#he's a grumpy grandpa

[buckets-and-trees]

Bucky and the Bench

Title: Bucky and the Bench Fandom: MCU Pairing: eventual Bucky x female!Reader

Word Count: 802 Summary: It’s not enemies to lovers, but it definitely doesn’t start out well. Warnings: Slow burn Additional Notes: Well, here’s my first post here… This will not strictly be a WIP, but it is a series of drabbles with a plan, if you will. Or if you won’t. I still will be drabbling…

“You’re on my bench.”

You look up, so shocked at this stranger’s audacity that you couldn’t hide the look of harsh scrutiny on your face. “I – this is a public park.”

He nods. “And you’re sitting on my bench.”

Your scrutiny turns to a glare. “You can’t have a bench at a public park.”

“Fine, it’s my favorite bench in the park. It has the best view.”

Your face softens slightly. “You’re not wrong.” Two things are working to disarm you. You don’t glare often, but when provoked, whoever receives it usually backs down immediately, and the fact that he hasn’t is intriguing. But he’s probably not because he’s likely never had to back down from anything in his life, the imposing hulk of a man that he is, well over six feet, built frame, and a piercing blue stare. He’s more than the definition of tall, dark, and handsome, and that doesn’t go unnoticed by you.

“Fine,” he sighs. “Can I?” he gestures to the right side of the bench.

You weren’t sitting in the middle of the bench, already slightly favoring the left side, so you shrug and scoot to the other end of the bench, moving your things along with you. He sits without another word. Out of the corner of your eye, you see him pull a book out of an inner pocket of his jacket, and he becomes immediately engrossed.

It’s only after another few moments that you realize the look out of the corner of your eye had turned into a full-on study of the man at the other end of the bench, and then you quickly move to rummage in your bag. You weren’t staring at him.

Except you had been, because how could he really have had the audacity to disturb you about, and then insist on sitting on, this bench? There were plenty of good benches here, and he could have sat at any one of them. And then he just sat there, reading To Kill a Mockingbird as if nothing had happened to get his handsome frame in that spot. And this may be his favorite bench (it was yours, too), but that was one of your favorite books, and you couldn’t tell if you were annoyed that he had it in his hands, or if you were curious. It was a classic, to be sure, but had he read it before? What did he think?

You glance up from your bag to look at him again. He was still reading with rapt attention.

Back in your bag, you settle on just pulling a mint out of a small tin, then settle back to reading your own book. For your lunch break today, you’d opted for a fluffy new romance recommendation alongside your sandwich. You aren’t embarrassed to be reading a fluffy, trendy romance book, but you did hope the stranger hadn’t noticed how vibrantly pink the cover is. You move the book to rest in your lap, pressing the pages open across your legs, effectively hiding the cover from any eyes that may judge.

Once you are back into your book, you only have eyes for the pages until your phone’s alarm blares, which is only a moment of interruption to you, but causes the man at the other end of the bench to jerk violently, nearly drop his book, and glare at you angrily when he realizes it is only your phone.

You give him a half-apologetic grimace as you slip your book and your phone into your bag before slipping it over your shoulder. He settles back into the bench, but this time hunching over his book, elbows resting on his knees, clearly attempting to block out all his surroundings, including you.

You stand and walk away. As you begin your journey back to work, you can’t help thinking how awful a meet cute that was, if your life was a romance novel or rom-com film. Maybe it could be worked into an enemies-to-lovers plot, but even that was a stretch.

Those brooding blue eyes though…

You laugh to yourself, exiting the park and truly getting back to normal life.

Normal, standard life, void of meet cutes, but a life you are generally content with, no need to worry about the man with the impossibly blue eyes or his strong jawline.

Because, honestly, what kind of man was so particular about a public park bench anyway?

So strange.

You don’t go back to the park and the bench the next day, but the day after that you do go and reclaim your bench. You’d been to that park and sat at that bench during your lunch many times – not every day, but two or three times a week, and you’d never seen him there before, and you don’t see him there again.

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#bucky x you #bucky x reader #bucky barnes fanfic #bucky barnes fanfiction #bucky is a brooder sometimes #bucky doesn't play nice with strangers okay #he's a grumpy grandpa #bucky barnes #james buchanan barnes #bucky x yn #don't worry i'm not terrified to post my first writing here on tumblr #and also have that writing be totally not a major hook #but the muses said this is how this journey begins #book loving bucky #the brooklyn boys #aspen wrote something #female reader

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 235

“Mother, I have made a friend.” 

Now don’t get him wrong, Danny was delighted at the idea of Jordan making a friend, he really was. But the last three attempts had been borderline kidnappings, so he wasn’t entirely sure if he should be. Thankfully it doesn’t seem he’s kidnapped this one. Hopefully. 

Not that he wouldn’t be surprised if Dan managed to kidnap a tiny kryptonian, but the kid- Jon apparently- seemed happy enough to be there. Apparently his grandparents lived in the midwest too, and was happy enough to have someone to talk about it. 

Though um, maybe Danny should have checked to see if his parents knew where he’d gone, because he was not expecting a harried-looking superman to suddenly appear at his window. 

#DCxDP #DPxDC #Prompts #Jon saw Dan do a bit of floating when he thought no one was looking & deemed him friend #Yes Dan is also 10 lol #Jon is not getting stuck in time #Dan isn’t above contacting grandpa Clockwork because uh his totally-not-friend noo #Just wait until someone whose survived the end of the world sees Dan #mom danny #Clark: Look Jon and I made fellow alien friends :D #Ellie is 18 and started on a roadtrip for her birthday to explore more #Jon has a habit of befriending the grumpy ferals #Danny is happy he has someone to talk about space with #He meets Lois and Jimmy too & the world trembles at the potential shenanigans #Clark weeps internally before finding out that Danny can deal with most of their shenanigans

[littlelightfish]

Mr. & Mrs. Folke

#they are in love #they are everything to me #they're the only canon alive couple from the manga that is happy in their marriage #and i love them so very much #yarn folke #that old woman is everything #she's so lovely #she doesn't even talk ever. the only thing she says is “oh dear” on an extra comic whrn kaka cries after the gnome festival #she is so mom #i love her #and #tansu folke #he's a grandpa #an old soul in an old body #he's the definition of old grumpy caring man #he cares so much about his sons #i love here #this couple right here #is the best of them all #fuck romance i want whatever this bitches have #and still they love each other and are happy in their marriage #dungeon meshi #dunmeshi #delicious in dungeon #theyre married ik. and old af. and precious. #they're goals #my shit

[ryllen]

pitter patter

remembering one time when i was little, i ask whether the harvest moon protagonist is okay running around in the rain like that

#not me telling you to imagine that alex lost his mother initially from a simple cold or fever #and that's why he -- #sdv #stardew valley #sdv alex #stardew alex #sdv farmer #stardew farmer #stardew valley alex #stardew valley farmer #fanart #rain #raining #i was to make him shy instead like youuu knoow there's my grandma and my grandpa who worries about you #but i feel like he is more daring than that #tho i feel like this scenario is fitting a certain grumpy someone too #people would get crazy probably if i drew this as him #the care beneath grumpiness could be very irresistible #but as i main this guy i will draw my scenario as him #even tho he is not basedly grumpy #he has his reason to be

[kyuoki]

mf lives in my head 24/7 rent free ,,,,,

#i just wanna see him happy is that too much to ask #he is such a dilf i wanna ajaksksksk #my fav grumpy cursed grandpa #my art #davy jones #potc #davy jones potc #davy jones fanart #potc fanart #pirates of the caribbean

[abbyymerry]

A banter. Some time during the 50s.

Sorry, it’s funnier in my head.

#mr. qi #mr qi sdv #stardew valley #stardew valley mr qi #sdv mr. qi fanart #stardew valley qi #sdv fanart #sdv fandom #mr. qi and grandpa stories #mr. qi and grandpa #stardew valley grandpa #stardew valley fanart #mister qi #if you read tag hii #mostly it’s grandpa came up with names to piss qi off #qi secretly liked it despite grumpy #other names he called qi are blue man blue guy #blueberry #this is a part of my mr qi and grandpa stories comic :D #sdv farmer #stardew valley farmer

[ozzgin]

Take this it’s a dangerous world out there:

🐀

🫴

Thank you for the rat, anon. It has arrived safely.

Unfortunately all I can offer as proof is an old photo of our Mü. Him and the other 5 are no longer with us. But I thank you for the gift, it was a nice surprise to see in my inbox. :)

#personal #he looks grumpy because we disturbed his grandpa nap #but it was his birthday and we had cupcakes

[actual-arrrchie]

Security Breach Michael sketches

#fnaf #five nights at freddy's #michael afton #insufficient au #fnaf au #digital art #art #fnaf security breach #sketch #i love this guy sm #mike afton #mike afton is my babygirl #he's just a grumpy grandpa #peepaw era

[emichevy]

Me: “How can I make this drawing of Noir more cunty?”

Also me: “…..Gray hairs in his stubble.”

#spiderman noir #spider noir #my art #spiderman #spider man: across the spider verse #my wife #art #artwork #procreare #wipart #wip #art wip #ouuhggg my wife #need him #ngh #Oop #he’s such an old grumpy man #grandpa stop yelling at the corner #it’s time to take your vitamins #(he’s not that old) #spider man noir #spiderverse fanart #spiderverse #an addition to my other 15 unfinished projects #whoops #I swear I’m working I just started school back

[snarkspawn]

yea I'm late but I swear I started it on day 4: white

#yebaiweek #ye baiyi week #word of honor #ye baiyi #rong changqing #rongye #shan he ling #山河令 #stuff and things #man idk some things look better in your head ig #but I do like how yby came out #for once not a grumpy grandpa! #as opposed to me who has a cold and is not being very brave about it #I hate it!! #danmei tag

[rouge-the-bat]

"shadows a teen! haha, teen angst edgelord" shadow was literally drinking at a bar with rouge in sonic x

#shadow #shadow the hedgehog #sth #it wouldnt bother me so bad if ppl just simply headcanoned him at a young age #and it wasnt a hugely popular fanon that it was treated and SPREAD like it was fact #when hes literally CANONICALLY ageless and immortal #im just sooooo tired of the teen shadow hesdcanon #not to mention the fact that his trauma is often treated as teen angst for some fucking reason ??? #when he witnessed his sister get murdered right in front of him #and proceeded to have his memories altered then be horribly manipulated and had amnesia ????? #god i fucking HATE how people see and treat shadow #its always grumpy old grandpa shadow or angtsy emo teen shadow 🙄 #he is not physically or mentally 15 he is not physically or mentally 50. jfc #and it drives me up a wall when ppl use his headcanoned age as a ''''reason'''' why its bad to ship him with rouge #i deserve 100 dollars every time someone spouts this bullshit

[nerves-nebula]

this thought plagued me

#toh #the owl house #toh hunter #hunter toh #hunter wittebane #philip wittebane #emperor belos #caleb wittebane #bunter #somebody come get grandpa hes brooding in a teens body #i love how grumpy he looks here fdsfds especially his awkward lil legs #nnstuff #nnart

[clownswithshoes]

The old grumpy medic, Ratchet!! :D 🚑🚑🚑

#transformers #tf fan continuity #fan continuity #fan concept #maccadam #maccadams #ratchet #transformers ratchet #tf ratchet #transformers fanart #ratchet fanart #fan continuity art #fanart #he is such a grumpy grandpa #he is so done with everything #i adore him

[clownsuu]

No but why if your Octavio both the hottest version and most unhinged malewife

He’s just- a little bit of everything you could ever want in a dramatically large octo who totally didn’t use the same ass battle tactics for the last 3 fuckin games and is still shocked he lost every time MDHGFDHUDJDJDJ

#He’s a lil bit of everything #A supreme leader #A asshole #A chaotic dork #A grumpy grandpa #A smart and caring man #A dumb bumbling idiot #A carefree party man #A depressed leader who lost all his troops and didn’t even do anything when the ground caved and he fell through #A man who isn’t afraid to get absolutely dripped tf out #And let’s not forget malewife smhhh #Splatoon #dj octavio #captain cuttlefish #I like to think after what has happened in the beginning of 3’s story mode his tentacles uncurled #Due to being extremely stressed and terrified for losing all of his troops randomly #And only after does it start curling back slowly

[sunnibits]

the way that my cat’s purr is so incredibly quiet that it’s literally silent 99% of the time so the only way you can tell if he’s purring is by feeling the vibrations in his throat…. things that make me go insane

#AUGH. SOMETHING ABOUT IT IS SO SPECIAL TO ME. LOVE <3333 #you literally have to gently press your fingers into the soft part under his chin (in all his fluffy fur <3) like ur checking his pulse #and you can just feel these very soft vibrations #but it’s just so fucking cute bc he portrays this very grumpy cat energy #so the fact that he seemingly never purrs like. fits into that image. #but if you take a moment to give him lots of love and then pay close attention you can tell hes happy <333 #he’s like a stoic old grandpa who acts tough and mean but is secretly a softy who just wants love #I adore him <3

[herbertpocketsfidgettoys]

Post Covid pocket design (also old men petket)

#south park #south park fanart #herbert pocket #pete thelman #Pete looks like a grumpy old cat #and I love it #also yes I know pocket died when he was 9 #shhh he lived don’t worry #also has a cane because he’s a little weak #poor grandpa