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izpira-se-zlato · 2 months

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Munich, 26.03.24

Gig report! Can’t believe this tour is almost over :o In true Joler Ot fashion I am writing this while our train is losing a broken carriage so we're picking up delays. Fun.

The queue was. Insane. I just. Boggle at how we went from the chill Berlin and Hamburg and Leipzig queues to this.

The actual queueing was pretty chill regardless, thankfully

There was a whole-ass. Like. Tumblr meetup? Not like, planned, but I met (at various points) @occhi-verdi-come-il-mare, @nyx-aira, @itskrejsaitsparty, @j-restlessgeek, @lovvecherrymotion, @thisismyobsessionnow, @zadig-fate, @mogoce-nocoj and probably more because my brain is a sieve. So wild to just meet these people irl, you know?

My place in the queue was right in front of the person who sold Kris and me our EA tickets, which I thought was super funny

Kris was technically way further ahead of me but traded her place with a teenager whose only gig on this tour was this one and who was super bummed by someone cutting in line in front of them, and instead joined me further back and jfc we had so, so much fun. So glad I didn't have to be all alone. Gigs are more fun with friends, as it turns out (who woulda thunk)

I got a lot of short messages for my gig memory book 😊

I'm actually out of I 💛 Hojan and medium Hojan stickers. And I think tall Hojan stickers? So there's an end in sight 😂

super late gig start (EA doors was at 19:00)

The Munich venue is tiny and so Kris and I were… 7th or 8th row Jance side. I saw pretty well for the soundcheck, but after general doors a tall girl with two friends pushed her way in front of us (cutting in from the side) and severely limited my view… until a queue friend asked if we wanted to swap places bc she's taller and also wanted to be next to her friend (who was another tall person in front of us). So Kris and I went on Jan-side kinda in front of the speakers and it was a really great view 😊(thank you again)

We got NGVOT (no Kris version) and Vem da greš for soundcheck

Jance played each others' instruments (again). Well. I think Jan played Nace's bass while Nace either touched the dials or the tremolo. I hate them

there was also another Jance moment that got such a homophobojan from Kris I had to laugh. I think Jance were playing their instruments at each other at that moment? Kris was just "jfc guys" from his expression

Sector 5 were so, so good from our spot. Finally heard the lyrics again (I heard only the drums and maybe a bit of the guitar in Cologne). Sound-wise, our spot was excellent ngl.

I'll definitely miss them. If they have a concert in Berlin I can swing (or come by where I live), I'll definitely go. But yeah, I really grew to like them! (also they're babies. like. 21. They all studied music in Berlin, which is where they met. And the guitarist used to do parcour for several years which is why he did a backflip on stage each show)

they were definitely adopted into the family with glasses given to them (they kept falling off Mika's face so the guitarist, Johann, put them on and looked slej) and people singing along and just. The vibes were great. You could also definitely tell they'd settled into the stage compared to Berlin (which was their first gig for JO)

JC Stewart 🥰

I really grew to like his set, if he ever comes near where I live, I'll go for sure

I still don't understand the timeline of the boys meeting JC tho. It doesn't make sense. According to JC, Conor introduced them at the end of last year, but I'm pretty sure they didn't have time to be in the UK. At least not all five of them

Kris and I attempted to speak JC's jokes at the same time as him. It worked worryingly well

Actual gig was Katrina opener

Jan in only a leather jacket, worn open?? Maybe Bojan was right and they did run out of shirts xD boys have you heard of the concept of a laundry machine?

Nace in a simple white shirt, tucked into his pants. Jfc. Truly starting to be Nace girlie (gn) period

Kris wore a half collar underneath a sweater vest which was a look. What kind of look? I'm still not sure, if I'm honest

Jure in the sleeveless jeans vest and otherwise topless. I caught glimpses of him and hnnng

Bojan was also there ig

well. There was a small girl in the audience (on her mom's shoulders) of around. 7 or 8 years? So we got a whole lot of heart-eyes-Bojan

the girl sang UM and Bojan pulled her onto the stage (no Bojan in the audience bc of the speakers)

no idea how long UM lasted bc I put stuff on Instagram in the meantime

we got Barve 😭 I screamed so much and was so happy and gaaaah. I love this song so so much. And of course Bojan did the Ju-re Ma-ček! (and so did the audience)

we got Schlager 😭 Bluza my beloved where are you

tho tbf they look so fucking happy playing that song

Nace almost went to his knees in front of Jan twice (at least)

they also did that "leaning against each other"-thing again

I didn't film a lot bc I was too busy vibing, though I did take a bunch of pictures

Fairy!Bojan. Or as @itskreisjaitsparty put it on tumblr: Prinzessing Lilifee at home

People threw stuff on stage like a crown with a veil attached and sparkly glasses and so Bojan went, "Kris, you have to put on everything they've thrown at you!" and Kris did

Nace got heart-shaped glasses with rainbow studding and tried to show Jan immediately but Jan was busy 😂

The atmosphere of the gig was really, really good

The girls next to us started bawling during Barve iirc and just. Didn't stop. The cute security guard near us (who I think recognised me from the December Strom gig) shared amused glances with me bc the girls were kinda adorable. At least that's how I chose to interpret their expression

someone fainted ahead of us. Though not badly enough to be removed, just sat down for a while while the security guard stood, well, guard and had the girl drink something

It was actually so freeing not to be not in the very front but off to the side. We had space to dance and make snarky/funny comments at each other and just laugh

I got a Vita wave! She was shooting from behind the merch table, which was up two stairs from where I was, and so I kept glancing back, and just before she made her way into the crowd to shoot from there, she waved at me :D

They got food (Trolli gummi bears 😂) and Nace fed Kris two of them. I didn't catch the moment on video but it was so cute

After the gig, we talked a bunch to the Sector 5 guys. They're kinda adorable

JO left immediately without even saying goodbye to the Sector 5 guys. Guess Bojan wasn't the only one out late last night (it was a bit disappointing because Munich didn't get them last time, either)

we still stayed and talked to each other a whole bunch well after it was clear JO had left -- chatted with Mika (Sector 5 singer) a bit more, and then just the tumblr girlies

as we turned to leave for Astrid's hotel room (just like last time) well after the band had left (just like last time), I said, "well, at least this time they won't have reason to tag me on IG" (unlike last time), only to open my phone to a tag from Jan bc he restoried my pic😂 collecting yet more twinning moments from Jance ig

#jan peteh #nace jordan #kris gustin #joker out #bojan cvjeticanin #jure macek #jure maček #kris guštin #bojan cvjetićanin #gig report #Somewhat delayed bc I didn't finish it yesterday on the train oops

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lesbiandanhowell · 5 months

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Sam reacts to: THE BACHELOR PARTY - Dan and Phil play The Sims 4: Season 2 #5

- Dan wearing the BIG outfit!! This has me more emotional than it should have.

- How many bachelor parties has you been on Dan??

- THE DAY OLD FOOD DISCUSSION WHAT. Legit such domestic shit somehow I can't explain it.

- GETTING SO MUCH CONTENT FOR THE WEDDING HILL (I love this truly and entirely the sheer fact we can have a wedding hill)

- THE MALE STRIPPER. the coin thing dan stop that was awful.

- "Oh my god you can tell he's gay" - me looking at old dnp video now ngl

- YES DAN SHADE THE GENDERED SINKS. I am so glad because yes gendered colors deserve shade.

- You gave him that party outfit dumbasses. Love how they keep making fun of the choices their last selves have made.

- Not more bottom jokes, not that I am surprised anymore but it still gets me.

- The house lore aww. I also am so??? how do they still have this much happening over 2 years after moving in.

- Phils superstition with the umbrella and the thunderstorm foreshadowing aww. They are such a good match of one believing nothing but hard science and the other being very superstitious.

- Dan sounds SO affectionate saying just give Phil some sugar and he'll engage at parties/ dancing.

- Phil being so embarrassed about them being naked, like he turned BRIGHT red haha.

- THE JAMAICE LORE and Dan lying about his age is so real, also the fact the woman came onto both of them.

- Dan being emotional about their wedding makes so much sense for who he is tho and it makes me happy.

And I will be showing up in my best attire you better your ass!

My reactions are delayed as I am currently on vacation but I am thoroughly enjoying gamingmas still!

#dan and phil #amazingphil #daniel howell #phan #gaymingmas #sam reacts #THE BACHELOR PARTY - Dan and Phil play The Sims 4: Season 2 5

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thestorytellersdepartment · 14 days

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Under the Bridge flying under the radar because Hulu just had Shogun is so unfortunate. Not that Shogun doesn’t deserve all the attention and appreciation it’s getting. (It’s literally is the best thing on TV since the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones). However a smaller show with smaller budget is so easy to get sidelined come award season. Especially considering how both of them are limited series and will be competing in the same categories.

But yeah hats off to the performance of every single actor. Even though at times I felt like Roy, Scott, Manjit, and Kelly come off like caricatures, they reign it back in pretty quick. My favorite performances so far have been the portrayals of Suman, Raj, and Warren. Their performances feel so grounded and seasoned. And such great work by the teens who did Jo, Dusty, and Reena too. It’s so refreshing to watch actual kids play kids.

And what can I say about Lily and Riley that hasn’t been said already. I genuinely believe they’re two of our finest actors in the show business right now. The way they light up the screen is so magical to watch. And it doesn’t even feel like the directors have to do anything special when they’re performing. They’re both just really good and steal every scene they’re in. So lucky that we get to witness their greatness together.

I'm gonna be honest here, I haven't watch Shogun yet (it's on my watchlist tho) but I've kept up with the Emmy talk and from what I've gathered, a lot of people have decided that when it comes to limited series, Shogun is the clear winner as best series and RDJ might win for best performance (and I get it the guy just won an Oscar). Many don't think that shows like Under The Bridge and We Were The Lucky Ones (Hulu's most recent limited series) are gonna get nominated, but that Lily Gladstone will get nominated for an Emmy. That's all just speculation, of course. But I can see where they're coming from. It's also kinda funny that the two Hulu shows that are being a little sidelined deal with kinda similar themes but who am I to judge?

Obviously, this is also a kind of "side-effect" from the strikes. The shows could've been released with more space between them (UTB seems like the perfect fall/winter show, doesn't it?) But many productions were stopped or delayed during the strikes and now everyone has a bunch of shows ready to go and an Emmy deadline getting nearer and nearer everyday. Maybe if Hulu wasn't trying to get all their Emmy qualifying shows out before May 31st, the show would have gotten a bigger chance to truly shine. But hey, both the show and Lily already got nominated for a Gotham Award, so there's hope for the Emmys, at least.

I know I've praised the show a lot (and it totally deserves it) but the show is, of course, not perfect. No show ever is. Take the latest episode for example, the character arcs and storyline were great, and the acting was absolutely amazing but there were too many cuts and some of them were kind of awkward and a little... brutal. Some of the acting is a little cringe at times, which might be intentional in the actor's case (it might be with Kelly, she has to come off a certain way, so I don't blame Izzy G for some of her acting choices) or it might be that some of the actors have difficulty saying the lines and acting the way is necessary for their characters. It might be the writing or the directing, while an actor can make or break a scene, so can the writing and directing choices. And some of the lines and angles are a little bit awkward, ngl. But all in all, the show is great and it truly deserves more attention but I know that this kind of show is not everyone's cup of tea and I'm glad it has so far only attracted the people who have a true interest in it.

Lily and Riley are absolutely amazing, both separate and together. I'm slowly turning into their fan, I truly want to see more of their work... but later, of course. Right now they're Cam and Becca for me and I like it that way. I realize that was a long rant and I'm sorry but I truly have a lot of things to say about this show.

#under the bridge #give lily gladstone an emmy 2024 #utb ask

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enha-stars · 2 months

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hi!! i’m a little nervous because i don’t rlly do this, but i had to say something! you’re writing is like, so good. i read your ‘let me take care of you - heeseung’ fic ALL the time because it really does comfort me. also! homecoming? slayed. priorities? Slayed. INVISIBLE STRING?? SLAYED???

you mentioned that you’re writing a jake soulmate fic and !!!! i’m so excited for it. do you have a favourite sentence that you’ve written?

my genuine reaction:

anon, i’m going to SOB. WDYM 😭😭 don’t say these kinds of things mg heart can’t handle it 😭 thank you so so so much for reaching out i hope you know you made my entire week.

IM SO GLAD YOU LIKE MY WORK 🥹🥹 the heeseung fic is meant to comfort so i am so so glad it does its job. i’m ngl i still don’t rlly know what to say besides thank you and i love you.

you knowing the titles has me blushing crying throwing up actually 🤭🤭

please don’t ever be nervous to reach out to me 😭 i rlly hope you continue to talk to me because you’re genuinely so sweet and i love writing because of people like you

and yes!!! jake soulmate fic has been a bit delayed unfortunately. my fault because i keep adding scenes and build up and it’s getting long.

AND JUST FOR YOU 🫵🏽 i’ll share some of my favourite sentences. i’m afraid i haven’t written THE favourite sentence yet.

You felt sick, like everything inside your body was melting and trying to reach someone who wasn’t yours to reach.

He shouldn’t be thinking about you at all, and yet, his mind is only ever active when you’re on it.

In the confines of his bedroom, you belonged to him the way he belonged to you.

He wants you and Jake to just figure it all out, but he doesn’t know what it’s like to be in love with someone you didn’t know you could have.

#k what if i CROED????#HEY ANON WHAT THE FUCK #IRS LIKE #2:50 AM #WHY R U MAKING ME EMO RN #I LOVE U 😭😭😭 THANK U 😭😭😭#guys suddenly i love writing #all my wips will be finished #the creative juice is flowing #anon saved me and #pls tell me if u want an emoji i hope u stick around #i’m so thankful #anon ask #enha!asks #jake x reader #jake thoughts

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pangtasias-atelier · 1 year

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omg if requests are open could i ask for a feedee hrid as big as possible 🫣 maybe with feeder alfonse too 🫣🫣 thank u king

The very first request is done!

I am like still eternally salty I was never able to get Hrid when he first came out but he still kinda cute n hot ngl.

The blushing emojis made me go with like kinda embarassed Hrid from his size hehe

Hope you enjoy!

Warning: This is a fetish story!

"Are you ready to depart, your majesty?" The captain of the royal guard stands at the ready; her hand reflexively rests at her sword despite the current maintained state of peace in Zenith. Though her current on guard state is a bit exacerbated by the traveling conditions, a small group of two being the only ones protecting both Askr's and Nifl's kings.

"I apologize for the earlier delays. Allow me the opportunity to check on one last detail," Alfonse smiles at his knight's demeanor, her vigilant nature always putting him at ease. A couple of years having passed by since the Order of Heroes disbanded, Alfonse had been officially crowned the rightful ruler of Askr. The two years kind to him, Alfonse had even grown a couple of inches, his frame broadening as well. With that, came a bit of pudge, the long days of managing the kingdom's affairs gifting him with the onset of a belly and an even more impressive set of wide hips and a doughy rear. Alfonse is currently on such an affair, traveling with Hrid who is now his husband.

The two of them traveling light, they had made the decision to only bring along one carriage. A rather large carriage however, Alfonse only needed one experienced driver to keep the two draft horses necessary to pull such large and heavy cargo. Getting the necessary size had been a rather rushed issue. The carriage far from the usual intricate designs, Alfonse's carriage is as close to the bare minimum that allows for sufficient cover and shelter. A large tarp is draped over the frame of it, the carriage even lacking a fully closed frame. The transportation seems absurdly ridiculous from its size, the wagon more akin to the lush, spacious foyers back in Askr castle from its sheer size alone. The vehicle seems like a moving fortress from its size.

Alfonse pulls at the flap of tarp on the end of the carriage. He sees that the massive chest is already loaded.

"We seem to be ready to depart," Alfonse offers his thanks and gratitude to both his knight and the drivers before heading into the carriage. Alfonse takes careful steps upon stepping inside with how crowded the carriage is.

The cargo practically takes up the entire width of the carriage and even most of its length, the huge pile sprawled out far and wide.

Said pile smiles upon seeing Alfonse enter, glad to see his husband.

Hrid doesn't even need to ask if they're heading back to Askr, he can feel his blubbery rolls begin to lightly jostle as the horses start the journey back home. "Sorry for making us late," Hrid doesn't make eye contact, instead he looks down at his bountiful chest, the overstuffed chest resembling the most plush, cushiony couch from how wide and high they spread.

"No, it was me who insisted on staying," Alfonse pats Hrid's stomach. His hand sinks into the mound of fat even just by gently touching Hrid's belly. His husband's stomach is massive enough to where Alfonse could simply rest underneath it to be covered entirely, so big that it could cover a dozen of him at once even.

The two having just stayed at Embla for formalities of drafting trade agreements, Bruno couldn't simply send the two kings off empty-handed or with empty stomachs. Breakfast offered to them, an originally planned departure at 9am was promptly delayed by thirty minutes. And then another. And then an hour and even more after that. Nearly impossible to fill up Hrid's massive gut, it was just as impossible for Alfonse to tire from feeding him. The spread of breakfast large enough to feed a large group, the two’s attendants had only eaten a modicum of food, just enough to comfortably sate them for the trip. Alfonse had eaten a bit extra, his hunger slightly increased due to being around so much food now with Hrid. But Hrid had eaten the entirety of the remaining food; enough food left for to feed at minimum ten people with their own large appetites but Hrid’s black hole for a gut meant the delicious breakfast had gone all to him. With such an insatiable appetite and Alfonse’s eagerness to feed his flabby husband, even more breakfast was initially asked for. Until the two had been politely stopped by their royal guard, the only one sensible enough to keep to a schedule and brave enough to speak her mind.

And so, with the aid of some helpful yet intensive magic to get Hrid moving — the sight of seeing an immobile blob of a already something be in awe of but seeing such a massive man move had been quite the spectacle for all those not used to such a thing, so much rolls of flab bulging and jiggling intensely from the warp magic — Hrid and Alfonse are back on their way to Askr. The distance between Askr and Embla is rather short, only a couple hours even while riding a carriage that is forced to go at a sluggish pace from hauling a couple thousand plus pounds of a king. The distance is thankfully cut shorter from Alfonse and Hrid having their own route. The path had become a necessity for transporting Hrid around; with such a wide, massive wagon needed to haul him around, the sheer width of the vehicle is bigger than regular roads.

Alfonse drapes himself against Hrid. Though he more so lies on top of Hrid. The available space is practically taken up by Hrid and Hrid alone. Hrid’s folds where his thighs and belly meet are the most accessible place to sit on, Alfonse sinks into the countless rolls and folds of Hrid’s blubber. Like the rest of his body, Hrid’s thighs are nothing more than accessories, Hrid having not moved them in such a long time. Not that he could even if he wanted to; even the strongest magic can’t take away the fact that Hrid being as fat as a room means he has far too much lard sloshing against each other to willingly move a limb even an inch. Hrid’s girthy thighs alone can crush a mattress, each. The blubbery thighs are like a river of flab, the trickles of lard flowing as he wobbles from the moving carriage. His legs slightly thin out the more down you look at his legs, but even his calves are wider than people’s entire waistlines. Hrid’s legs spread out wide enough to now even touch both sides of the carriage; his titanic girth comes close to being even too big for something specifically tailored to withstand his mass. His feet are barely visible, smothered in so much fat just like his knees; his knees are bloated from the thousands of pounds on his figure, the joint hard to discern on his body. The issue is made more difficult from Hrid’s billowing gut. The far most impressive feature on his body, such an accomplishment is one worth praising when each spectacularly obese part of Hrid’s body is a marvel of gluttony and wanton hedonism. His enormous gut is wide enough to be its own table, bed, couch, or just about anything with so much surface area. The flabby mass of lard is divided into several rolls of flab. The folds and crevices line the titanic gut that rests on his thighs, his belly resembling an oozing stack of pancakes. It juts out a couple dozen feet in front of him; it similarly spreads out a few dozen feet to the side. His banquet table for a stomach spreads out on top of nearly all of Hrid’s thighs. His gut sags down between the bits of his thighs that aren’t smushed together. The only reason his thighs have any space between them is due to his enormous stomach needing room to spread. His flab divots in between his legs, a notable ‘U’ shape from the sides of his gut resting on his, raised up from so much flab on them, thighs while the center droops down to touch the floor.

Alfonse nestled in between so many warm rolls of his husband’s obese mammontine body, he can slowly feel the morning’s heavy breakfast take its toll on him, a yawn escaping his lips as he lies on what must be the softest water bed in all of Zenith.

“A-alfonse?” Hrid’s face is positively red. One or two beads of sweat are dotted on his face, Hrid somehow seemingly exerted.

Before Alfonse can respond, his entire body trembles, forcefully shaken out of his drowsy state.

Hrid can only whimper as his entire body jiggles. His stomach growls, demanding more food. The shattering sound goes on for some time, his gut refusing to go without food for any longer. The carriage creaks and shakes, the sturdy wood trembling from the force alone of Hrid’s starving gut that craves only to eat. A few more beads of sweat mar Hrid’s porcine visage, Hrid somehow tiring himself out just from being hungry.

The carriage having come to a stop from the tremor, the flap is forcibly opened.

“Forgive the intrusion! Are you-”

“Yes, we are both unharmed. Thank you,” Shaken and jostled around from Hrid’s gurgling gut, Alfonse had gotten a faceful of Hrid’s obese figure — not something he will ever complain about but for someone to see he’d rather that be forgotten.

“Understood!” Alfonse’s and Hrid’s guard leaves before Alfonse can even properly get his bearings and pull himself up.

Alfonse's lips are pursed, his face red as well. Unable to do much about that, he decides to let it go. Instead, he focuses on his clearly starving husband.

Said husband mirrors and exemplifies Alfonse’s own embarrassment. Hrid is a blushing mess, his entire pudgy face is scalding red. “Forgive me, I…” Hrid trails off. If he could move his pillows for arms, he’d surely cover his face. “I’m just so hungry,”

Alfonse’s own embarrassment washes away, replacing itself with affection. “You have nothing to apologize for,” Carefully maneuvering around Hrid’s enormity, he grabs the lone other thing in the carriage. The chest in his hands, he slowly lifts it closer. Shifting his spot as well, Alfonse climbs Hrid’s tonnage, Hrid so fat that it lifts him up from the ground to make him even larger. Eventually, Alfonse gets into a decent position of half sitting on Hrid’s chest and half leaning against Hrid’s lard.

Alfonse gets a good look at Hrid's chest from using just a single breast as his seat. Each great tit is larger than a person from their sheer size alone. The two massive moobs are splayed to the side as they sag down the hill of his gut. His wide, puffy areolas seem extra hefty with all the fat crammed into Hrid's body. Though Alfonse can only see the outline of them through Hrid's "shirt"; the top is only the bare minimum of fabric, the article of clothing more akin to a tarp draped over his upper body. It was mostly given to allow Hrid to have a semblance of decency, the blob of a king embarrassed over his size. Even with the piece of fabric being big enough to cover the entire floor of a room, the tarp isn't even wide enough to cover his ample chest by leaving a quarter of each breast exposed. It also isn't long enough to go much further past his chest. At the very least, the fabric has a design etched onto it, the symbol of Nifl smack dab in the center. Hrid's measly, far too ridiculously small shirt better fits him as a bib. Hrid's arms a nice backrest for Alfonse, Hrid's arms are as equally useless as his thighs. Having the largest biceps in all of Askr, Hrid's massive arms are nothing but pure lard. The humongously wide arms rest atop his body, Hrid unable to move them, much less lift them. His obese hand is even engorged from fat as well, his large fatty palm swallowed by his fat, Hrid unable to even move his fingers with so much lard encasing each digit. His arms at the near apex of Hrid's mound of a body, his rear juts out from behind Hrid. Hrid's back is a landscape of nothing but rolls of flab, so many countless folds to pinch and squeeze. Two large cushiony buttocks ooze out behind Hrid, his flabby rear grazing one end of the carriage while his gut grazes the other side. His ass is a shapeless pile of flab that splays out to take up as much space as it can, just like the rest of Hrid's figure. His ass does at least rise high into the air at the least. His plentiful ass is covered up like his chest, a tarp for shorts draped over his cushiony rear. Unbeknownst to Hrid, the fabric also has a design. This one the symbol of Askr, the idea had been Alfonse's, as if showing off Hrid as his.

Alfonse caresses Hrid's cheek, the blubbery jowl taking up the entirety of Alfonse's palm and even then some.

Hrid stares back at him with half lidded eyes, taking deep whiny breaths from his hunger. A blush still dusts his face, Hrid always getting embarrassed during feeding time. Embarrassment that always went away while eating, Hrid unable to help himself; the act of eating oh so enjoyable, especially with how Alfonse hugs and caresses him. Hrid's face is slightly sunken in, dozens of neck folds along with dozens of chins surrounding his face. His face so rotund and being at the very top of a room sized blob of a body makes recognizing the figure for, anyone unfamiliar, as Hrid impossible if not for the usual mop of purple-gray hair with blue tips — hair that is a bit more grown out and messy from so much upkeep spent on just filling his gut. Hrid's face grows brighter as Alfonse takes his time rubbing Hrid. His hunger begins to build up. Hrid senses slight grumbles building up again in his gut. "Feed me, please,"

"Of course," Alfonse opens up the chest. What would be an abundance of well preserved pastries for anyone that isn't Hrid are stuffed inside. "This will help tide you over for now. When we reach the castle, I'll make sure you can properly eat all that you want," Alfonse pulls at random, unwrapping each treat before cramming it in Hrid's mouth.

Hrid's only response is to moan. It's all he can do, devouring each pastry the instant Alfonse brings it to his lips. Enjoying food so much, Hrid closes his eyes, allowing Alfonse to feed him. Hrid already begins thinking about his current meal, the immobile blob ready to eat as much as wants and get bigger, his husband eager to support him.

#fat emblem #fat story #fat fiction #wg story #ssbhm #extreme weight gain #male weight gain #my writing

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dk-wren · 1 year

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Thanks for answering my ask.....if you don't mind me asking (again), who are your favorite romantic relationship's couples in books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series (can be canon or non-canon)? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before......Thanks....

Hello again @dnana-2809-blog!

Of course, thank you for the ask. And apologies for the delayed response. School and work have been consuming a lot of my time, so I haven’t had too much time to write down my thoughts/answer your question (at least not in a way that I felt satisfied with).

After racking my brain, here are my favorite ships/couples:

Kazurei (Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa from Buddy Daddies)

Kanera (Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla from Star Wars Rebels)

Fierrochase (Alex Fierro and Magnus Chase from Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series)

Twiyor or Loiyor (Twilight/Loid Forger and Yor Forger from Spy x Family)

Pricefield (Chloe Price and Max Caulfield from Life is Strange)

Wrightworth (or Narumitsu) (Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth from the Ace Attorney series)

Kazurei

The way I view Kazurei as a ship changes from day to day, and I think that's pretty amazing. There are several moments while watching Buddy Daddies that I was screaming in my head that they are so in love with each other and just kiss already. But at the same time, I really enjoyed how their relationship can also be interpreted as QPR or two people who deeply care for one another as friends.

At least currently, I don't really feel strongly one way or another (i.e. I won't say one interpretation is right/wrong). What I love about Kazurei though, that I feel Buddy Daddies does explicitly show, is that the bond Kazuki and Rei share goes deeper than just friends or just workmates (case in point, they raised Miri for 10+ years together). They truly care for each other's well being and that the other is looked after, whether or not that has romantic underlinings.

I get so happy seeing them together and when they do their usual antics. While I would have been over the moon with a kiss or wedding bands or literally any canon confirmation of them as a couple, I still love this ship and its ambiguity over how they would personally define their relationship.

(Also ngl I have not felt this strongly for a ship in quite a long time. And yes, the picture I chose for Kazurei is very intentional)

Kanera

I think from the moment the introductory short "The Machine in the Ghost" premiered, I've shipped these two. I can't remember when exactly, but at some point either during the first season of Star Wars Rebels or between the finale of S1 and start of S2, I read A New Dawn and began shipping them even harder.

I think the nurturing attitude both characters have and the "mother/father" roles they took on for the rest of the Ghost crew really helped me fall in love with this ship. I did not think Kanera would actually become canon, even though there were so many moments that hinted towards their relationship. So I was absolutely screaming for joy when the first kiss happened in S4. While I'm sad that on-screen dynamic was only shortly explored, I do love how each was able to grow individually over the course of the show, without it being tied to their partner or them as a couple. Because each character was able to be well-developed and have their pasts explored, I also think I was drawn to this ship since there both characters are complex, carry their own baggage, and support each other without being reduced to simply "the lovers."

And while I absolutely wanted them to have their "happily ever after" as they ride into the sunset, I am so glad that Hera now has Jacen, who will always be there to remind her of Kanan's love for her.

Fierrochase

It's been several years since I've read the Magnus Chase series (I'm long overdue for a reread), but I'm gonna do my best to remember my first impressions of Fierrochase. Perhaps it is because I was younger, but I remember really liking the banter and interactions between Magnus and Alex. It took me a moment to realize that I was totally shipping them together.

Their kiss in Ship of the Dead (book #3) was so tender and it made me so happy to see this ship become canon. Also, the ending for that book was so sweet. And while I would love to see more adventures with Magnus and this group of characters, I love how there is an openness in their stories and the development of their relationship.

I am a big fan of Percabeth, but I wanted to include Fierrochase because this ship deserves more love and attention. Likewise, since there is less canon events of Magnus and Alex as a couple, I feel I love them even more due to the amount of potential where their relationship can go. (One final thought-I think the chaotic nature of both Magnus and Alex is another reason why I love this ship so much)

Twiyor

Reflecting on why I love Twiyor, I can't really recall the reason why I started shipping them together. But as soon as my friend introduced me to this manga/anime, I was shipping them. Since I knew my friend read the manga, which was further along than the anime, I remember after watching the first few episodes, I asked them if Twiyor had become canon yet/any identity reveals. While I am dying for the day that they hopefully reveal their true feelings for each other (if that day comes), I have been enjoying the development of Loid and Yor growing more confident and comfortable in their roles as chichi and haha to Anya.

Like many other characters in the SxF universe, Twilight/Loid and Yor both carry their own losses and share the experience of having their childhoods stripped from them. I think the fact that they have found each other and (I feel at least) can truly understand each other's double lives or the reasons for their true occupations, this is the main reason why I love and ship Twiyor.

While there have been more Twiyor moments since I've first joined this fandom, which has just made me fall even more in love with them, I still don't completely know why I ship them together as hard as I do. But, I absolutely adore Loid and Yor and would love for both of them to know that the other is there for them (as well as hopefully accepting of them too).

Pricefield

Max and Chloe have been through a lot together, and not just in terms of the events of Life is Strange. While both Max and Chloe have their own guilt or regrets for how their friendship previously ended when Max had to abruptly leave Arcadia Bay, the fact that they are more or less there for each other during the 5 days that make up Life is Strange, and all the craziness that happens each day, makes me want to root for them to be together and happy with each other's company.

Literally, these two have been through so much together, and survived, that I can't help but feel it is their destiny to be together (forever). While player's choice can lead to different endings/outcomes, the fact that one ending canonically confirms they are still together, traveling across the country made me so happy. Not just to know they are alive and doing well, but that they have yet to leave each other's side. Similar to many of the other ships and couples on this list, I love this ship because they stand by each other's side through everything the universe throws at them. And now that they are relatively free from past events, they are allowed to explore and spend all the time they want together, making up for all the years and missed memories.

Wrightworth

Somehow I came across Wrightworth before actually watching/playing Ace Attorney. Since I was not familiar with the context of this ship, I was like "Cool" but didn't feel too strongly (at least not yet) for this ship since I really had no idea what was happening otherwise in the AA universe.

Once I started watching/playing Ace Attorney, I understood why basically everyone shipped Wrightworth and quickly jumped onboard too. Sooo many of their interactions just left me totally confounded as to how they are not explicitly canon. And as many people have joked or teased about, the fact that Phoenix literally became a lawyer to see Miles again in court, like AHHHHH!!!

In the case of Wrightworth, I think this is a ship that once I knew it existed, and had a bit more info about their pasts and relationship as presented in-game (but also the anime too), I was like yes, they are a couple/married, your honor.

Honorable Mention: Zeddison

(Zed Necrodopolis and Addison Wells from Zombies)

Compared to the previously mentioned couples and ships, I am not as huge of a fan of Zeddison (not in the sense of I don't ship them, but there are other couples I am rooting for a lot more than them). However, considering the amount I have written about and analyzed Zombies/Zeddison on this blog, I feel they definitely deserve some mention.

Zeddison very much represents the trope of star-crossed lovers or two lovers from opposite sides, with Zed being a part of the zombie world and Addison a part of the human world. Overall, in terms of form, I do not think this couple does anything super groundbreaking (or that hasn't been seen in movies before). However, over the course of the three Zombies movies, I do appreciate how different stages of their relationship are shown (Exp: revealing their relationship to their family/peers, jealousy, reconciliation, and worries about being long distance). I love Zeddison because of how much they are willing to stand up for their partner and really don't care about what others think of them together. And again, I also love that their relationship is composed of both highs and lows, which are explored to an extent.

Thank you again for this ask!

I had a lot of fun thinking about my favorite ships, especially since I haven't spent too much time thinking overall or collectively about all the ships/couples I love. Hope my answers are somewhat interesting. Thank you again for your patience as I worked on this ask!

-Dakota Wren

#asks #favorite ships!#kazurei #buddy daddies #kanera #Star Wars Rebels #Fierrochase #Magnus chase and the gods of asgard #twiyor #spy x family #pricefield #life is strange #wrightworth #ace attorney #zeddison #disney's zombies

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cocomellxn · 2 years

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While writing a celebrity au fanfic for tighnari I was blessed with the greatest idea of boxer/kickboxer tighnari and now I can’t get my mind off of it!!

So here are a few little head cannons and a short Drabble, I don’t play genshin anymore so I don’t know his personality all to well, please comment criticism!!

I hate the term “y/n” but I had no other choice but to use it once ☹️

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- I just have this huge idea that tighnari is extremely flexible- like, its crazy.

- imagine you’re in the same training room as him and all of a sudden he’s just down on the floor in the splits. I would fall over IMMEDIATELY

- leg over his head, holding it up with one hand like it’s nothing and I’d be all for it

- the way he would train too

- continuously hitting the punching bag until he’s panting

- sweat cascading down his temples as he continues to do hook kicks in the back of the room.

-thinking about it it would probably stinkso bad at the end of the day 😭

- he would not give it a rest until his legs are shaking and he physically can’t stand on his own.

Now since we got over how he would train let’s talk about how he’s do against a arch with you

- he won’t go easy on you that’s for sure. I hope you know how to put up a fight,

- this man’s agility has him moving at speeds I can’t comprehend

-he’d punch you square in the face, not a twinge of regret written on his face I wouldn’t mind ngl

- when in the rink he thinks of you as just another opponent, so don’t think you’re lucky.

-I’d kick his ass though

- ofc he’d apologize after(I’d hope- maybe not) but in his defense you kind of brought it upon yourself

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Landing another punch to his opponent's face, Tighnari knew that he had won. Not like it was new to him, he was one of the best.

His chest was heaving, you could hear the faint delay in his breaths as he leaned over the ropes to grab his water bottle.

"That was good." A voice commends. "I'm glad you took note of the points I asked you to correct. But make sure not to lean so heavily on one foot.”

Tighnari, internally moaned at the new disturbance. No, it’s not like he disliked his coach, in fact he adored them, it was just at times they were a bit overbearing. His coach knows very well what Tighnari’s half hearted 'hmm' means. " Cyno is not an easy nut to crack.”

“I’m sure I’ll be just fine, like always. No one yet was able to take me down I don’t plan on losing to a bunch of nobodies-” he was cut off when the familiar sound of your name fell from his coaches lips. Tighnari quickly closed his much, coughing a little in his hand to make the sudden cut of his sentence less awkward.

“That sure seemed to shut you up” —- stated with a chuckle. Although to tighnari it wasn’t a laughing matter.

He hated the way you’d always conveniently end up with the same training room as him. How you’d always be the closest to the the ring when it was his time to go. They way you’d smirk at him whenever you won a match against him. It irritated him to no end.

But even so, he always found his mind driving to you. The times you shared outside of kickboxing. The trips to the cafe, shared plane flights to world round tournaments(I like how I added that after I said outside of kickboxing…) just simply staying inside one of your apartments watching movies together.

He liked you, he just didn’t know it yet

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(Ngl I don’t feel like finishing this so have fun with a not so good Drabble) and I rushed it cause I have a lot to get done

Also if you’re one of the people who said tighnari would be a archer for the celebrity au, kys that’s so boring I physically can’t bring myself to write that, so kickboxer tighnari it is!! (This Is targeted to my paugers and Amara, watch yourselves)

#tighnari #x reader #tighnari x reader #tighnari genshin #genshin #tighnari x y/n #tighnari genshin impact #genshin fanfic #genshin headcanons #genshin x reader #genshin fluff

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terrornothorror · 3 months

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AAH IM GLAD ngl ive been using the amanda one (with the reverse beartrap) as a phone wallpaper for a while I LOVE IT SO MUCH thank u.. ur like one of my fave artists!!!!!

omg sorry for the delay on answering this!!!!!! thank you that’s cool as hell u were looking at it when you use ur phone…. Carrying it with you !!!!!! thank u for liking my Amanda art so much!!

#asks #♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ naming me as one of ur faves is so so so cool thank you

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udon-udon · 3 months

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anyway, a big recap of my victoria bc trip

got up at 6:50 am ish and then headed out at 7:20 took the train and bus to the ferry terminal and then headed to victoria yay, lined up for a a breakfast meal for the ~experience~ and that pretty much took up most of the time. Arrived and took the bus to the royal bc museum, almost missed my bus due to it being full but someone pointed to the huge line to go take the other bus, got lucky there.

The Royal BC Museum was cool, though there wasn't much to it cause there were no feature exhibit at that time and one part of the museum was under reno, but it was still fun nonetheless!! I didn't realize how dark it was so honestly I was a lil spooked at times esp cause I was alone haha. Since it was a very nice day I went down to the Fisherman's Wharf cause I wouldn't have time on saturday and i heard the weather wasn't gonna be good on sunday. Most of the shops were closed for the season LMAOO so there wasn't much to see, but thankfully there was 1 fish n chips shop open and i bought some yum yum, it was very filling. Walked back to downtown and went through the Miniature World museum and it was super cute!!! It was also a lil spoopy for parts of it cause there were portions of it where it was dark and there weren't many people going through it.

Headed to the airbnb around 5 ish, and then chilled for a bit. Was wanting to order dinner but the place I wanted to order to was too busy at that time to take in takeout orders so i had to schedule it at 8 sobs but thats okay cause i was still full from the fish n chips, so i just chilled and tried to nap. The dinner was kinda mid ngl, wish i got the lasagna but i was like "but i can get lasagna anywhere else" it was okay but still LOL. also splurged and bought a cheesecake as well, that was pretty good though. couldn't finish it so i saved half of it for tomorrow's dinner.

The next day was con day!! I was supposed to go to a brunch place but i slept in a little and then when i got there, the line was pretty long and i didnt want to wait so im like eh okay nvm ima just go back home and eat the breadsticks i didn't eat yesterday LOL as well as the creme brulee given by the airbnb host they're so nice. And then I made my way to the con and omg it was a lot of walking lol. Got in and hung around mainly in the artist alley!! I was supposed to go watch the cosplay contest but i lost track of time and missed it LMAO OOPS. I spent waaay more than I thought I would, but very happy with my purchases and wish i bought more haha but my backpack literally would have no room for it. I spent the remaining time at my friends table til like 6:30 and made a new friend that was tabling with her, she was super kind and fun

Got home and picked up dinner on the way, ordered a mixed kebab meal set and it was so good and the portion was huge, very worth it and very delicious. Spent the rest of the night eating and showering and watching youtube and packed a little bit before leaving tomorrow.

Woke up the next day, final day, it was damn pouring in the morning sadly, so I just stayed in the airbnb until 10:50 and then made my way to explore the Chinatown (which I found out is the second oldest Chinatown in North America???? damn). Went to the little Chinatown museum and saw some cool stuff and then walked around the area and the shops nearby. Went to Boardwalk Burgers and chilled until it was time to catch the bus to the ferry.

I arrived hella early cause if I didn't take the bus I took, i would have been late to my ferry;;; BUT MY FERRY GOT DELAYED. So I just spent a lot of time sitting at the waiting area playing my 3DS LOL Made some progress in AA5 again finally, i haven't played it in sooo long ( i really should finish it, as well as spirit of justice, and i still have the great chronicles to play;;) Got on the ferry and played some more AA5 and holy cow the line for the cafeteria was so long im glad i didn't decide to eat dinner there cause I was originally gonna but thank god i didnt. Napped a lil before arriving at the bay aaaand then went home :)

Overall, very nice trip!! Even though I was alone, I had a blast exploring and seeing things and got to take my time to explore shops and whatever I wanted. I had no budget planned going into this and I probably should have cause I spent... quite a lot, but oop.

#adventures with udon

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a-kaash-me-outside · 1 year

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tori i can’t you basically throw 3 chapters at me in 2 days? i’m both panting & crying bc too many emotions lol

twrt:

atsumu-

atsumu still hot but who are we kidding when is he not

the opening? with sweet realizations??? i’ll always love spicy fics but ones with tender moments like them waking up in each other’s arms & soft sex was everything

and the future-life-preview at the end was too much omg😭 happy endings are the best & i love the idea that they stay together, help each other through everything, still interact and hold relationships with each other’s friends, etc🥹

maki-

this was so adorable, i loved having the possibility of seeing how they’d potentially end up if reader chose the other path

gotta feel bad for atsumu tho, reader just being like “oopsies i like someone else, bye!” immediately after fucking him and he confessed his love

while i am still an atsumu simp (and lowkey didn’t remember who maki was until i read this fic oopsies) , this is just too cute, and i love the interactions between reader & him, the way he treats us, etc.

not fair:

GIRL THIS TOO MUCH

ngl i found it really funny that they did all that with yams then ditched his ass the next morning without him knowing 😂

obvi tsukki is the king of rough, spicy sex, but the scene at the end where he’s softer/kinder is super adorable. i always love when fics give tsukki character layers & you win 🥇

emotional that these are ending soon🥲 but they’ve been so good! i typically never read fics as they’re being posted live, but i’m so glad i did with these omg. looking forward to next week’s conclusions ❤️

**cough cough i’ve delayed saying this bc i wanted to read it all lol, but ngl twrt has such a movie script feel to it & coming from a student with film minor, it’s amazing. you should pull a 50 shades and get it converted, just change around character names lol. just sayin🤷🏼‍♀️**

GRACE BABE I KNOW. IVE literally posted so fucking much these past few days omfg. BUT AH. ok wow. all of ur thoughts and little mentions are AH TY AND YES. hehehe. and (so valid you didn’t know who maki was. canon timeskip maki is hot, fan maki is /: heartthrob man) and not fair last chapter is my fav not fair chapter ♡ gettin BACJ TO MY ROOTS.

and AH omg omg. that’s so sweet T-T im so glad you’ve followed along week by week too. your interactions have been so great and so looked forward to.

PAH okay but writing twrt was my first big realization that i really could write a book. i wrote it in like 2 weeks and barely edited it. if i edited it and took some time it could be like shelf worthy man. but seriously tysm that’s so sweet and >:U very NICE

#shut up tori #asks!#twrt convo!#grace!

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nani-nonny · 8 months

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So now!! The waited part two AND ch 16 of WDS IS HERE!!!✨✨✨✨✨ AM SCREAMING

I really really love how when i wake up at like idk 7 AM or so in the morning only to see multiple notification and one of those are your fic notification!! It makes me already giddy and stimmimg trying to calm my heart before i start reading and then stops remembering i have a morning routine to do first before that!!

So back to the review (trust me, my heart STILL beating fast even remembering the fic✨✨ that's how badly am excited!), We start back at the kids FIGHTING tooth and nail for our peepaw's attention! I just looves it, it's funny and oddly wholesome, and leo begin a grumpy old man - with too much PTSD in that shell - is just sitting there and watching the drama unfolds while trying - keyword trying but not hard enough - to stop them ONLY to be saved by old man splinter 😂

Man why do i feel splinter WANTS to say " get use to it because it's gonna happen daily " and walk as the ghost brothers and sister give them their privacy that they needed, it is right that after the scary battle, the injuries and taking care of everybody? Big blue didn't have his time to let... Well.. Everything sink in his brain! It's like delay panic.

I feel so happy that splinter asked f!leo to go with him shopping because he not only needed some sort of quite but quality time with his dad! So they teleport to hidden city market and it does remind me of few funny things (something relate to my memories when i was just a little girl).

Splinter giving leo ONE job to do and he fail miserably - i don't kinda blame him, IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS! -.

I... LOVE how he is able to avoid scammers and pickpocketers, this screams how well aware leo is and i LOVE IT!! The cool vibes of " i may be old but don't mess with me! " vibes 🤩

He finally meets the 03 cat klunk! (03 tmnt Mikey had an orange cat i don't remember if it was named klunk or not), and just knowing her lower part is broken just BREAK my sensitive heart, i can't bear to see an animal hurt THIS bad especially if they can't defend themselves.

And we reach the 2nd part the spoiled clip part of the store owner, before we continue this guy reminded me of that one background guy in cass apocalypse comic where he was screaming at casey when leo turned smol? Remember him? Yeah he reminds me of that guy.

So back at store owner he drops jokes, insults and comments left and right - missus pfft - and we reach that champion pants, believe me i almost SCREAMED FOR THAT PANTS!! THEY FIT HIM!! tho he didn't wear it yet - wait is I'm blue fic, big blue wear them?? -

I honestly never thought leo would drop the WHOLE summary of his existence and war to the store owner but man, HE BELIEVED HIM?!?! WUT?!

So NOW leo - with cute little Klunk - going to find ol' splinter and he's fighting so hard for a discount - ngl that reminds me of my mom, she fought a guy for 15% discount - and then dropping the tea!🤣 i honestly wished i was there to egg him on " spill the tea sis! Spill the tea! ".

Leo luckily went back home without much difficulty only to see a new challenger had been added to the fight... CJ! Now my bet is with CJ! He will kick ass.

Am glad Klunk was there to calm everyone down because i think they would've been to the second phase; using REAL weapons.

I think because leo was older he was weak against orange's puppy eyes - AND EVEN SAID WE TOOK DONNIE IN 😂😂😂😂-.

But then realize blue is missing and that gets me worried a bit, maybe it's the part where he and blue play video games? Hopefully.

Oh geez I wanted to reply to this sooner but I got a bit busy

Anyways,

Leonardo not trying hard enough to stop the teens from acting up and messing around the lair is peak fatherhood. As long as he doesn’t hear crying then they’re okay /j

Delayed panic is perfect for Leonardo’s situation lol, it was one after the other for him. He honestly didn’t get a true moment of rest.

Splinter is lowkey trying to solve the issue with Leonardo referring to him as “Splinter” instead of “Dad”/hj. Gotta spend quality time with Leonardo to fix, even if Leonardo can’t do the one thing he asked lol

Leonardo’s awareness being so high is so important to me you don’t even know /j he won’t let any detail slip past him

Yes Klunk! I honestly spent a good amount of time thinking about what to name the kitty but then I remembered 03 Mikey’s cat and thought to give the kitty the same name as homage or I guess Easter egg to a really good show

The yokai clothing hop owner that Leonardo met was kind of inspired by the real talkative (questionable) guy from the first chapter of DMD hehe. But selling the champion pants is totally not referring to the battle nexus (in a silly way, we won’t be getting Leonardo in big mama’s ring) but I like to think that there are yokai who sell off brand battle nexus champ merch lol

And Leonardo admitting to his creation (although twisting the truth to seem a little more believable for the yokai) made me laugh a little because he said it either such conviction that it was believable lol

Leonardo returning to the chaos was a struggle there were so many people to take account for in writing but blue going missing kind of makes it easier

Sadly we won’t be getting the moment where Leonardo and blue play games and that won’t happen until Casey jr gets into school. :)

Thank you for taking the time to write this review(?) of ch.16! It means so much :))))) <33333

#whispers of distant souls #nani nonny answers #rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt fanfiction #rottmnt future leo

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sleptwithinthesun · 2 years

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Jonathan Byers prompt for you! Jonathan agreed to help Joyce decorate their place for the holidays, but it’s cold outside and he’s definitely been coming down with a cold all day, so he ends up feeling pretty awful.

oh wow i love this. ngl it feels a bit weird writing this in august but!! i've literally never hung up christmas lights before & have no idea how this works so i'm guessing lol. please enjoy 2.4K of fic :D

The Byers don't do Christmas lights anymore.

It's sort of become a fact of life, almost in the same way that the sky is blue and the sun is hot. Whenever the holiday season rolls around, their house will be the only one on the block lacking in festive decorations. Sure, it's gotten them a couple of weird looks and confused neighbors in the past, but if it keeps Jonathan and Joyce mostly sane for the three months the lights stay up, then so be it.

Will had asked for them only once since his return, a month after the anniversary of his disappearance. They'd tried to string them up, they really did, but Jonathan's hands were shaking the entire time and Joyce made him stop when the dry heaves started in the middle of the living room. His little brother spent the next hour apologizing as the panic crested under his skin and forced itself out of his lungs.

But it's been four years since then. Jonathan's nineteen now, and he's home from college for the holidays, and he just really wants to see his little brother smile. This is something he should be able to handle. Besides, his mother has been wanting to start decorating the house again anyway, and her memories of the Christmas lights are mostly centered around the suspicion and then confirmation that Will was alive. There's no reason why they shouldn't.

(So what if Jonathan can't even drive up the street without feeling like his heart's going to beat out of his chest? This isn't about him.)

His flight ends up landing at ten-forty-eight, almost an hour after it was originally supposed to due to delays. He's exhausted by the time he finally gets off, features pale and drawn as he walks towards his mother at the gate.

"What's wrong?" Joyce asks immediately, her hand already rubbing up and down his forearm.

"Nothing, I'm fine," Jonathan answers, voice raspy before he quietly clears his throat, wincing nearly imperceptibly at how raw the action makes it feel. "Long flight."

"Was it at least okay?" Her expression is worried. It's been hard for her, raising Will and El without Jonathan around to help anymore, as well as being unable to visit him due to the distance and expense of the flight. The only reason Jonathan's even able to come home for the holidays is because he's picked up two side jobs while at college and can pay for his own flights instead of having Joyce struggle to cover it. She's never even been on a plane, has no idea what it's like.

So, despite the turbulence and terrifying two minutes where he'd had to unbuckle to use the restroom, Jonathan smiles softly and says, "Yeah, Mom. It was fine."

She smiles back. "That's good. I'm glad. Come on, let's get you home. Will and El refuse to go to sleep until you get back, so they'll be awake to greet you." At Jonathan's questioning glance, she sighs fondly and rolls her eyes a little. "It's their winter break, how am I supposed to stop them?"

"I suppose you can't," he replies, crossing the straps of his backpack over the handle of his suitcase and rolling it behind him as Joyce starts making her way towards the parking lot. Luckily, he doesn't have all that much, just clothes and gifts for his family, and therefore doesn't need to get anything from baggage claim. "I had an idea, though."

"Oh? What is it?"

She's changed a lot, Jonathan thinks, looking at his mother. Before he left for college, she'd been... dependent on him for a lot of things. Which he never blamed her for, of course; she was a single mother struggling to make ends meet and needed someone to help her out. Jonathan will never fault her for that. Still, she seems to be managing now, and she looks a lot better than the last time he saw her. There's a glow about her now, like she's figured out what she's supposed to be and is emulating that energy. A lot of that can probably chalked up to raising El alongside Will and being able to focus her energy into making sure they're okay, but a significant portion of that is likely because she also has Hopper now.

But Jonathan's changed too.

College has done a lot for him. In addition to providing all the needs he's struggled for his entire life, he's also been exposed to an entirely different group of people that couldn't possibly exist in Hawkins. It's been an incredibly freeing and deeply personal experience for him, one that's allowed Jonathan to discover who he is outside of his family and the caretaker role he's had since he was eight. He's somehow become even more independent while also having gained friends who actually appreciate him in the way not many people do.

So, he takes a deep breath as they step into the bitter night air. Twists the hem of his shirt around his pointer finger twice. Says, with the smallest tremor in his voice, "I want to put up the Christmas lights this year. For Will and El. And... and for me."

"Are you sure?" she asks, concern written all over her face as she unlocks the trunk and lets Jonathan put his luggage inside. "I mean, considering last time..."

"I'll be okay," Jonathan says, shoving down the small flare of hurt her doubt causes. "Seriously, Mom. I've thought about this. My dorm hung up Christmas lights before finals, okay? I can handle it." He doesn't have to tell her that he'd spent the entire time on edge, breathing shallow and heartbeat quick. It was just unexpected. Jonathan will be prepared this time, since he'll be the one putting them up.

"I know you can." Joyce pauses before opening her door, staring at him over the roof of the car. "I don't want you to get hurt, though."

He gets it. Anything that upsets Will upsets him too, and he's not even his brother's parent, despite playing the role for ten years. Jonathan can't imagine how much the whole experience has hurt their mother as well. "I won't be. I promise."

"You don't need to. The second you start feeling uncomfortable with them, let me know, and we'll take them down," she says.

"Okay. Can we go home now?"

Joyce chuckles. "Of course, Jonathan. Let's go home."

He, Joyce, and Hopper start decorating outside.

They're saving the inside for tomorrow, once Will and El know about it and can help them out. For this to be a surprise, though, they have to make sure the two of them are sufficiently distracted before starting the process. However, because of the absolute chaos that is winter break, they don't manage to send the two of them off to the Sinclair's to hang out with Lucas and Max until well past midday. Meaning, it's positively freezing by the time they get started.

Jonathan's hands have already begun to lose feeling by the time he makes it to the left side of the house. The nails they're supposed to be hooking the strings over are too small for him to work with gloves, so his hands are slowly getting paler the longer they're exposed to Hawkins' bitter winter air. He's not going to finish this and still be able to feel them, but he cannot mess up this gift for Will and El. They deserve it. They deserve everything he can give and more.

After all, out of the three of them, Jonathan has suffered the least. Will's been through hell and back because of everything with the Upside Down and the Mind Flayer last summer, and Eleven's endured a lifetime of trauma and is continually forced to face it just to help a bunch of people who were never supposed to be involved in all of this supernatural shit. Sure, they may have saved her, but at what cost?

"How's it going over there?" Joyce calls from the other side of the house, easily pulling Jonathan out of his thoughts. They'd split up, starting at the front door and slowly working away from it. Joyce and Hopper have the right side of the house, the plan for the three of them to meet at the back and finish up.

Jonathan steps back to inspect his work, blowing on his hands to try and warm them up. "Well!" he yells back, wincing as his voice cracks on the single syllable. "I'm almost done."

Hopper says, "We're about halfway finished on this side, so you'll probably beat us to the back."

"Alright," Jonathan calls, careful not to speak too loudly. The winter air must be getting to him; cold temperatures have a special way of fucking with him and leaving him short of breath. It doesn't quite explain the slowly-rising in his throat, but maybe he's just too used to New York. Needs some time to readjust to home.

He coughs lightly into his fist, not allowing himself to give fully into the itch at the base of his throat for fear of causing it to hurt more, then picks up the string of lights again. Jonathan's thankful they're not the big multicolored bulbs that'd tracked across the ceiling four years ago. These ones are plain, glowing a soft, muted yellow when lit and definitely not as bad as they could have been. It's the truth, and it's a comfort, but if he's being honest, they're still pretty bad.

Jonathan's not struggling as badly as he was last time, doesn't feel quite as awful as he did back at college, but he can still feel anxiety thrumming through his veins and playing along with each beat of his heart. He's genuinely struggling to drape the string over the last few nails when he spots Hopper out of his peripherals and forces himself to stand up straight, clearing his face of any errant emotion.

"Hey, kid," he says, gentle in the way he denies being around anyone else that isn't their family. He glances down Jonathan's tight line of yet-to-be-lit string. "This looks great. Much better than our side."

"Let me guess." Jonathan smiles, clearing his throat before continuing. "Mom insists on putting most of them up, but she's too short to reach and keeps fighting with you about it."

Hopper laughs, deep and rich. "Right on the money. I'm letting her attempt it on her own and hoping she comes to her senses."

He smiles a bit wider before it suddenly drops and his leg jerks up for barely a second, foot barely coming off the ground as he stifles a sneeze into perfect silence. For a moment, he thinks that he might have gotten away with it, until—

"Bless," Hopper says, peering down at him with sudden scrutinization. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. 'S just a sneeze," Jonathan says, embarrassed and sniffling as softly as he can.

"You're all flushed, though."

Jonathan presses his fingers to his face, unsurprised when his cheeks are even colder than his hands. The area under his eyes does feel a bit swollen, though, and he frowns before shaking his head to discourage Hopper. "The cold. It happens all the time, don't worry."

"Got it," Hopper says, nodding his understanding. "We'll meet you again at the back, alright?"

"Yep." Jonathan goes back to placing the string, falling into an easy rhythm by the time he rounds the corner to the back side of the house. Hopper's conversation with him has eased a bit of the panic, at least, and he just focuses on how happy Will's going to be when he sees the whole thing. It gets him through the rest without too much of an issue, at least.

His hands are completely numb by the time he runs out of string, which happens to be at the same moment Joyce and Hopper reappear. His mother claps her mitten-clad hands together in delight, obviously having given up on placing the lights. "It looks so great!" she exclaims, beaming. "Oh, it's been so long since the house looked like this."

Guilt twists in Jonathan's stomach, but he smiles anyway. "I'm glad we put them up this year," he says, moving to stand next to Joyce as Hopper finishes with their part and goes to turn them on. "They're going to love this."

The lights flick on just then, and Jonathan finds himself almost breathless with the sight. Joyce is right; it's been so long since their house was decorated he forgot what it looked like. He's been so wrapped up in fear of this, he forgot how beautiful it could be as well.

Joyce squeezes his shoulder in silent appreciation, then waits for Hopper to emerge. "We finished just in time," he says, smile on his face. "Sue called; she's driving Will and El home. They'll be back in a few minutes."

Wordless, the three of them move to the front of the house to wait. The Sinclair's car is easy to track as it turns down their empty road, at the very end of the street. Jonathan suddenly itches for his camera, wanting to catch the joy on his siblings' faces when they see it, but they're exiting the car before he can even take a step. "Mom?" Will asks, confused, "what—?"

She grabs him and pulls him into a hug while Hopper goes to thank Sue for driving them. "Do you like it?" she asks, excitement palpable.

In the fading daylight, brought on by the early winter sunsets, the lights take on a magical appearance. "I— I love it," Will stutters, confusion instead of joy expressed on his face. "But I thought... you're both okay with this? Really?" He turns to look at Jonathan, concern washing anything else away.

Jonathan reaches out to grab his shoulder. Like mother, like son, he supposes, squeezing it the same way Joyce had done to him earlier. "Yeah, Will. We did it for you and El."

There's barely a second between when he finishes his sentence to the moment Will slams into him, wrapping Jonathan tightly in a bone-crushing hug, his face pressed into his older brother's shoulder. "Thank you," he whispers, and Jonathan just holds onto him tighter, the two of them standing like that until El walks over.

"Pretty," she comments, smiling and leaning against Hopper.

The decorations aren't going to mean as much to her as they do to Jonathan, Will, and Joyce, but he nods anyway. "Yeah," Joyce says, emotion choking her speech.

The five of them stand in silence for a second, taking it in, before Jonathan turns away to stifle another sneeze into silence. No one notices, incredibly enough, and he lets himself relax for the moment.

#askbox #promptfic #s/tranger t/hings sickfic #sickfic #s/tranger t/hings #j/onathan b/yers #j/oyce b/yers #j/im h/opper #swts fic

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