#self love comes first

[justtobehere00]

Anything for You

Thomas Shelby x reader

Attention Mentions: Blood. Inuendo to fighting.

What's gonna happen if someone tries Mr. Shelby's Queen? Mr. Shelby's Wife?

Well, Devil help them all?

Cringing at the ridiculous faces that the man has been making toward his wife all night, urges him to ask; “Do you want to fuck my wife, Mr. Oz?” Mr.Oz’s attention is now fully on Thomas for what seems like the first time tonight. Annoyed and bored with the stunned facial expression Mr.Oz is wearing, Thomas grows impatient. “I asked you a question, Mr.Oz. Do you. Want to, fuck. My. wife?” 

Quick to get an answer out, he stammers on his words. “N-no, Of course not Mr.Shelby. I’m sorry.” he says. Silent pleas under his words, his hands in a prayer hold. 

She can’t help but to wonder, if this man is ok in the head. He comes in here, looks at me all kinds ‘a ways. And wants to apologize when he gets caught??? He knows this man can be crazy and he’s shown him multiple times before. It might not have been directed toward him but he’s seen what Thomas is capable of nonetheless. 

“You apologizing for not wanting my wife, huh?” Thomas asks with a chuckle. His hand embracing the glass of Scotch that’s only been sipped once.  His fingers gently stroking up and down the glass.  Feeling like she’s seen and heard enough; before this turns into a bloodbath- she walks up to Thomas and gifts him with a kiss on the cheek. His hand almost instantly directs to holding her elbow, looking at her wondering what that was for. 

“Let it go,” she whispers. “He doesn’t seem too smart. If you don’t, I’m sure someone else is gonna take care of him. Let’s go,” she says. 

“Alright,” he replies lowly and a bit gravelly. 

“Go ahead, I’ll catch up.” he says, taking a sip of his drink then placing it back down. “Alright,” she says, heading back to where she was sitting, collecting her things. On her way out, Thomas looks at John and jerks his head to her direction. 

Catching his silent ordain, he catches up with his sister-in-law. Starting up a conversation with her-he asks; “You alright?”

Nodding and responding with “Yeah, that asshole was being a creep though.” she looks over at him. Who happens to be..smirking? 

“What’s that?” she asks, pointing at him a little as they continue walking. “What?” he asks, looking a little amused. “That- that smile. What is that?” she finishes. 

Wait a minute. 

Stopping her walking, causing him to do the same, he stands before her. “What does that smile really mean?” she asks with purpose to her tone. 

“Nothing. Just that, I know what Thomas is gonna do in there.” he answers. With one of his feet hovering above the ground like he’s contemplating on if he should keep walking or not. 

Noticing this, she looks him up and down curiously, then continues to walk. 

Not missing a beat he’s walking beside her again. “What’s he gonna do?” she asks already having an obvious answer in mind. John snickers putting his hands in his pockets and responding with; “Fuck him up,” Glancing at her to see her reaction, he see barely has one. Only her eyebrows raising and falling back down again. His eyes unconsciously cascade down to her jacket hanging on her forearm, reaching his hand out in front of her. She gives her jacket to him. Once they reach the double doors, she knows better to stay behind and let the men open the door. 

~FlashBack~ 

Upon stepping onto their estate for the first time, she can’t help but to admire the beautiful giant of a home. After being introduced to everyone outside, they gather before going inside. Her head slightly hanging back to get a closer look at the home before her, she can’t help but get excited wondering what the inside looks like. Snapping back to reality, she notices everyone either looking at her, or waiting for her or both. Some would argue that Aunt Pol already looks to be admired by her already. 

“Oh, sor-” she begins, but is cut off by Pol. 

“Oh don’t worry about that sweets. I still do that sometimes,” she says grinning and reaching for her hand. Showing her to the front door, she points at small details around the doors. Her eyes getting big looking at the intricate designs only fuels her excitement. “Gorgeous,”  she says under her breath. Straightening back up as she figures everyone’s ready to go in the house, she steps besides Pol. Three footsteps later and Thomas is in front of the door, glancing at her he asks; “Ready?” 

A breathy “Yes,” flowing through her lips, Thomas unexpectedly takes a step back. His left hand outstretched to the door guiding her. 

Questionably, she stands in front of the door. Looking back at Thomas, his arms folded behind his back. Not wanting to sound stupid but not wanting to look clueless either, she asks; “What am I supposed to do?” Thomas leans on his toes for a moment then back on his heels. “You don't..open doors?” he interprets. 

Not skipping a single beat, she responds; “Not when there’s capable men around, no.”

Not realizing that she just definitely passed a test that the family put together before meeting her. Aunt Pol smiling and trying to stop a burst of laughter. The rest of the ladies are either grinning or cheering for her in their head. John and Aruther look at one another grinning.   Thomas brushes a gentle smile on his face as he opens the door. Opening the door for her then stepping aside, he offers her the first steps in the house. Her eyes shimmering as she notices the beautiful chandelier. The smell of liquor and fresh flowers in the room. Along with a hint of cigar smoke that surprisingly doesn’t smell bad or heavy.

Looking below her feet at the pretty carpet, she can’t help but ask “Is the carpet new?” 

Aunt Pol jumps on her question with “No, just be adamant about having a clean house, everything’ll look new” she says. Rubbing the small of her back comfortingly. A smile flashed at her, she can’t help but smile sweetly back at her. Leaning in Aunt Pol’s touch gives them both a heart flutter. Pol is glad she can make her new family member- to-be comfortable. 

Happy that all she did was greet the family and she can tell she already has someone with an honest heart there. She feels homey in their house. 

~Present Time~

Making it through the two ‘entrances, John leads her to the car. Opening the door for her to get in. Getting in the passenger’s seat, he looks back to ensure she’s comfortable. Looking back ahead of him, it doesn’t take 11 seconds to see Thomas strutting on his way out. Looking a little different and almost sweaty. 

Getting in the car beside her, he looks over her and asks carefully this time, as his eyes hold hers. “Are you okay?” he asks. “Yes, he’s just weird,” she explains. Looking ahead, chuckling and saying  to himself; “he won’t be weird anymore.” She asks “What?” thinking he was talking to her. 

“Oh, nothing. You just won’t have to worry about him again.” he says looking back at her. John's shoulders move up and down, the evidence of him stifling his laugh, she laughs a little too. “What?” Thomas asks fighting not to look back at her. But she just looks so damn good, he thinks. “Nothing, I just knew you were gonna do something,” she replies. “For you,” he says smoothly. Not noticing what he said until after the fact, so he opts to continue looking straight ahead. Hoping that embarrassment doesn’t creep up on him. She’s not allowed to think of what he just said as Aruther enters the car. Taking the seat next to her, she sees faint red stains on his knuckles, that seemed to be rinsed off. Looking over at Thomas’s hand, she can almost hardly see anything as one hand is over the other. Narrowing her eyes for a better view- she sees it.

Looking ahead as the car takes off, she thinks of how she has a husband (whether he's arranged or not) who has no problem stepping on men for her or stepping up for her. Proud she has a man that will protect her and the respect she deserves. She can't help but smile- but what's she smiling at the most? You wonder.

#self love comes first #thomas shelby x black reader

[egophiliac]

we were fucking ROBBED

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 part 8 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 part 8 spoilers #the only ssr i'll whale for #oh my god i loved this update. holy shit #got some ~compositions~ in mind so i'll get to the more serious stuff later #in the meantime those first couple of chapters genuinely made me question if i was perhaps trapped in my own absurd dream or not #the whole-ass video just DROPPED in there idia how long were you WORKING on that #don't forget to like and subscribe! :) #i demand that all cutscenes be animated in that style forevermore #i also demand that all clothing changes henceforth be done via magical girl transformation phrase #not just in the dreamworld. all of them. #DREAM~~~~~FORM~~~~~CHAAAA~~~~NGE #also savanarook was so unexpectedly precious! i want to protect him. #augh there's SO MUCH and i am SO PLEASED with all of it #anyway i guess we're going to be going through everyone's dreams after all! #and it's going to be a THING!!!!!!!! CLOSURE AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE FOR EVERYONE #(insert 'it's all coming together' meme) #man i hope 'please watch this video' remains a running gag it's AMAZING #also i cannot believe #i cannot BELIEVE #that the plan is actually literally #defeat malleus by inviting everyone else to the party except him #HIS ULTIMATE WEAKNESS #malleus doesn't get to be in smash bros

[welcometogrouchland]

[ID in ALT] I've made posts before about Talia/Dick co-parenting Damian moments (will never happen but let me dream) and this came to me in a vision. Took me ages to finish for some reason 😭 and then even longer to post

#dc comics #dc #damian wayne #dick grayson #talia al ghul #batfamily #dc robin #nightwing #anyway. yes im a self-indulgent ''dick as damians secret third parent'' truther #like i DO think it's way more complex and nuanced than the schmoopy affectionate fan portrayal of it #they're brothers they're father and son they're partners they're the dynamic duo except only in past tense etc etc #but consider! I'm not immune to schmoopy affection in fanworks. it compells me despite itself #anyway it's technically not that crazy when it comes to dick and damian. they hug! often! at least they did #it's not as big a leap to these types of scenarios #also talia ''somewhat absent for complex reasons on both her and damians part but very loving and loved by her son'' al ghul #you will always be famous to me #son of the demon origin...bwahhh #anyway. someone made a comic kind of like this/like a post i made abt this topic #but way funnier bc dick and talia starting trying to beat each other up #so go look at that as well #anyway. it's been a somewhat difficult few weeks so I'm. desperately trying to take it easy #i got some reading with me (first vol of kevin smiths GA run that i found second hand and jaimes BB run vol 2!) #so we'll see how far i get through those. considering there's demons in my head telling me to re-read things (LET ME OUT!!!) #when i finish GA and BB i do plan on rereading robin 2021. as a treat to myself #it's a run I've really warmed up to as time went on #I'm keeping up w/ the current b&r run even though it is. admittedly very slow w/ some weird dialogue #i read it for the damian content more than anything. also nikas back so that's neat :] #idk I have a feeling that after absolute power shakes out we might get some more creative team switch ups #so if anyone at dc is interested in taking over the reigns on b&r...that could be very neat #mine

[grandwretch]

i so badly want one of those fic examinations of steve's relationship with joyce and hopper but solely through eddie's pov like hear me out

steve and eddie chat a lot in the upside down (and later in the hospital, when they learn hop is alive). steve has taken charge of filling eddie in on the rest of their of-age crew without the kids butting in. he never mentions his own parents, but he talks about the rest of the party's a lot, especially joyce and hopper. eddie knows what it's like to desperately want someone to be your parent and trying to hide it from his own childhood, when he would try to be cool about wayne dropping him off at his dad's house. steve obviously adores joyce and hopper, thinks the world of them and legitimately looks up to them.

eddie isn't sure what he expects from a cop who came back to life and the world's most determined housewife, but he's excited to meet them as someone steve loves.

cue eddie's horror when he realizes that neither of them really feel much for steve rather than annoyance and vague distrust. that joyce trusts will with eddie, an accused murderer, in a heartbeat and still hesitates to leave him with steve. that hopper brushes off every ounce of steve's hero worship and joy.

he tries to broach the topic with steve, gently, and is heartbroken when steve genuinely has no idea what he's talking about. and not because he's oblivious, but because steve thinks that's what he deserves. he thinks that's the parental love that someone who was an asshole in high school needs, because that's what would make him a good person. he needs people to call him out constantly, obviously, because why else would they keep doing it? why would nancy? at least they're here. at least they're not ignoring him. at least they're not forcing him into a box. they just want him to be better.

like, this is the man who thanked a girl for calling him bullshit and telling him she never loved him. he doesn't Know that's not how you're supposed to handle things. no one ever taught him that.

and now eddie's gotta figure out how he can teach steve how to be loved the right way without outing himself and his huge crush on his love-starved dork of a friend.

#shut up az #steddie #i just had the flash of eddie in a hospital bed staring up at hopper and the way he talks to steve in horror #like hopper saying something off the cuff about how he's not surprised there was so much collateral with steve in charge #and eddie thinking about steve always putting himself in harm's way #and the way steve got mauled by bats way before eddie did and then KEPT. GOING. but no one is mentioning that #no one is mentioning that steve was the first one of their group physically hurt by this. #and steve is just nodding like he agrees and eddie doesn't want to be rude bc these ppl are obviously Important to his friends #and then Mike comes in later and says something Mike-y and Eddie snaps at him #then he has to apologize because Mike is a stupid kid who loves Steve in his own way #and Eddie shouldn't blame him for the behavior of adults who should no better just because Mike is an easier target #anyway Eddie doesn't know how to have parents right either so he ropes Jeff and Lucas and Gareth and Robin into OP: Teach Steve Self-Worth

[liquidstar]

this is not a comprehensive list

#in order from left to right (with explanations): #k on #(self explanatory. definition of moe.) #a place further than the universe #(theyre at least a little insane for going all the way to antarctica for funsies) #bocchi the rock #(good mix of insane and sweet. most of the insane parts come from bocchi herself) #nichijou #(literally so much happened all the time) #and asobi asobase #(they did do arson) #i haven't seen azumanga daioh or yuru camp and i never finished lucky star #but based on what i know abt the first two id put it... azumanga between bocchi and nichijou. and yuru camp with or after k on #and from what i remember abt lucky star its also just after k on #a bit quirkier but nothing ever really happens in it. as far as i watched. which is why i stopped watching LOL #but thats all assumptions and second hand knowledge so i figured i shouldnt actually include them unless i was SURE #i also thought abt putting asteroid in love in here too but that one is a bit more niche so i left it out #i also excluded any idol shows bc that feels like a different category. and would make this too long #sorry zombieland saga and love live.... #i also excluded straight up yuri. this is more abt Hanging Out than romance. but some is allowed as long as its not the focal point #like kita in btr. shes very yuri but the show isnt about that #you could probably also put is the order a rabbit on here but idr much from that. i think i watched like 3 episodes umm 100 years ago #i also thought abt putting the highschool girls segments from daily lives of highschool boys here. but they arent in most of the show #tho theyd probably go between nichijou and asobi asobase. or maybe on par w nichijou #that one girl did almost kill the other two with a rock as im sure youve all seen

[moonsvillain]

have been toying with the idea of an au wherein shen jiu, after burning down the qiu household and running away, comes across xie lian rather than wu yanzi poaching him immediately afterwards:

i'd imagine in this verse he runs away to town rather than immediately being found in the aftermath of what he's done. at this point, shen jiu would be too paranoid to consider reaching out for directions to cang qiong mountain even if he wanted to make it there: what if they knew what he did? or figured it out if he did know? (if he even had the mind to think of these things through his panic)

he doesn't want to end up begging on the streets again, though—too alike his childhood and last time he was in that position, shen jiu ended up with the qius in the first place

so he takes refuge in temples that he comes across, stealing food when he can before moving to a different part of the rather large town he's ended up in so there's no clear pattern of when he shows up at whichever food stall

despite not holding that same respect and unwavering belief in gods (how could he, after everything he's gone through? shouldn't they have stepped in, sometime? what god would let him suffer as he did, separating him from the only person he loved?) he knows better than to try them, and begrudgingly thanks them for the shelter (because this he did appreciate, at the very least, if nothing else)

winter hits hard when it does, and shen jiu, after spending so many years in the qiu household, forgot how the cold seeps into your skin and bones without solid walls to keep out the frigid breeze.

he quickly falls ill with nothing to protect him from the elements but his threadbare clothing, and when he grows ill, he becomes slow. shen jiu nearly gets caught stealing, running away before he can be dragged to a town guard for his offence, but earning himself a nasty wound to his leg as he retreated

sickness + the cold + the wound leave him weak and wanting: missing qi-ge, reminiscing on nights where they'd curl up together for warmth, still cold but not alone, the two of them steady against the storm that raged on ahead of them

fever-ridden and teetering close to death, shen jiu wanders into a temple late at night and sinks to his knees, falling to his side, heart-rate slowing. in his delirium, he misses the figure taking shelter from the storm in the corner, watching him

shen jiu wakes up (he doesn't expect to), warm while he hears the wind whistle. he's still in that temple from earlier, but it's considerably... cozier. a small fire warms the inside and his clothes aren't as damp against his cold skin. his fever's broken, too—he doesn't know how long it's been, but he's glad he didn't die: never realized that he wanted to live until he was close to forfeiting his right to

here is where he meets his accidental saviour: xie lian stood over a slowly bubbling pot of stew that smells heavenly to shen jiu—he'd eat just about anything at this point, starved

his immediate distrust of xie lian stops him from being truly excited about his appearance

their relationship is veryyy shaky at the very beginning: shen jiu refuses to trust him and xie lian refuses to abandon this strange child he found on the verge of death

(there's a strange sort of bond built up when you nurse someone back to life, dragging them away from the brink of death and xie lian isn't interested, but he's curious about this kid who stumbled into his temple at the dead of night on a midnight in winter)

shen jiu's torn between distrust and this desire for company he didn't know he possessed; after being alone with no one but the qiu household [before he went on his massacre] he didn't realized how much he wanted to share space with someone who wasn't actively hurting him until he was afforded the opportunity to experience non-violent company with xie lian

his distrust slowly declines when he finds out that xie lian is a cultivator. despite being arguably too old to learn cultivation to the fullest extent he could have if he started a few years earlier, he still desperately wants to learn

xie lian, perceptive as ever, slowly starts teaching him bits and pieces of the basics, teaches him to meditate, takes care to keep his distance when it looks like shen jiu's getting overwhelmed

shen jiu can't help but get attached. he hates it

shen jiu decides to test xie lian before resigning himself to this

he was snappy, impatient, and argued with xie lian, when he came over, one day, waiting for some form of punishment to come, bristling like a spooked cat.

nothing came of his experiment but a slight frown from xie lian, which made shen jiu feel almost bad—xie lian almost reminded him of qi-ge, which made him feel doubly bad because he desperately wants to find him

shen jiu came to xie lian the next day with a pastry [that he stole] as an apology. and a request:

"teach me how to cultivate so i can be a disciple at the cang qiong sect"

xie lian agrees easily enough: he's been around shen jiu to see that despite the late start, he has potential to be great [especially untouched by wu yanzi and his twisted form of cultivation]

shen jiu throws himself into his studies, working himself to the bone

xie lian is concerned by this and after trying to soften the load of his work doesn't make shen jiu slow down, he becomes stern: warns him against trying to chase too much frivolously

this leads to a breakdown of sorts—where shen jiu gets angry, dismissive, before becoming upset. the average emotional depth of a teenager but, like, 4 times worse because of the circumstances

xie lian coaxes the story out of shen jiu here; qi-ge [the first time he's mentioned aloud by name], the qiu household [only the barest of details. shen jiu refuses to dwell], and the night shen jiu made qi-ge leave, as well as qi-ge's promise to come back

shen jiu finishes by telling xie lian he needs to make it back to qi-ge, needs to see if he's still alive, he's been selfish for sticking around as long

shen jiu tells xie lian that he needs to figure out as much as he can, as fast as he can, so he can leave and make his way to cang qiong mountain with some sort of base knowledge to make it in. and that he's not sorry for pushing himself because he doesn't have time

xie lian is quiet for a while

puts a comforting hand on shen jiu's shoulder and tells him he understands; he knows someone who would do anything to make it back to the one they loved, understands the pain that comes when time and distance separates the two

however, xie lian tells him, he can't let shen jiu push himself. he'll only stunt his progress by hurting himself rather than speed things up

shen jiu is ready to argue again before xie lian offers to make the trip with him

shen jiu doesn't believe it at first—who would bother with helping him for this long if they weren't getting anything out of it? he already found this hard to believe, let alone the fact that xie lian would drop everything to travel with him for weeks on end

xie lian doesn't shake in his resolve, though. shen jiu figures out he's being serious and wants to argue, but he's just—relieved

so many people have stood as roadblocks on his path back to qi-ge; xie lian might be the first person actively trying to help them

it almost reignites hope in him; someone other than him believes in them. someone other than shen jiu thinks they'll make it back to each other and succeed in reuniting. xie lian's faith in him is like a gust of wind beneath his wings

he agrees to their road trip

[xie lian makes sure to tell his beloved he'll be away for a while]

[shen jiu doesn't notice that xie lian buys steamed buns off the same stranger in nearly every town they stop by for a night of rest in the following few weeks]

[xie lian notices, years later, when shen qingqiu doesn't recognize him upon their first meeting in decades. shen yuan doesn't know xie lian, but xie lian knows this isn't shen jiu, anymore]

#i've had this idea in my head for a few months now #only just finding the time to write everything out #i'll write this on ao3 eventually! trust me i will i promise just need to defeat exams first #hua cheng stalking xie lian w a forced smile on his face: who the hell is this fraud and why is he stealing my husbands attention #xie lian with a happy lil smile: theyre just like us san lang he's learning cultivation to find and protect his beloved isnt it so wonderfu #hua cheng letting go of the steamed bun smushed to pieces in his hand: ah yeah sounds great. sooo cute gege. come home soon. Please. ^_^ #xie lian meeting shen jiu: what a lovely young man #shen jiu half feral and armed with the worst attitude known to man: who the hell is this fraud #svsss #tgcf #mxtx #shen jiu #shen qingqiu #xie lian #hua cheng #svsss au #svsss fanfiction #scum villain #scum villain self saving system #the scum villain's self saving system #heaven official's blessing

[orobty]

Family Tradition

#rottmnt #rise leo #rise karai #rise krang #rise shredder #animation #my art #if it looks a lil rough in some parts no it doesnt #the hamato instinct to trap yourself in an alternate prison world with something that hates you not knowing if you'll ever be able to leave #the hamato misfortune of having to interface with krang tech to protect your family #(the hamato ability to pull your family right back out of that dimension) #(*donnie voice* classic hamato self sacrifice) #been thinkin about karai and leo having to fight a krang effected family member and about them both being still so young and having to take #on the role of leader when they really shouldn't have had to yet #and certainly not under the potential world ending duress they both endured #cause like how old are we really thinking karai was guys #when she first entered a prison dimension with something that looked like her dad and didnt come back out #also thinking about how the scroll ansestors prioritize karais mission and keeping the shredder contained over everything else #but how the second she gets out she emphasizes how proud she is of splintz for letting them be a family #this has gotten to long but *slaps roof* this family can fit so much trauma AND love in it!!

[james-p-sullivan]

#just saw the worst fucking take #tell me you’ve never struggled with addiction without telling me you’ve never struggled with addiction #god it’s almost as if people struggling with addiction are *checks notes* …people??? #i love on the outskirts of east van #one of the hardest hit areas in North America when it comes to the opioid epidemic #i have seen people die of overdoses right in front of me #ive lost dear friends to addiction #it’s not that hard to have an ounce of fucking humanity #addiction #drugs related #i hate that drugs aesthetics was the first thing that popped up when I typed that #nice people take drugs #drugs take nice people #harm reduction #recovery #mental health #self compassion

[thoughtsofapessimistttt]

Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path

#for better things to come #patience #feelings #life stuff #thoughts 💭 #relationship #love #mine #friendship #vent #heartbreak #life quotes #resilience #put yourself first sweetheart #quotes #love quotes #relationship quotes #lit #friendship quotes #inspirational #self love #motivational #coping #relatable #good vibes only #happy #:)) #<3

[morelikecommunitydick]

This line hit me like a brick when I first watched it as a lesbian who's only irl male crushes were all men who my best friend (that I was suspiciously close with) dated or had feelings for....

#lesbian annie edison #like what was dan harmon thinking making all annies love interests be involved with the older woman who shes shown to admire first #i think part of it was him projecting the fantasy of having two beautiful women fight over his self insert #but annies sexuality completely revolves around britta with the one exception being the most popular boy in her school which i mean come on #time to drop a piping hot take but annies crush on troy is the gayest shit ive ever seen in my life #WORST case of comphet ever #community

[justtobehere00]

SWEET DREAMS

Steve, (readers brother) is the only home at the time she has a nightmare. How does Bucky hold up when he sees her state.

Bucky’s met with his best friend consoling his girlfriend. He rushes over to them drowning Steve in questions. “What’s wrong? Is she okay?” Bucky asks, looking once between Steve and her. “She should be calm by now, but she had a scary dream,” he explains. Bucky sighs to himself, a little sad that he wasn’t there to comfort her. But happy that her brother is there for her, Steve is the only person he’d entirely trust with her with everything. 

Steve leans her to Bucky as Bucky accepts her into his arms. She stirs a little in her sleep but wakes up as she recognizes the smell of Bucky. 

Seeing her open eyes, he shh’s her to lull her back into her sleep. Rocking her gently. Steve feels appreciation and happiness that his sister is taken care of. By not only anyone but his best friend. Steve silently walks from the couch over to the fridge. Sitting a water bottle on the counter, he silently bids Bucky a ‘see ya later and ‘call me before leaving.

Bucky points his attention back on his girlfriend. Sitting slowly on the sofa and keeping her in his arms, he kisses the top of her forehead and whispers to her that she’s okay. She’s safe, she’s protected. She’s loved and she’s healthy. Unstoppable, strong and smart. He doesn’t stop until his truths have lulled her back into a sleep. And hopefully a good one. 

One more kiss to her forehead and she smiles in her sleep. Leaving him thinking about how grateful he is for her and how he can’t wait to marry her. 

Wait, MARRY?!!

#self love comes first #bucky barnes x black reader #steverogersxsiblingreader #SweetDreams #ILoveYou #Loveyourself #YoureSafeHere #ImSafe

[s0fter-sin]

soapghost

#i love repressed ghost as much as anyone but i also love ‘thinks hes straight’ soap unknowingly getting a crush on out and proud ghost #and metalhead ghost?? #punk soap and metalhead ghost??? #fuck yeah gimme #ghost whos been in pits since he was a kid and is now a veteran of the scene and the self appointed look out #he keeps an eye out for anyone falling or passing out #kicks the shit out of anyone crowd killing or being creepy #and hes been keeping an eye on soap since he saw him throw himself headfirst into the wall of death #thinks hes either going to start something or end up hurting himself #and if he does he needs to know if he did it on purpose #he uses these places as an escape and he knows all to well how easily an escape can be self destructive #so when he sees him sweat his mohawk off he has no issues with pulling him out of the pit and telling him to open his mouth #at first the glaze the falls over his eyes concerns ghost #along with the colour of his tongue and gums he half thinks the guys about to drop #but when he reflexively tightens his hold on his jaw soap shivers and he smirks #soaps dropping alright just in a completely different way #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #soapghost #ghostsoap #ghoap #simon ghost riley #ghost cod #john soap mactavish #soap cod #we’re a team. ghost team #save post

[moonshynecybin]

you had a fantasy au forever ago… how does marc find out vale loves him

i for one. always believe rosquez is just as horny as it is tortured and just as stupid as it is horny. i think it’s this fraught thing where after a LONG saga of trying to keep marc safe and worrying about him (marc is captain of the guard/general!!! it’s his whole job to keep VALE safe but vale thinks about any scenario where marc sacrifices his life to save him and it feels like open HEART SURGERY…) and after trying to ease him into a more bureaucratic role as “advisor” (luca voice comma dryly. pecco already does all that. you are teaching him things a consort knows. you do realize that. it’s important to me that you’ve realized that.) by involving him on strategy and policy he i think. entirely without thinking through the emotional implications wherein. decides marc needs to get married to him. truly the only way he can make marc safe the only way he can physically keep him off the battlefield the only way he can. marriage is a political and transactional enterprise to him and he SHANT fall in love anyways so whatever. get married to marc present his most cogent military mind as unequivocally allied with him and keep marc from killing himself 8000x problem solved. the small ruthless part of him also is like. marc cannot leave me and stage a coup with our neighbors to the west if he is legally bound to me :) forever :)

(i would say they have a break up in this universe because vale is a lil insecure about marc’s ability to rule slash uccio meddlings but. it all brings glory to vale here. it’s all under his banner. that’s part of what he liked about marc to begin with… now if marc came from another noble house?? late stage royal parentage reveal??? then shit would get cwazy)

and he lays this all out to our capricorn moon queen marc marquez who sees the logic here and despite KNOWING it’s a bad idea because he is ass over teakettle in love with vale he ALSO sees this as like. the ultimate way to keep vale safe. he can contribute the same way he does now and he knows he’ll never have all of vale but at least he’ll have SOME of him… be able to produce an heir… so he says yes and vale’s like cool. chill. married as work associates. cool.

it’s all this emotional distancing/repression/denial that plays out into what they THINK is a business transaction until it’s the NIGHT OF. and they have to go in there and consummate their MARRIAGE. and vale lays marc out on their fine silken marriage bed and kisses his scarred arm and asks him if it’s okay and watches the way marc’s eyes squeeze shut when he pushes inside of him and the way he shivers when vale’s presses his mouth to the junction of his shoulder and his neck. the flex of his stomach the splay of his thighs the way he’s looking at vale like he’s something new. something that no one has ever seen before… feeling things no one has ever felt before (marc marquez may very well believe valentino rossi invented the prostate orgasm here) and THATS when vale thinks. uh oh !

#and then he can’t even self destruct that shit because he LEGALLY BOUND MARC TO HIM #actual and for real love confession comes after they have their first kid and marc gets antsy trapped at home and goes adventuring #and almost DIES. bezz carrying him back strewn across the back of his horse head limp to the side #vale does not actually say it he talks around it for forty minutes lol. marc gets the gist #motogp #callie speaks #asks #rosquez

[friezaglasiencold]

‘Smouldering coals’ my ass, you clearly adore Kuriza. Emotionally repressed man who cannot comprehend that he loves his child unconditionally because his own father was awful my beloved and detested.

My father was a rat of a man, but that’s hardly relevant. I never said I didn’t care for my child.

And to think… here I was, being so vulnerable with my feelings. Shame on you, and shame on me for trying.

#img response #((he’s being a bit sarcastic but he is actually put off by this even if he can’t explain why)) #((because he really Doesn’t feel love the same way a “normal” person might and he was trying to communicate that)) #((he likes his son but he just isn’t able to be attached to someone in a non transactional way or at least he doesn’t think so)) #((he’ll discover his love for the kid as time passes and his feelings become stronger)) #((but that revulsion toward affection that he feels with others… it extends toward Kuriza too)) #((when his kid shows him love there’s a significant part of him that’s completely disgusted by it…)) #((it’s the first time he’s really been disturbed by his own emotional response or lack thereof)) #((he only carried the kid himself as a weird sort of self-imposed science experiment. Just to see if he could)) #((parenting doesn’t come naturally to him at all))

[selkiemaidenfae]

i’m a bit too hungover to fully articulate this the way i want to but

there’s something about camila dragging billy to that party where he’s immediately offered alcohol because she’s never truly seen his addiction for what it is vs daisy staying in his tour bus with him because she understands that they’re fighting the same struggle

there’s something about camila not really having any clue why billy needs daisy so much to the point where she has to ask if daisy’s a better lover than her vs daisy inherently understanding why billy had to choose his family despite never having a family of her own

there’s something about camila never intervening in the billy/eddie conflict in all those years vs daisy showing up and immediately telling billy that aurora needed to be eddie’s project too

there’s something about billy writing the same songs over and over with camila vs daisy forcing him out of his songwriting comfort zone leading to him writing the most personal and beautiful songs of his career

something something daisy allowed him to be the truest version of himself while camila let him hide behind the idealized version something something billy ultimately chose camila because he wanted to be the man that she saw instead of the complicated mess that daisy understood him to be

#daisy jones and the six #daisybilly #daisy jones #billy dunne #essay in the tags incoming so hol up #so listen i feel like ppl say that camila is the healthier or outright better option for billy but what they actually mean #is that she's the easiest option #billy doesn't have to acknowledge that he's an addict with camila because she doesn't acknowledge it either #he doesn't have to address his control issues or his conflict with eddie or the ways that he messes up outside his marriage #but then daisy pops up out of nowhere and acts as a mirror to his true self #and he hates her for it #and yet he also loves her for it because there's something so holy in being seen for the first time #but among other things billy dunne is-- respectfully-- kind of a coward #being with camila means that he can pretend to be the man she wants him to be #he can even pretend that it comes naturally #with daisy there's nothing to hide behind or pretend #there's only him and her and the truth between them #and for a man like billy that's the most terrifying thing he can imagine #i am a ~daisybilly is healthier in the long term than c*millabilly~ truther and i cannot be silenced

[semrielle]

i like you *shares high tension aid and river doodle*

#EHEUHEHWHE #sorry i just love them #self indulgence comes first #im supposed to work on the next comic but OH WELL #aid and river #splatoon ocs #splatoon #inkling #octoling #sem doodles #splatoon oc river #splatoon oc aid