do justice for this world by writing some Ruggie x Reader! Hopefully the fandom will see him for the perfect hyena he is and how perfect of a partner he has the potential to be!

Please don't apologize for sending a long post! I love seeing these kinds of messages in my inbox haha, they make me happy to see! It's nice and it makes me feel motivated.

I'LL REMEMBER TO DRINK WATER IM ON MY SECOND ARIZONA TEA THIS WEEK SO FAR. AAAAAAAAAAAAA-

#ask the devil