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I love all of the dom WandaNat x sub fem reader dynamics
SoftWandanat x reader
MeanWandaNat x reader
Soft Wanda x Mean/Strict Natasha x reader
The list could go on
But there is something so specifically alluring about Mean/Strict Mommy Wanda x Lenient (not necessarily soft) Natasha x reader
Like I can’t explain it but that dynamic of them specifically is just so * chef kiss *
Anyway can I please have Strict Wanda/Lenient Natasha x reader headcannons 🤭
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Thank you for this request! I love the idea of all different Wandanat x reader HC, but there truly is something about strict/lenient Wandanat that gets me~
Strict Wanda
-Wanda’s strictness primarily stems from her protective nature. She’s been through a lot and wants to ensure you’re safe at all times. She sets clear boundaries and expects you to follow them to avoid any danger.
-If you're involved in any superhero activities, Wanda will insist on rigorous training sessions. She believes in being prepared for anything and wants you to be at your best.
-Wanda ensures you maintain a healthy lifestyle. She monitors your diet, encourages regular exercise, and makes sure you get enough rest. She might even use a bit of her magic to help you recover from minor injuries or fatigue.
-Despite her strictness, Wanda is incredibly affectionate. She rewards your adherence to rules with loving gestures, be it cooking your favorite meal, giving you a massage, or simply cuddling with you on the couch.
-Wanda is particularly strict about the use of magic, both hers and yours if you have any abilities. She teaches you about the dangers and ensures you use your powers responsibly.
Lenient Natasha
-Natasha’s leniency comes from her deep trust in you. She believes in your ability to make good decisions and only steps in when absolutely necessary.
-Natasha gives you the freedom to explore and experience life but is always there to guide you if you need advice. She shares her own experiences to help you navigate tricky situations.
-Natasha loves spending relaxed, quality time with you. Whether it’s watching movies, going for a late-night drive, or just hanging out at a café, she enjoys the laid-back moments.
-Natasha values open communication. She encourages you to share your thoughts and feelings with her and is always ready to listen without judgment.
WandaNat
-With Wanda’s strictness and Natasha’s leniency, you get the best of both worlds. They balance each other out, providing you with both structure and freedom.
-You feel incredibly safe with both Wanda and Natasha. Wanda’s strict measures and Natasha’s vigilant yet relaxed approach ensure you’re well-protected from any harm.
-You have an amazing support system with them. Wanda’s nurturing nature combined with Natasha’s encouraging attitude ensures you feel loved, supported, and motivated.
-They plan a mix of adventurous outings and relaxed downtime. You might go on a thrilling mission one day and have a cozy movie night the next, keeping your life exciting yet balanced.
-Despite their different approaches, both Wanda and Natasha share an unconditional love for you. They cherish you deeply and are committed to your happiness and well-being, each showing their affection in their unique way.
NSFW Headcanons!
Strict Wanda
-Wanda's strictness extends to the bedroom. She loves taking control and ensuring that you follow her lead. She finds pleasure in directing you and seeing you submit to her desires.
-Wanda enjoys teasing and denying you. She takes pleasure in building up your anticipation, making you earn your release. She might use her magic to heighten your senses or keep you on edge longer.
-After intense sessions, Wanda is exceptionally caring. She ensures you feel loved and comforted, providing gentle aftercare to help you relax and recover.
-Wanda enjoys incorporating her Scarlet Witch persona into your intimate moments. The sight of her in her costume, commanding and powerful, adds an extra layer of excitement.
Lenient Natasha
-Natasha loves exploring new things in the bedroom. She encourages you to express your desires and fantasies, creating a safe space for experimentation.
-Natasha’s approach is more relaxed and seductive. She enjoys taking her time, using her skills to build up a slow, sensual experience that leaves you breathless.
-Natasha likes incorporating toys and tools into your intimate moments. She’s knowledgeable and confident, making the experience thrilling and adventurous.
-Natasha enjoys whispering sweet nothings and dirty talk in your ear, her husky voice adding to the allure and intimacy of the moment.
WandaNat
-The dynamic between strict Wanda and lenient Natasha creates an exhilarating experience. Wanda’s dominance and Natasha’s playful nature complement each other perfectly, offering you a variety of sensations and experiences.
-With Wanda’s magic and Natasha’s skilled touch, they enjoy bringing you to sensory overload. Wanda might use her powers to enhance your senses while Natasha teases you with her hands and mouth.
-They are both very attentive to you, taking turns or working together to ensure you feel adored and pleasured. Their combined efforts make you feel like the center of their world.
-Above all, Wanda and Natasha’s intimate moments with you are filled with love and affection. They prioritize your happiness and satisfaction, making every encounter a deeply emotional and fulfilling experience.
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thatfrailsoul · 1 day
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Slow down for a moment. Allow your heart to guide you, to tell you if there is really a message here for you and behind which image it hides... And whatever the answer is, feel free to listen to it or to let go. Remembering that when you will be ready or will have the need, your true message will find its way to you.♡
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You have still so much to experience and live through, so many moments to create and feel... And yet what you got through until now left you already with so many scars and so much knowledge about how to heal and take care of ones tired heart and soul.
It's not an easy awareness to have within you. It makes your own feelings be overwhelming, so clear and much stronger then many people could bare and feel. It makes you unable to look away when others feel something, when they are the ones to feel turn apart and filled with pain. It makes you feel responsible, for you, for others, for this world... Even if you are not at all the one who causes this pain and despair around you. And it makes you hate this part of you, this gentleness and care that makes you so easy for others to use...
But while so many might have turned their back on you after using your strength and support to live through a moment, leaving you hurt and drained, sad of how often it happens again and again... Your readiness and willingness to feel so much, to understand so well and to find that one thing that could help others, is not at all something bad, a curse on your soul. It's an incredible gift, a natural call that you feel each time and can't resist. Something that so few in this world can do and really handle. Something that you should be proud of, regardless of the way others thank you or decide to take it for granted and to ignore. Because even if they are not with you, even if they might not understand or appreciate what you did for them, perhaps even misunderstanding it and feeling somehow hurt... They still live. They still overcame that storm. Healed that wound. They are still able to make further steps in this world. All thanks to you and to your gift of knowledge and feelings, and your courage to share it with others. To help through such powerful love and gentleness, that not anyone has the strength to embody and carry in this world.
P.s. This reading was requested for free by one of my followers - and you can do it too! If you have any question, wander, curiosity or concern... send me your suggested topic through this link down below, and we will take a deeper look at what we can and need to know about it.♡
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You just can sense it. You can feel it under your skin... The moment something shifts and hides a danger, a truth that for anyone but you is hidden in plane sight.
So often you try to shake it off, perhaps thanks to so many advices and kind and helpful" opinions of others that convince you that its simply all your mind... But it never goes away does it? Even when you try so hard to not listen, your heart continues to whisper and warn you, guide you, past many situations and people that don't have at all your best in mind.
Some call it overthinking, trauma, deep fear and negative expectations about the way this world can treat you. Ohters call it intuition, inner knowledge, angels guarding you behind your back... But the truth is much deeper and sweeter. Hidden in everything you overcame all on your own, the battles you won not against the others, but against your own mind that was so mean to your poor heart. You protected it your protected your self every single time, no matter how hard it was to be able to see the truth and work on the subtle ways others and even your own self tried to manipulate you and hurt you. And now... Tha part of you knows and remembers it. Giving you back that love and care, that protection that you had the courage to give yourself, by guiding you thanks to an incredible power. The power that you on your own created and gifted to yourself.
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It is not at all easy to deal with one's tired, confused, sometimes angry and furious mind. It's not at all easy to face it, try to calm it, looking for something positive, something that is worth to keep going, each time your mind screams how it's all useless and wrong. It's not easy to speak it's language, to be courageous enough to look each time deeper and be willing to understand where all that hate comes from... But you did it, again and again. Standing up for yourself, fighting, even when your worst and strongest enemy was your own insecure and vulnerable mind. You found, you find, again and again the motivation, reasons, to go further. To continue this life, these journeys, even if it means doing it one slow and challenging step at a time. You face it all and you overcome it.
Demonstrating each day to your mind how there is no need to be so scared and loud about it. That you can, indeed, have faith in yourself and be proud of each day that you live through moving forward. It is not easy. But you are able to do it again and again, despite it all. You are able to tap into the incredible power of your heart, of hope and faith, of the courage, and use it to help yourself. And to remind your mind and others that nothing is impossible. And that even the scariest and darkest nights can be faced with the light of our soul and the love for our own selves, that deserve to come out of it and experience all that this world and life has in store.
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kiwiana-writes · 1 day
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Six(ish) Sentence Sunday
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Thanks @welcometololaland @beautifulhigh @orchidscript for the tags today—hopefully that’s everyone, apologies if not—and to everyone who’s tagged me over the last few weeks. The old mental health is once again Not Great Jim and writing is not coming easily but unfortunately it is also the only way I know how to feel good about myself so here we are persevering etc.
This is from the blackmail kink fic—if that’s something you’re morally opposed to, I support your right to feel that way but I also do not care, keep scrolling xoxo
Snippet is under the cut but first, tagging @agame-writes @affectionatelyrs @anincompletelist @blueeyedgrlwrites @cactusdragon517
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@sparklepocalypse @stereopticons @tintagel-or-cockleshells @whimsymanaged and, as always, anyone who wants to play! (If you take the open tag please tag me so I can see!!)
Otherwise, (hopefully) enjoy the spice below the cut…
It started on Reddit, as all good decisions do.
Alex has always had a bit of a thing about being watched. It’s not narcissism—shut the fuck up, Nora—he just… really fucking likes knowing that he’s the one getting someone off. Since starting college, Alex has perfected the art of the risqué selfie; keeping his abs and thighs in the shot as well as his dick, lighting himself well, making sure he’s suitably vocal as he strokes himself when he posts a video instead of a picture. Reddit, with its ridiculous number of NSFW subreddits ranging from the expected to the terrifyingly specific, is an instant feedback loop of people more than willing to tell him, in explicit detail, exactly what it is about his body and his actions and his sounds that brings them over the edge. His DMs range from respectfully horny to disrespectfully horny in a way he’s been very clear he’s onto, with only the odd one that is actually disrespectful, and they find themselves on the inconvenient side of the block button before Alex can say ‘fuck off’.
And then, a few months after he started posting semi-regularly, he opened his Reddit chats to find a message reading simply:
NYU? Pretty sure I recognise that view out your window haha
It should have been terrifying. It was, genuinely, a good reminder about stranger danger. Except Alex had gotten a hand around his cock without thinking about it, staring at the words on his phone screen, mind spinning with the possibility that someone could put two and two together, that someone on campus might have dozens of pictures of Alex’s dick on their phone without Alex knowing, that someone could put him on his knees to stop his secret getting out…
He’d come harder and faster than he had in months, and spent the next several hours down a brand new fucking rabbit hole.
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archiveikemen · 2 days
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Xeno Main Story: Chapter 1
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This is a fan-made translation solely for entertainment purposes with no guaranteed perfection. I do not own any of the original content. Please support the game by buying their stories and playing their games. Reblogs appreciated.
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He was a star that shined the brightest. He was an icey, mysterious gem.
His brilliance scared me, and yet I found myself drawn to it.
That’s right. I’m certain that it was from the very moment we first met, I became unable to resist it.
As time went by, I finally found out that a passion stronger than anyone else’s was hidden inside that lonely ice-cold gem.
The trapped body could only be burnt down by those thoughts—
The next day after I received an unexpected suggestion from Sakura, I hurriedly requested to go on leave.
I lifted my head and looked up at the towering condominium.
(I’ll be living here with exe Creed, starting from today. Unbelievable…)
Although I arrived at the condominium as instructed, my heart was filled with unease.
(But this is all for the success of my pitch. Since I’ve already decided on this, I should give it my best…!)
I clenched my hands that had turned cold from my nervousness and stepped into the building.
Rina: Please take good care of me from today.
Sakura: Mm. Let’s get along well, Kawanaga.
Sakura: That’s a lot of luggage you’ve got there~. I told you that it’ll be sufficient to just bring yourself.
Rin: No, that’s not the case…
(I only brought along some clothes and stuff I needed for work, but the bare minimum amount of luggage turned out to be this much.)
Sakura: There are various things I need to explain to you, but let’s head to the lesson room before that.
Sakura: This condominium has its own training and lesson rooms.
Sakura: A dance lesson is currently ongoing. A few of the members aren’t at work right now, shall we go meet them first?
Rina: Got it.
Sakura: Come with me. Oh, those must be heavy. You can just leave your luggage wherever you like.
Rina: Eh!?
(He said that it’s alright to do so, but it still feels rather embarrassing to leave my luggage lying around such a beautiful place…)
I hesitantly left my luggage in a corner and followed behind Sakura with only the small bag I usually carry around.
Sakura: Oi, the three of you! Look over here.
Hugh, Ivy, Xeno: …
Three people turned their eyes towards me the moment Sakura said that…
Sakura: This is Kawanaga Rina from Egis Public Holdings!
Sakura: As decided last night, she will be living here with us from today onwards. Be sure to get along well.
Rina: I-It’s nice to meet you all!
I energetically bowed my head.
Ivy: Things turning out this way must be hard on you. Feel free to approach me if you need help understanding anything.
Rina: Thank you.
Ivy spoke to me, seemingly in an attempt to soothe my nerves.
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Hugh: …
Hugh turned his gaze away and remained silent. I couldn’t tell what he was thinking from his facial expression.
And…
Xeno: … Whatever.
Xeno spoke in a cold tone, wearing an unbothered expression.
Sakura: Hey, Xeno. You don’t have to put it that way, you know?
It was like he meant to say “this is not worth stopping my practice session for”.
Xeno: We don’t have much time. Leave if you’re done talking.
Xeno: Oi, get back to practice. There’s no time for idle talk.
Hugh: Yeah…
Ivy: Sorry, I’ve got to go for practice.
The three guys quickly resumed with the practice session.
Sakura: Goodness… they’re so unfriendly.
Sakura: Oh well, that’s just how they are. Don’t take the things they say to heart.
Rina: O-Okay…
Even so, the uncomfortable feeling didn’t disappear.
(I wonder if I’ll really be able to work well here…)
Sakura had a few things to explain to me, so we headed back to the living room.
Sakura: Right, there’s something I need to tell you first and foremost.
Sakura: This extension of the project planning deadline is a special arrangement made for only you, so I ask that you keep it a secret from everyone else.
Sakura: That goes to say, regardless of what anyone says at the company, this is a secret. Can you do that?
Rina: Yes. Absolutely.
Sakura: Yup, that’s good.
Sakura smiled at my response.
Sakura: Well then… let’s talk about the details regarding your work here. Firstly, there’s the housekeeping duties.
There were multiple housekeeping staff in the condominium, and the cleaning of common areas was a shared responsibility.
Besides that, each member’s room had its own designated housekeeper.
Sakura: I want to let you be the designated housekeeper for one member’s room. Is there any specific member whose room you want to be assigned to?
Rina: A member’s room that I want…?
I wasn’t able to give an instant answer.
Sakura: You can choose someone who will be easy to discuss your plan with, or just someone you’re interested in.
Sakura: Any member is fine, but I want you to be able to communicate with him well.
Sakura: What I’m aiming for… is the change you will bring through your interactions with the members.
Rina: Uh…
(What should I say? If only it wasn’t so hard to make a decision…)
Sakura: If it’s too hard to decide, why don’t you try picking one out of the three members you met earlier?
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Sakura: Take Ivy for example. I think he’s easy to talk to.
(Indeed, Ivy was the leader and the friendliest member towards me in the group.)
(He might be willing to listen to my project plan.)
… However, contrary to what I felt, the first image to form in my mind was that pair of cold and sharp eyes.
(That person left me with the strongest impression…)
As though I was pulled in by that powerful light, I opened my mouth to respond.
Rina: … I want to be assigned to Xeno.
Sakura: Huh? … Are you serious?
Rina: Yes.
Sakura’s eyes widened in shock.
(Of course he reacted this way. I’m surprised by the decision myself.)
I wasn’t able to have a proper conversation with Xeno earlier, and he’s been saying nasty things to me since we met.
(I know he’s not a good choice and this will only make things difficult for myself, so why him? That cold gaze was deeply ingrained in my body.)
Besides that, I had other reasons for choosing him.
Xeno was the centre of exe Creed. He was always perfect and precise. His vocal skills have received praises worldwide.
I could sense from their interactions so far that he held a high level of influence towards the other members.
Rina: Xeno is the strictest of all members, but I believe that it’ll serve as a boost to success for my plan if I manage to talk him into accepting it.
Sakura: I see. … Yeah, you’re right about that. Taking your goal into consideration, I understand your decision.
Sakura: Very well. You shall be assigned to be Xeno’s designated housekeeper, then. That guy has some very strict standards, so be careful of him.
Rina: Okay!
Just then…
Xeno and the others were back from the lesson room, seemingly done with practice for the day.
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Ivy: Oof. Let me rest for a bit.
Hugh: I’m tired…
Xeno: …
Sakura: Perfect timing. Xeno, Kawanaga will be your room’s designated housekeeper starting from today.
Xeno stopped in his tracks and looked our way expressionlessly.
Sakura: Make sure to get along well with her.
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Xeno: What do you mean 'get along'? … Oi, Aegis.
Rina: !?
(Is ‘Aegis’ referring to me? The name of the company I work at, ‘Aegis Public Holdings’?)
The way he couldn’t even be bothered to remember my name left me speechless. Xeno stared at me with a sharp gaze.
Xeno: Your goal doesn’t concern me, nor am I interested in it.
Xeno: However, since you’re responsible for housekeeping, do it perfectly. I won’t tolerate any incomplete work.
Option selected: ‘Understood’
Rina: I understand. I made this decision myself, so I’ll definitely do a good job.
Xeno: Of course you will. Don’t go back on your word.
(This person is indeed terrifying…)
Those words that sounded stricter than I had expected made me break out in cold sweat.
(I must pull myself together. This is what I chose for myself.)
I chided my heart for shrinking in fear and raised my head to face him directly.
Rina: I will ensure that my work is up to your standards!
(For my dreams…)
Rina: I absolutely will. I look forward to working with you!
Xeno: … Prove it to me through your actions. I’ll kick you out immediately if you fail.
With that, Xeno grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and headed out again.
Rina: … Did I anger him?
Ivy: Nah, he’s just going back to the lesson room. He seems dissatisfied with our practice session earlier.
Hugh: … He repeated his solo part countless times.
Sakura: There he goes again, not allowing himself sufficient rest… goodness.
Ivy: Xeno is our main vocalist. The tune of our new song is rather difficult to perfect, so I guess there are various things he wants to check.
Rina: Is that so?
Hugh: Our new song… is the theme song for ‘Strange Game’...
Rina: Oh! That popular foreign drama series!?
Ivy: Yeah, the song was written because we received an offer.
‘Strange Game’, a foreign drama series whose theme song would be sung by exe Creed, was a super popular original drama airing worldwide.
The series was directed by a famous director who put in extravagant amounts of money into its production.
The scale of the production was shockingly large, and yet it didn’t seem like anything worth being surprised over to them.
Xeno training tirelessly from dusk till dawn was a “usual thing” for him, it had nothing to do with the scale of the projects he was involved in.
Ivy: There’s nothing we can do about it. We’ve told him time and time again to take breaks, but he just won’t listen.
Sakura: Being serious about work is a good thing, but not at the expensive of getting adequate rest.
The sighs of Sakura and Ivy echoed heavily through the living room.
… Late at night that day, I suddenly jolted awake.
(I unknowingly fell asleep while unpacking my luggage. As expected, all that nervousness tired me out.)
The guest room assigned to me was luxurious like a high-end hotel room.
(But I can’t seem to settle down…)
Alone in my bedroom, I felt my anxiety crushing down on me.
(Let me get my phone to check the news. Now that I think of it, I’ve been too busy to read it.)
(... Huh? It’s not here!)
I frantically searched through my bag, my top’s pocket, and every other possible location I could think of — my phone was nowhere to be seen.
(Did I drop it somewhere? I’ll go look for it!)
Not wanting to turn on the lights, I searched the living room for my phone in the dark.
(I can’t find it. What should I do? Let me think of where else it could be… the places I went to today were…)
(That’s right! I went to the lesson room today. I’ll go look over there…!)
When I arrived at the lesson room, I noticed a faint light coming from inside.
(Is someone in there?)
I gently opened the door and peeked inside.
(Is that Xeno? He’s still practising at this late hour? It’s been so many hours.)
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Xeno: …
His eyes were glued to the phone in his hand.
(For a moment, I mistakenly thought it was my phone. It was his own phone.)
(His facial expression looks so serious… what’s going on?)
Right when I was about to lean in out of curiosity, the door made a creaking sound.
Xeno: !
… He immediately shot me a hostile look with his sharp eyes.
Xeno: You… what are you doing here?
Rina: Oh, I…
Xeno approached me with big steps.
Rina: Ah!?
He violently grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him.
Rina: … Ggh.
Xeno: What are you up to?
He asked in an icy tone. Unable to compete with his physical strength, there was no escape.
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Rina: X-Xeno! Please let go of me.
(Why is he looking at me like this? He’s scaring me…!)
There was a never seen before powerful flame of emotion burning deep within his freezing cold eyes.
(... So this person is capable of having such strong emotions.)
I was initially terrified and wanted to escape… and yet, I was drawn to him again.
Xeno: Answer my question…!
His handsome face drew closer. All I did was hold my breath and stare at the cold yet passionate flame in his eyes…
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agentx8d · 1 day
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This is Laila, a 20 year old woman from Gaza. She has a family of three, with one currently one the way! She is taking care of her 2 year old son Ismail with her husband Mohammed, who has been injured from the 2014 war and has to walk with crutches! He needs surgery now to be able to walk! Laila needs help to take care of her upcoming baby! All Laila wants to do is be able to live in safety. She needs help in order to survive! Please, please help me share this message. Together we can make a difference for her very life! Thank you! 🫶
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ambassadorarlert · 8 hours
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Tarot for Palestine
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i’ve worked with and have taken care of children literally all of my life. i always teach the kids i care for about kindness, unity, how culture and language makes us all special and important, and that we are all friends. i want to use my spiritual skills to make a difference to my all of my friends in Palestine. 🇵🇸
I’ve chosen PCRF (Palestine Children’s Relief Fund) as my charity for this occasion. So far, they have raised $23M, which is 80% of their $30M goal. Their primary focus is to provide food, supplies, medical treatment, clean water, and more for the children in Gaza. Their funds will also be used to fund long term resources such as mental health support and trauma counseling. For each donation that is given, I will provide a personalized tarot reading as a thank you. Naturally, a few rules apply:
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RULES:
- must be over the age of 18
- donation amount must be a minimum of $10
- only one donation per person
- please provide a screenshot of your donation (remember to take out all the personal details!), along with your name, age, where you’re from, and your birthday in MM/DD/YYYY format. no other personal information is required.
There are currently 10 open slots available. No child should ever have to face a reality that we cannot even imagine for our own selves.
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(Disclaimer : i am a tarot reader, not a psychic or medium. all readings are confidential and will not be shared or discussed. tarot reading do not predict the future but are based on the probable outcome of events which is influenced by the current behaviour and attitude of the querant and those around them. i am not qualified to give specific financial, legal, or medical advice.)
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roselise · 2 months
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I am sorry my friends! ♡
I am still not much for talking so I have not been able to answer asks or get back to everyone’s kind words, but I plan to and thank you from the bottom of my heart ; ;
I thought I would share some fun things from my evening though in case anyone else needed to be cheered up ? ♡
Here are a few of my favorite fragrances and lotions, and my favorite body glitter! (It smells very good, too — a bit like frosting?) I really like using pretty stuff after a long day cus it always brightens my mood so much c:
Sending love, and hugs as always — I hope you have a happy day ~ ! XO
♡ 🍓 ⊹ . ˚ 🧁 ⊹
⊹ 🧸 ˚ . 🤍 ⊹ ˚ 🎀 ♡
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solarisgod · 11 months
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DID / OSDD is truly one of the conditions that people will really do anything to make them appear as fake or seem like we, as the DID / OSDD community, are nothing but harmful when us plurals are trying to live and survive in this unpredictable world like every single one of living beings. DID / OSDD are highly misunderstood and easily weaponized / villainized conditions. Last year, when I, the main host of the Chimera Cluster and original bearer of our body, discovered that we have OSDD1 and openly talked about it on here more often, we had lost a lot of mutuals, some who we genuinely perceived as close, and we even received a anon hate just few hours before my / our body's 21st birthday essentially that Amor, the first alter who I contacted with, was fake and so was our condition, and told us to seek therapy. We may have ongoing amnesia, having to forget literally everything while time goes on, but we still vividly remember every detail of the first open hate we had received toward our plurality. We even had our perpetrator, someone who we were most closest to from the rpc, weaponized DID for their original villain character while they had done no research on it, it felt like. We really don't care what other people think of us now regarding our plurality, but we know this sort of treatment would affect many other plurals deeply, and we never want any plural individuals to ever get to experience this kind of hate that would make their condition mean nothing at all.
We made Micah have DID because not only does that make us as a cluster so happy, but we want to have a project, either well known or not, to have a protagonist that can tell a story without having to be perceived by the audience as a threat solely because of their condition, when it's so uncommon for us plural folks to get realistically and powerfully portrayed plural characters in medias. Even though there are few alters from Micah's system who does generally pose malevolence ( e.g., Phobos and Maelstrom ), they are given the proper valid reasons as to why they are and the character developments to improve themselves over time, and we make sure at least few other alters who don't carry the " persecutor " role are as heavily flawed as those who does carry it, yet not in a more obvious ways ( e.g., Phoebus and Philos ) when every alters regardless of their roles are flawed and always need to improve on themselves. There are few other characters in Micah's project who have DID ( Warlock ) or OSDD1 ( Daniel Darling, a close friend to Micah ), and we do intend to develop a few more characters with either conditions because we as a plural community deserve to have plural characters who are so much more than the fears and doubts and uncertainty that we all are given from other people, and we want to spread awareness of DID / OSDD and reduce the stigma of them... The plural community deserves so much better than to be feared or shunned on, even be perceived as fake and cringy and stupid.
For over a year and a month, my starmates have helped me so much than anyone can ever believe. Amor have helped me with everything and would be the one to boost so much love and confidence in the cluster. We have a few therapist alters ( using the knowledge we had acquired from our regular and bachelor psychology classes ) who had helped us and even helped me get over my mild phobia of dogs. We have an academic alter who would try to help me work and not get me distracted with ADHD. There's an alter we have who's so much happier to be leading groups for college assignments and that had made me be at least more tolerable of the idea of being initiative and carry the leader role in the past few months. One can still call all of this fake, and, okay, fine, have it that way, but we and especially I myself will forever be most happy and grateful that we exist and for every single thing that we had done for each other. Our love and care for each other is as real as all of us are. One can still think all of this is fake, but what is truly the worth of telling us plurals that our conditions and experiences are fake when nothing is commonly shared with the singlets? Not even researched at all? When the nicer anon we had earlier today asked us why we use plural pronouns and we mentioned how some plurals uses singular pronouns? What we went through with today's hate later, that is one of the reasons why some plurals would use I pronouns to avoid being hated on.
Earlier tonight had really been something to deal with, especially when we had an anon last week telling us to get therapy. It's more annoying than hurtful to us, truly. People are so easy to hate on others because of their physical / mental / intellectual / etcetera conditions, and it is sad to know that some of those people will never learn and improve on their understandings. And we want to say this now that for those who experience this form of hate, of having to feel and alienated and lonely and hurt and silenced and so much more because of the condition[s] that you have, please do take this gentle reminder that you will always be more than what people think about and say to you about your wellbeing. it's okay to feel and think negative. It's okay to struggle with certain aspects or skills. it's okay to be hurt and be afraid. Only for as long as you try to find the healthy ways to support yourself and improve on the things you need to focus on. if you are struggling to find professional support or you don't feel like you're going anywhere with your progress, then we extremely endlessly hope that everything will work out for you in the end. It's normal to experience the bad moments in this sort of position and it's okay to be frustrated with them. Just know you can always rise up again, and despite it all, you will always have people who are there with / or for you. it may feel otherwise at times, but you are never alone, and you are lovable and loved, always.
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shopwitchvamp · 1 year
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Now that we're well past our moving crisis, etc. I'm trying really hard to get back onto any semblance of a schedule. You know, just like.. eating and sleeping regularly and not working 100% of the time? But dang. It's hard. It's past 9pm though so I'm gonna try to like play a visual novel or something and then go to bed at a decent time instead of working on shop stuff all night. Wish me luck. ✌️😭
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koroart · 1 year
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Are you aware how many people that loves Dimitri are made into lambert addicts by your gorgeous art? /hj
I really am Happy lambert receives the love and dedication he deserves. And even more happy that the result is stunning lambert art on my tl so often.
Whenever I see your art my hand itches for a pen. It's so inspiring. And the way you draw expressions gets to me everytime.
I still go back to that wip of the almost kiss of Rodrigue and lambert. I didn't ship them before, but now I wanna see them all day.
Like damn it. Your skills are so amazing. And the Art has so much emotion and depths and narrative. I cant imagine how many hours you must've put in to become this awesome.
You def are one of my art idols even though I just found you a short while ago.
And you are funny and seem so nice on top. I Def will keep follow you and your awesome art. Cheering you on whatever you decide to create!
I hope this wasn't too much. If yes just delete the question and I try to better get boundaries. /gen
Have the best of days!
IM GOING TO CRY???? 😭💕✨️✨️💖💖❤️
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jeoseungsaja · 1 year
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!!! 🎁
Whether you celebrate or not, I want to wish you all some very cozy and joyful days, full of things and people and situations that make you smile and also feel at ease ❤️ may this time be super bright and easy going, as well as wrapped in thrilling wonder. Thank you all for being here, for being sweet, lovely, magnificent souls who constantly light up this place by being you. It’s been nothing but an honor, to be able to know you and share this writing journey with all of you (all the friendships I’ve made here make my heart incredibly warm; I ADORE YOU 🥺), I’ll always be greatly thankful for the chance you’ve given my silly characters and I 💖 please know you’re dearly appreciated and cherished, and you got a friend in me!!  Take much care and stay safe!! 
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nikoco11 · 5 days
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there is something horrifically grim to it, but illustrations for gaza and palestinians tend to catch more mass attention that actual photos of people. this made me feel incredibly helpless for a long while, seeing both how people would rather look at a neat drawing of red black green and white than look a human in the eyes, and how online platforms would rather push a viral drawing while suppressing those begging for help at the same time.
a way to cope with this feeling has been taking advantage of it to directly guide people to helping palestinians.
if art gets better traction, then there’s an incredible amount of good that can be done by creating art that immediately links to fundraisers. creating art of the many images of those who are asking for help.
within hours of posting my drawing, there has been jumps in the thousands for bashar from gaza’s fundraiser. it’s a small effort in the grand scheme of things. it’s not a fix it. but it’s something good. please take care of each other and do what you can. i think this could help a lot of people if a lot of people did it.
here is bashar. i’ve drawn him, spoken to him, and known him now for a few months. any shares help, any art helps. draw who you see, draw what you see. thanks all
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shadowusagiart · 1 year
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I hav no clue how modern Tumlbr works so I have been ass at saying this but!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you all for all of the love on my fanart pieces!!!! 🥹
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whumptober · 9 months
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Whumptober 2023
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Welcome to Whumptober 2023 — the sixth year running!
COMPLETIONISTS/PARTICIPANT BADGES CAN BE FOUND HERE
To those of you who participated last year, welcome back! To everyone joining this year, welcome!
Please make sure to read the Event Info carefully, as most of your questions will be answered there already. For everything else, you are welcome to come to our ask box or ask questions in our Discord server here.
This year’s AO3 Collection can be found here.
And this years playlist can be found here.
There are 139 prompt options in total this year - this is including the alternatives list! A special thanks goes out to those who took part in our trope vote back in July. From the 1526 responses to our list of 223 tropes, we looked through the popularity results, as well as your honourable mentions, and were able to produce this years prompts list. Stay tuned, as we will be posting some of the results at a later date!
We’re very excited to see the community come together once more and be a wild, chaotic bunch of creators and consumers of whump. Go wild with the prompts, and support your fellow creators - we wish you all the fun!
Best of luck and happy whumping,
Mods Vanne, Yenn, Kitty and Surro
(All 31 Themes + Prompts, Event Information and FAQs are posted below the cut!)
Whumptober 2023 Prompt List
No. 1: “But now this room is spinning while I’m trying just to fill in all the gaps.”
Safety Net | Swooning | “How many fingers am I holding up?”
No. 2: “I’ll call out your name, but you won’t call back.”
Thermometer | Delirium | “They don't care about you.”
No. 3: “Like crying out in empty rooms; with no-one there except the moon.”
Journal | Solitary Confinement | “Make it stop.”
No. 4: “I see the danger, It’s written there in your eyes.”
Cattle Prod | Shock | “You in there?”
No. 5: “You better pray I don't get up this time around.”
Debris | Pinned Down | “It's broken.”
No. 6: “Do or die, you’ll never make me; Because the world will never take my heart.”
Recording | Made to Watch | “It should have been me.”
No. 7: " “I paced around for hours on empty; I jumped at the slightest of sounds.”
Alleyway | Radio Silence | “Can you hear me?”
No. 8: “I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier.”
Overcrowded ER | Outnumbered | “It’s all for nothing.”
No. 9: “Learning everything ain't what it seems, that's the thing about these days.”
Polaroid | Mistaken Identity | “You're a liar.”
No. 10: “Can’t you see that you’re lost without me?”
Broken Phone | Stranded | “You said you'd never leave.”
No. 11: “All the lights going dark and my hope’s destroyed.”
Animal trap | Captivity | “No one will find you.”
No. 12: “I haven't slept in days but who's counting?”
Red | Insomnia | “I’m up, I’m up.”
No. 13: “It comes and goes like the strength in your bones.”
Cold Compress | Infection | “I don’t feel so good.”
No. 14: “Feed me poison, fill me ‘till I drown.”
Flare | Water Inhalation | “Just hold on.”
No. 15: “I don't need you to help me I can handle things myself.”
Makeshift Bandages | Suppressed Suffering | “I’m fine.”
No. 16: “Would you lie with me and just forget the world?”
Gurney | Flatline | “Don’t go where I can’t follow.”
No. 17: “You’re the lump in my throat and the knot in my chest.”
Collar | Touch Aversion | “Leave me alone.”
No. 18: “I tend to deflect when I’m feeling threatened.”
Blindfold | Tortured For Information | “Hit them harder.”
No. 19: “I’ll take one final step, all you have to do is make me.”
Floral Bouquet | Psychological | “I’m not as stupid as you think I am.”
No. 20: “People don’t change people, time does.”
Blanket | Found Family | “You will regret touching them.”
No. 21: “See the chains around my feet.”
Vows | Restraints | “Don't move.”
No. 22: “They never saw us coming, ‘til they hit the floor.”
Glass Shard | Vehicular Accident | “Watch out!”
No. 23: “It’s gonna get me by the end of the night.”
Shadows | Stalking | “Who’s there?”
No. 24: “I’ve got a head full of chemicals; mouth full of ridicule.”
Goodbye Note | Neglect | “I thought they were with you.”
No. 25: “You’re not delivering a perfect body to the grave.”
Storm | Buried Alive | “They’re not breathing!”
No. 26: “Sometimes I get so tired; I don’t even know myself.”
Seeing Double | Working To Exhaustion | “You look awful.”
No. 27: “You drew stars around my scars; But now I’m bleeding.”
Matches | Scars | “Let me see”
No. 28: “We might not make it to the morning; so go on and tell me now.”
Bloody Knife | Sacrifice | “You'll have to go through me.”
No. 29: “I only sink deeper the deeper I think.”
Scented Candle | Troubled Past Resurfacing | “What happened to me?”
No. 30: “It’s okay, just to say, ‘I’m not okay’.”
Borrowed Clothing | Bridal Carry | “Not much longer...”
No. 31: “I thought that I was getting better.”
Emptiness | Setbacks | “Take it easy.”
Alternatives List:
Betrayal
Aftermath of Failure
Brass Knuckles
Decoy
Body Modification
Playing Cards
Examination
Hunting
Drugging
Shaking
Panic
Broken
Miscommunication
Lab Rat
Reluctant Whumper
Event Info & Rules
~ Please read our extensive event info posts before sending us an ask ~
WHUMPTOBER is a month-long, prompt-based creation challenge (think: Inktober, but whumpier). There are 31 official themes this year - one for each day of the month - which can be used, skipped, or combined in any way you’d like. The 'theme' of each day is the line of lyrics.
The prompts are merely to serve as inspiration without being taken literally (e.g. you don’t have to include the exact wording of prompts into your work). Feel free to run rampant on interpretation. For example, if the prompt is "flame", you could create something with reference to a candle/campfire, your character could have suffered a burn, or the flame could be related to the 'spark' of a relationship. It's truly up to you!
In total, there are 4 prompts for each day: there's lyrics, an object, a trope and a line of dialogue to choose from.  We want to give everyone as much creative freedom as possible, as well as increase event accessibility for folks with triggers and squicks.
Creators can PRODUCE work in any media they choose, including but not limited to: writing, visual artwork, photo/video/audio edits, paper crafts and elaborate recommendation lists (not just a list of links). Creators can PARTICIPATE as much or as little as they want (i.e. you don’t have to do ALL the prompts if you don’t want to) and prompts can be used in any order. They are also free to use even after the event ends.
When uploading Whumptober content to your blog, be sure to tag the with:
#whumptober2023 …..(the event tag)
#no.1, #no.2, #no.3, …..(day number)
#lyric, #bruises, #stabbing,  …..(the theme or specific prompt you chose)
#fandom or #OC, … (ironman, originalcontent, oc …)
#medium …..(gifs, fic, podcast, art, etc.)
#teeth, #gore tw, #etc …..(trigger warnings & any additional tags. Add "tw" AFTER the trigger/content warning. )
#nsfwhump …..(only for nsfw content)
#your own tags go here
PLEASE BE DILIGENT WITH YOUR TAGGING. Only properly tagged posts are considered for archiving on the official @whumptober-archive blog. They must be tagged in the order above. An elaborate post about our tagging system can be found [here]
Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of participants in recent years, we cannot guarantee your work will be archived. A random selection of properly tagged posts from all genres will be reblogged each day.
Whumpers who produce content for 31 total theme days are considered event completionists and will be tagged in a masterpost at the end of the month. A form will be published at the beginning of November asking you to tell us if you completed the event. You do not need to post anything you have created, we rely on trust and we will not check this.
Questions not addressed in one of our many event info posts can be directed to this blog. We will not answer any questions that have been answered in the FAQs or rules already.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How does this year’s prompt list work? What do I have to choose?
You can create something based on:
The overall theme/lyric of the day
Prompt 1, 2 or 3
One or several of the alternative prompts
A combination of the above
Q. Is [specific anything] allowed?
When in doubt: JUST DO IT!
Q. Do I have to do all 31 days?
Participate as much or little as you like! Just be sure to tag your posts properly (ex. #no.7, #radio silence). If you create works for 31 total theme days you will become a completionist. But apart from that, there are no repercussions if you don’t fill prompts for each day.
Q. Can I post early/late?
Yes, you can post whenever you want. We will only reblog posts during October, but you can use our prompts all year round. The day you post will only affect your probability of being reblogged.
Q. Will you reblog my post?
Due to the sheer number of content posted during Whumptober we can’t promise to reblog every single post. We will make a random selection trying to capture a wide variety of content. The following will increase your chances at being reblogged:
tag your post properly
post within 2-3 days of the theme you want to fill: if you fill the prompt for Day 1 your chances of being reblogged during October 1st to 3rd are highest and will go towards zero afterwards.
Q. What if I don’t understand a prompt/theme?
Send us an ask! We’re happy to help with wild, unhelpful clarifications or brainstorming. That being said, the themes are entirely up for interpretation. Don’t take them too literally. For example: You can be choking on a cherry, someone else can choke you or you could be choked up on emotions, etc.
Q. What kind of content can I make? Can it be NSFW?
This is a MIXED MEDIA event! You can write fic, post meta, doodle or paint, create a gifset or photo edit, link a song, or get crafty with video - anything goes. As for NSFW, make what you like, we just hope that you’ll tag your work accordingly so that others participating in the event can stay safe.
Q. Can I combine Whumptober with other creation challenges?
Absolutely, as long as the other challenges allow it too.
Q. Can I upload/repost my Whumptober content to other social media platforms?
Of course! You can post your own content wherever you like (or you can opt to not publish it at all). Additionally we’ve created an AO3 Collection to archive any fics posted there. It can be accessed here. The tumblr blog @whumptober-archive is the official archive, so please respect the boundaries of any closeted whumpers in your social circle.
Q. Can I use prompts to write a new chapter for an existing fic?
Yes.
Q. An existing fic I am currently writing contains many of the Whumptober prompts, can I use it?
If you are actively writing this fic at the moment with the Whumptober prompts in mind, yes. If you’ve previously posted something that checks the boxes, we ask that you not include it retroactively for this current year. You can, however, add new chapters relating to one or more of the prompts.
Q. What kind of characters can I write for?
Fandom characters, OC characters, human, furry, alien, cyborg, RPF, whoever you like. You can use the generic “whumpee” character or have specific ones.
Q. Does it have to take place in a specific fandom?
No, you can create works for your own worlds or for fandoms or for both. You can also create more generic or pan-fandom works. You can do cross-overs or use OCs, whatever you want.
Q. Can I use a prompt multiple times?
Yes, but it only counts once towards being a completionist.
Q. If I’m not comfortable with one day’s prompts can I use a prompt of a different day as a substitute and still be a completionist?
No, you can’t exchange prompts for different days. However, if all four prompts of a specific day make you uncomfortable, we have created an alternate prompts list that you can draw from. You can exchange any prompt with these, but please make sure not to use them twice.
Q. Where can I post my work?
Post where and how you want. You don’t have to (cross)post it to Tumblr or at all. Just keep in mind if it’s not on Tumblr we will not be able to add it to the blog archive.
Q. Can I start posting early?
You can, but this is an October event and wouldn’t it be more fun with everyone doing it at the same time? That being said, you can post early, but we won’t be reblogging any work predating October 1st.
Q. Do I have to finish a fic I started/can I post WIP’s?
Yes you can post WIPs. And you’re not obligated to finish it in October for it to count towards being a completionist.  
Q. Is co-writing allowed?
Yes, absolutely, and it would count towards being a completionist for both/all of you.
Q. Do I have to create 31 standalone pieces to be considered a completionist or can I write one continuous story?
One continuous story is fine.  The challenge is to write something for 31 prompts. If that’s spread over 31 fics or just one, you are still considered a completionist. (The same goes for every other media you choose.)
Q. Is there a min/max limit on word count?
There is no limit.
Q. Can I combine prompts? Is there a limit on how many?
No limit and combine as many as you’d like.
Q. Is a hc/angst/emotional whump focus ok?
Of course! We are not going to establish a threshold for whumpiness. If you think it’s whumpy enough, then it’s whumpy enough. It can be physical, psychological, emotional, or any combination of the three.
Q. What’s considered nsfw?
See this post
Q. What is whump?
Typically the genre includes situations where a fictional character is hurt, be it emotionally, psychologically, or physically. Fanlore provides information here.
Q. My interpretation of the prompt isn’t whumpy at all, does that count?
If you don’t think your interpretation is whumpy, then it doesn’t count for Whumptober. Remember that whump comes in many forms, though, and that we don’t have a whump-checker or a threshold for how much whump needs to be included. If you think your interpretation contains enough whump to count, then it does.
Q. Can I start working on the prompts before October?
Absolutely! That’s why we post the prompts a month in advance. We recognise how difficult it can be creating for 31 days in “real time” so feel free to start creating early!
Q. How do I tag triggers?
tw at the end of the word, ex. #gore tw
Q. Do I have to use your tags?
Yes, if you want your work archived on the blog. If not, feel free to use whatever tags you want. 
Q. Does combining prompts count towards completion?
Yes
Q. Can we @ you?
Yes but we mostly rely on the #whumptober2023 tag.
Q. Is there anything we are absolutely not allowed to write?
There are no rules, but please make sure to properly tag your trigger warnings. And keep in mind Tumblr’s policies if you are posting it here (or the policies for whatever site you use).
Q. Where can I go for brainstorming help?
Here on Discord or come into our ask box.
Q. My characters are minors, is that ok?
Yes, but as with everything else, use clear and descriptive tags.
Q. Can I cross post on other blogs?
Yes, multiple platforms and blogs are perfectly acceptable. You can also post different works to different accounts under different names, without posting them everywhere at once.
Note: This is a creation challenge, please don’t repost your old work under our tags (unless it’s been changed or edited for the event).
Thanks for reading, and happy whumping!
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talaok · 6 days
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PostOutbreak!Joel likes reader but he tries to hide it because of the age gap. To try and put us off, he can be a bit standoffish/mean but Ellie can tell it’s a facade and tells him to drop it and the age thing doesn’t matter if you really like each other. Then a fluffy confession omggg
Pairing: PostOutbreak!Joel Miller x f!reader
Warnings: unspecified age gap, joel being a lil insecure and scared, and Ellie being a menace, but its mostly all fluff who am i kidding
a/n: this was the cutest fucking request ever, thank you anon
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You know those books or movies where it's painfully clear to everyone but the two main characters that they love each other, and you keep reading or watching thinking "How could anyone not see that he likes her?" as you increasingly get more frustrated and annoyed?
Well, this is a bit like that,
not a bit actually, completely so.
And in this metaphor, you and Joel were the two oblivious main characters, while Ellie, poor Ellie, was the unfortunate witness of your blindness.
It was so incredibly clear to her that she sometimes struggled not to laugh at your interactions.
I mean the first time Joel saw you was the very first time she'd seen him blush and forget how to speak in the span of a second- it was hilarious.
And then when he'd catch him staring at you or pretend not to purposely take the longer route home just to catch a glimpse of you outside the bakery... it was hard to only chuckle underneath her breath, but she managed... 
until today
Joel slammed the door as he got it, like really loud, not like his usual slam.
"what's wrong?" Ellie asked, her brows frowning in suspicion as he kicked his boots off his feet before halfheartedly dragging them to the kitchen where she was sitting.
"nothin'" he grumbled, 
Now that made Ellie sigh with annoyance,
he was always the one to blab about how she could always confide in him, and if that was the truth, then that meant it went both ways.
"Y'know a grumpy old man once told me that it's good to share how you're feeling" She tilted her head to the side, raising her brow as Joel rolled his eyes, filling a glass with water "Would be real hypocritical of him to not take his own advice..."
Said old man, was now rolling his eyes even harder, drowning the full glass in a second
"'s nothing, don't worry 'bout it"
"Joel" Ellie only glared at him,
and as always when it was her,
he was convinced faster than he liked to admit
He sighed, before speaking "It's stupid" he said
"I don't care" Ellie shrugged, placing her elbows on the kitchen counter where she sat and using her hands to support her head, her whole focus on Joel,
who sighed, again.
"I just-" he placed the glass in the sink before turning back to her "I just saw y/n talking to I guy I-"
"Oh my god you're jealous!" she said it with such enthusiasm and with such a smile pulling at her lips that you would have guessed she'd just won the lottery
"no" Joel frowned, shaking his head "What are you on about? I'm not jealous, I just don't like the guy"
"yeah" Ellie snorted "I'm sure you just "don't like the guy"" she air quoted as she laughed 
"Why would I be jealous?" Joel went on pretending,
perhaps lying to himself together with her, the jury was still out.
"I'm just worried for her-" he argued "she's too kind and too fucking nice and Jake's an asshole"
again, Ellie only smiled as she watched him lie so blatantly
"why would you be jealous?" she pondered his question with amusement "well I don't know... maybe 'cause you have the biggest fucking crush on her"
"What!?" he spat "I don't know what's going on with you today, where did you get all these ideas? I-"
"Oh my god please shut up Joel" she groaned, rolling her eyes "That rude asshole act you do around y/n may work with her, but you don't fool me, Miller"
Ellie could swear she saw a hint of panic in his eyes
"I know you like her, just like I know she likes you" She finally said, done with this little act "I honestly don't get why you two don't just declare your love to one another and live happily ever after or some shit"
It was like he froze,
and while Ellie thought it was because he'd just been busted by a 14-year-old, it was for a wholly different reason
"she doesn't like me" he stated
And at that, at that Ellie could just groan as her palm descended dramatically down the length of her face
God, she'd always known he wasn't the brightest, but this? This is a little too much even for him
"Are you blind or something?" she threw her hands out for emphasis "She's definitely better at hiding it than you, I'll give you that, but I mean, still... it's fucking obvious dude!"
"Ellie" Joel only shook his head "you 'don't know whatcha talkin' 'bout"
Ellie was now very close to yelling at him.
"Joel I'm serious, she likes likes you!" she argued, "why do you find that so hard to believe?"
But of course, Ellie couldn't have known what was going on in Joel's mind, how certain he was that it wasn't true,
about how he knew he didn't deserve someone like you, someone so kind and beautiful and smart,
how he had spent months trying to get the thought of you to leave his tainted mind,
how he'd decided to be mean, rough, rude to you in the hopes that you would stop being so nice to him, in the hopes that you would start to avoid him, to hate him, and he'd never have to see you or that gorgeous smile again.
And finally, Ellie didn't know about how he was too incredibly, terribly old for you, for such a pretty young woman.
Half his hair was gray for god's sake, he never had a chance
"I could be her father Ellie" he finally confessed what had been eating up at him for so long "I'm too fuckin' old"
Ellie didn't even need a moment to take that it, she listened, thought about it, and immediately rolled her eyes
"SO WHAT?" 
You don't understand how long she had to pretend not to want to give the both of you a good shake, 
it was only right for her to finally shout it out
"First of all, you're not that old" she started listing, "second of all, she obviously doesn't care" she continued "and finally Joel, if you really like her, and if she really likes you, then it doesn't matter!"
But Joel was not convinced, he'd spent too long telling himself the opposite, and he couldn't even fathom the possibility of what Ellie was saying
"you just have to tell her"
she said it like it was easy, like the mere thought of it didn't give Joel a minor heart attack, like he hadn't woken up from multiple dreams where he would confess his love and you would laugh at his face, or worse, tell him you felt the same, something Joel knew not to be the truth.
Also, Joel had no idea when exactly throughout this conversation he'd admitted to liking you, but I guess it didn't matter now, it made no sense to keep the farse on.
"I can't Ellie, I-"
"oh my god you're such a chicken" she moaned "You're the one that always tells me to be brave!"
"that's different"
"how!?" she bugged her eyes, holding her palms up in show of her frustration "I get that it's scary, but what's the worst thing that could happen?"
And that, for some reason, stuck with him,
He really had nothing to lose,
It's not like you were friends or you would talk often, it's not like he would be ruining a relationship, there wasn't one,
And yet... yet it still terrified him,
"Ellie... I don't know"
"c'mon man, but your big boy pants on" she groaned "I'm telling you, she fucking likes you"
__ __ __
Joel didn't do it.
He couldn't. He just-
You were perfect, you were perfect in a way that made him feel all the more dirty,
like being close to you, talking to you, touching you... would be like plucking a flower with torn-up hands, 
And fuck him, but Joel was scared, like he'd gone back 40 years and become 16 all over again.
He couldn't do it, he couldn't, wouldn't do it, and he'd set his mind to that, made peace with his cowardness and dread.
Until of course, Ellie's twisted mind came up with a way to force his fears to life.
"Howdy"
The kid was smiling so broadly that she looked like a child with a brand-new toy,
but Joel's eyes were somewhere else,
he was looking at you
"Hi Joel" you smiled, punching a knife into his gut
You were at his front door with his kid, who was very clearly plotting something, and Joel wondered for a moment if this was what would finally make his heart give out.
"Hi," he said, his voice sounding distant
Why is she here?
"Aren't you gonna let us in?" Ellie urged, 
Us?
"Uhm, I-"
but Ellie had already sneaked inside, dragging you behind
And now the awkward scene was even more awkward, just at the entrance of his home.
"All alright" Ellie clapped her hands, watching Joel stare at you as you tried to avoid his gaze "I'm gonna go to my room," she said, shouldering him not so subtly
"Cool down dude" she mumbled, before disappearing upstairs.
What the fuc-
"I'm sorry to barge in like this" you finally spoke, a gentle smile on your lips "Ellie said you needed to tell me something, so I just... came here I guess" you finished with an awkward laugh
Fuck-fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck-
"If it's too much trouble I'll just go-"
"no," Joel said, before he could stop himself, finally realizing he was still holding the door's knob, and in a spur of bravery, deciding to use it to close the door.
"Oh, ok" you mumbled, puzzled by his demeanor "so uhm, what is it you needed to tell me?"
God damn that fucking trick-playing kid of his
"do you- do you want something to drink?"
the question took you aback, but then you did something that stunned Joel even more, you laughed,
you laughed softly, quickly, like you were letting out all this stupid awkwardness in a simple gesture
because that's how you were: Magical
"Sure" you shrugged, grinning "some water would be nice"
If Joel had to watch your face for an instant more he feared he was gonna explode, so he did all he could think of, he walked to the kitchen, only glancing at you again when he handed you your drink,
to his dismay, finding a smile still drawn on your lips.
"thank you" you said, taking a sip
god, even the way your lips wrapped around the rim made him want to drop to his knees.
He needed to get a grip.
"so... are you gonna tell me or do I have to guess?" you joked, your fingers drawing patterns on the glass
Was this really happening?
Was this hell?
"I..." he trailed off, running a hand through his hair as he glanced from the counter to you on repeat "I wanted to tell you that..."
"that?"
"that- the uhm-" he shut his eyes for a second, searching for words "the...bread you gave us this week was real good"
Goddamnit
"oh"
Even you couldn't hide your disappointment
I mean, you certainly didn't expect it. A compliment from Joel Miller? What universe were you in? 
Just like you didn't expect any of this... him actually letting you in his house or offering you water...
You had half expected him to shut the door in your face,
The most he had ever given you was a half smile at a joke you told him while he was picking up bread, the rest were all rude grumbles or just a bunch of stoic looks... 
and yet... yet a part of you couldn't help but have set expectations a little higher.
What a silly fool you'd been, 
hoping for a love confession from a man who has made it very clear he despises you,
but still- a girl can dream, right?
"thank you" you mumbled, as Joel cursed himself over and over in his head "that's very nice of you," you smiled, stalling a second to see if he was gonna say something else, interrupt you at some point,
but he remained silent
"well if that's all, I'm gonna go then, thank you for the water I-"
Until he wasn't
"no-stop- I-"
Ellie was right. 
He had to do this, he had to win his fear and try at least, or he was gonna regret it for the rest of his life, and he already had too many of those.
The problem was that you looked really beautiful today, and he'd never been good with words
Fuck it- if he was gonna make a fool of himself so be it,
He had nothing to lose and everything to win,
he had you to win.
"Yes?" you asked, trying to tame your hopes down
Think Joel, think
how the fuck do you tell a woman you like her?
"There's one other thing I've been meaning to tell ya" he cleared his throat, standing up straighter as he took a step closer to you.
"'m not great at doing this type of thing" he admitted, shaking his head slightly "but Ellie... she's right, I'm always tellin' her to be brave and everythin', so... I guess it's my turn now," he said, letting out a short, anxious laugh "I don't even know- I guess what I'm tryna say is that I'm gonna be honest now, but I want you to know that- that I know what you're gonna say and it's ok" he swallowed thickly, preparing himself from your inevitable rejection "I understand, really, I just- I thought I should try at least" 
What was going on?
What the fuck was he saying?
"Joel, what are you talking about?"
This was it.
It was now or never.
"Y/n I-"
his heart was beating out of his chest, and his legs felt like jelly, but he had to do it, he had to take a leap of faith-
"Y/n I like you" he breathed like the words longed to be out of his mouth "I like you a lot, I have for a while now"
he watched your mouth part, your whole face filling with shock as you blinked over and over, trying to make sure this was really happening.
"Y-you like me?"
"yes" he nodded "And as I said, I know you don't feel the same, I know I'm old, and I've been an asshole to you all this time, so it's ok, really I-"
"stop talking Joel" you huffed a laugh, stepping closer, and then closer again, until your hand was on his arm "please just-" you bit down a smile, and he was so confused, so fucking confused, "say it again," you asked
"I like you y/n" he murmured, trying to get his mind to start working again,
but you were leaning closer,
and who cared what his name was anyway
"you were rude to me"
"I was, I'm sorry I-"
You pretended to be thinking about it, glancing upwards as you pursed your lips together
But who were you kidding?
"you're forgiven" you smiled, looking up at him as you slowly raised yourself on your tiptoes to gently, oh so gently, press your lips to his.
Joel was certain he had just died.
But then he opened his eyes again, and you were still there, beaming up at him, and he felt such a wave of happiness that he could have started crying right there,
only he took on a different route and grabbed each side of your face with his hands, crashing his lips with yours and kissing you, kissing you like he'd been dreaming of for months
exactly how you imagined he would,
better than you imagined, actually
so much better.
"Ha! I told you, Joel!"
He groaned as he leaned away, shooting Ellie an annoyed glance
"What are you doin' here?"
"just came here to gloat" she shrugged, watching you two with a grin plastered on her face
"I think you've done enough of that" he muttered, but you could only smile
"thank you, Ellie," you grinned "Thank you for doing this"
She raised her brows, looking at Joel as if saying "See, she's thanking me, why aren't you?", but then her expression got more genuine as she shot you a smile
"you're welcome" she smiled "Better having to see you kiss than having to put up with Joel being all sad 'cause you're talking to Jack or any other guy"
You gasped with amusement as Joel shut his eyes in embarrassment, his cheeks tainting with red
"Ellie-" Joel grumbled, 
A soft giggle flowed through the room as Ellie turned away and went back up to her room, seemingly satisfied with her work
"You were jealous?" you teased him, your hands on his chest, while he'd moved one of his from your face to your waist.
"maybe I was" he fessed up
You smiled even brighter 
"And you like me?" you asked for the thousandth time
"yes, sweetheart, I really fuckin' like you" he smiled too now, his lips finding yours again in a kiss that made time stand still and the world spin around
"I like you too Joel" you finally said, giving the man an actual mini-stroke.
"say it again"
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roselise · 6 months
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You’re beautiful, I wish I could spoil you so much.
My friend . . ! ! ! ⊹ 。⋆ 💛 🎀
I was so surprised by this I almost didn’t know what to say :’)
Thank you so much for your kind words !! ♡
You don’t need to though, cus I already have a lot to be grateful for!
Like even today I had blessings — there was enough money left over for ice cream and snickerdoodle cookies !! Yay !!!
*Plus* it’s also good enough weather for me to go outside tonight to see the pretty star cluster that’s gonna be next to the moon! ♡
(The fall & winter months always have the nicest stars & constellations out! I love stargazing this time of year, cus it’s so much fun !! You should try it if you do not already!)
I’m just so happy today hehe :D
What about you? Are you happy, too, my friend ?? If you are not then I pray that you find a reason to smile soon, my friend c:
Sending hugs, hearts, *and* one of my snickerdoodle cookies or another flavor if you don’t like that one !!
Please take care, stay safe, and have a really really fun day ~ !! ୨ XOXO ୧
💛 🎀 ⊹ 。⋆ 🧸♡ ⋆˙⊹ 🌼 🧁
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