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lilmeowchow · 8 months

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MY TWILIGHT FANCAST!!!

(Btw all actors were chosen while keeping their younger selves in mind)

Michelle Trachtenberg as Bella Swan

This is basically how I've always pictured Bella, minus the blue eyes. She's got the full lips, heart-shaped face, and super pale skin (you can't really tell in this photo but she's as white as a ghost).

Cillian Murphy as Edward Cullen

What do you want me to say? Imagining Edward as Cillian Murphy isn't the most hilarious shit ever? Cause it is. I think what really gets me is that nothing about how Edward is described goes against the idea that he's a Cillian Murphy lookalike (except his green eyes). Don't care if it's silly, it's MY silly little rabbit. If you don't like having fun then I GUESS...

Jeff Ward as Edward Cullen

Are you happy now?

Eddie Spears as Jacob Black

He could turn up the bitchiness to 11 and I'd love every minute of it. His annoyed expressions would be great for Jacob Black. He also has a large frame and would be able to become big like Jacob did. Really fun actor to watch.

Sarah Gadon as Rosalie Hale

While she isn't very tall, she has the elegant and untouchable look I've always imagined Rosalie to have. She's undoubtedly beautiful and glamorous in a more subtle way than people usually expect when they picture Rosalie.

Tom Welling as Emmett Cullen

I think he's a great fit for Emmett. It's said that Emmett has a boyish face but a muscular body and that's literally what Tom Welling is. He's surprising super buff, like he has massive gains, but still has a youthful face. I even think he'd do a good job at portraying Emmett's personality.

Rachel Leigh Cook as Alice Cullen

Whenever I think of girls with big eyes, I think of Rachel Leigh Cook. I don't think that young Winona Ryder is a bad fit but I've always seen her as more of a tomboy while Cook looks very cutesy even when she had a pixie cut. I also see Cook as a better fit for the energy Alice has. She's really small too which helps.

Alex Pettyfer as Jasper Hale

The main reason I chose him is because he fits the two things I think of when I think of Jasper, good looking and unapproachable. There's a lot of young handsome blond actors but not all of them call pull off the RBF required to play Jasper. He doesn't really have that hardened by war look but he does what he can.

Brittany Murphy as Esme Cullen

This one is a little crazy but hear me out. I think that Brittany could bring a lot of Esme's character that we don't really see to the surface. Esme is borderline unhinged (shes an immortal being and spends her time as a housewife making food no one will ever eat) and seems like the type of woman who's soft and warm hearted but has a bit of a depressing air to her. Brittany could portray this special flavor of despondent very well. I almost didn't choose her because it's suggested that Esme basically has chubby cheeks but Brittany's face is also heart shaped so yolo.

Jude Law as Carlisle Cullen

I've always imagined that Carlisle is the kind of guy who looks older than he actually is. When he pretends he's in his thirties it's still a stretch cause he looks like he could be 27 max but it's not as shocking as if he was a 23 year old with baby face. Jude Law is a pretty handsome guy and I do imagine he would distract nurses at the hospital if he were a doctor. I also think he's handsome enough to be "better looking than any moviestar" Bella has ever seen. Jude Law is an amazing actor and would do a great job too I just know it.

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ro-presents-under-the-nola-stars · 11 months

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OTP Questions with JJ and Jasira

Beginning of Relationship/Situationship Edition

circa 2007

Contains future spoilers. Mentions of past abuse.

Do they get along with each other's families and friends?

Jasira knows nothing about JJ's family. She just knows they don't talk beyond like holiday and birthday cards. JJ meets Jasira's family pretty much immediately, and they do like her, but they're skeptical of her at first. When they first meet her, it's kinda like who tf are you and why are you worthy of her? And, it's standoffish at first, kinda like, if Shy likes you, then fine, I guess. But, when they do embrace her, like fully, she's like another sibling, another kid in the Boudreaux clan for them all to take care of. And, because she's a super genuine person, it doesn't take her too too long to earn not just their respect and trust but their love. Like it happens before she and Shy become official.

What random everyday object/activity makes them think of each other?

Food makes JJ think of Shy. Doesn't matter what, just food. Every time she eats something, she finds herself wondering how Shy would cook it. The sky makes Shy think of JJ. Because of her eyes. Also, bluejay birds bcus that's the nickname that stuck.

What is something they'd want to change about the other if they could?

JJ would change Jasira's trauma; she hates that she's gone through all that, especially so young. She hates it for her so much. If she thinks about it too much, it can ruin her day and it does make her feel a little murdery. Jasira wishes JJ was more expressive, that's all.

Have they had romantic partners before?

JJ has had 6 girlfriends between the ages of like 20-25 and then, she stopped dating altogether, but her sex life has always been solid. Jasira was groomed by and thus dated one of Satan's incarnates and was with that situational prison/hell from age 14-21.

What do they have in common?

Their core, core values are pretty much the same. Like their political views and everything are very much in align. There are certain things that Jasira has to make JJ privy to, like more than she is cus ya know, cultural blindspots are a real thing and JJ is a white woman so. But when she's aware and she knows, the opinions she forms on her own are still very much in line with Shy's so yeah. The way they idealize their family situation and how they would run a household, that matches up. They are both really athletic and like to stay on top of that. They are both crazily competitive; when JJ plays games with Shy's family for the first time, and she sees how passionate and crazy it gets over there, she feels like she's found her people. She doesn't hold back with them, with her competitive nature at all.

How honest or dishonest are they with each other?

Jasira is so honest with JJ that sometimes she wishes she would just lie. Or, simply just not say it. Sometimes when she talks, JJ thinks that it coulda just been kept to herself. But, she appreciates what the honesty represents. JJ doesn't lie to Jasira perse but she omits a good bit.

Are they sentimental about the gifts they've received from each other?

Jasira loves gifts. She really does. She's spoiled as fuck, though, and she grew up that way. She gets like, bouncing off the walls happy when she gets gifts. Now, when she gives gifts, they are extremely particular to the person, really particular to JJ. The first gift she gave JJ was a gift that JJ didn't even realize accept that she fr needed. She cried when she got it. She's never cried when getting a gift before.

What's their favorite nonsexual activity to do together?

They watch a lot of TV together. Especially sitcoms, though, because not only is it light and fun, BUT because there's no commitment so they don't have to wait for each other to watch something.

They work out together sometimes. Shy makes JJ do yoga bcus she does work out but she doesn't do yoga, and Shy thinks it would help with her nerves and muscle tension. Obviously, she's not wrong.

Oh, Jasira loves to force JJ to learn to choreography. JJ will whine about it in the moment, and she will regularly call Jasira a drill sergeant (she is) but she never says no, and she will practice without her. She won't admit that, though.

They actually do a lot pop culture related things together and yes, they both take trivia very seriously. They exchange a lot and put each other onto a lot of things they weren't otherwise exposes to with their upbringings.

They cook together, and Jasira teaches her things cus JJ can get by but Shy be cooking from scratch. Bonus: JJ plays sports with Jasira and her family. She also participates in Game Night, if she's there for it. She actually gets involved in all their family activities fairly early.

How do they deal with being long distance?

They involve each other in their lives in every way possible. They try to pretty much simulate the feeling of being together even when they're not.

Do they enjoy dancing?

Yes! JJ likes to dance for fun, like just straight up for fun. Jasira also loves to dance for fun, but she also loves choreographed dance. And, she will make JJ practice with her. She be putting her through lil bootcamps, and she be so damn serious, but JJ gives her all, and she be proud of herself when she really gets it. They do have dance battles, but if you ask JJ about it, in public, she will lie like her life depends on it. They slow dance also, and JJ will also lie about that, if asked cus she thinks is disgustingly cheesy and sappy.

Who gets hit on most?

Jasira's far more approachable, when they are physically together. So, if they are physically together, it's her. Apart? It's pretty much equal. They are both bad bitches.

Who tries to distract the other when they're trying to do something else?

It depends. They leave each other alone, if they are doing something important bcus both of them can be irritable. BUT, if it's little things and Jasira wants attention, she'll be annoying. If Jasira cooking or something, JJ will interrupt her to [redacted]

Who, overall, is smarter?

They're pretty much on equal footing here; they just know things the other might not. Usually because of cultural blindspots or interests. So, it's like a regular exchange of information. Jasira is multilingual, though, so JJ thinks that makes her smarter. Jasira, however, does not think her linguistic status is relevant bcus she's never not been multilingual. Technically, English ain't even her first language.

Who is the goofy one? Who is more sensible and mature?

Shy isn't like immature, immature, but homegirl is 22. Plus, she is goofy as hell, so she will pull that goofball energy from JJ a lot, and JJ offers her a lot of guidance and stuff like that, when she needs it.

Which one is an extrovert? Which one is an introvert?

JJ is good with people, and she doesn't even dislike people, perse, but when she's doing interacting with people, she be tired and sleepy as hell. Hence why she sleeps on the jet so often n why she sleeps late on her days off. Jasira is the opposite. If she has to sit with herself and be alone, she will sleep all day bcus she otherwise won't know what to do to herself.

How do they make each other laugh?

Yes! Shy is goofy as fuck, and she play all day. She does appreciate sarcasm and dry humor a lot, too, though. JJ makes her laugh with her little side comments, little jokes that other people might not catch or when they are about someone. Or, when she makes people believe the most ridiculous lies bcus she tells them so seriously and people fall for it every time. They both get a kick out of it.

Who would bring home a homeless animal?

Jasira ain't touching no dirty, unwashed animal, much less bringing into her house. No. She will toss it food from a distance and if she feels really bad, call one of her siblings bcus she knows exactly who to call, but she don't do strays like that. She cares, but they carry bugs. Jasira don't do bugs at all, so not her. Not JJ either bcus she know she can't commit to a pet without help, and everyone she associates with that live close to her, share her work schedule. She is not open to hiring someone bcus she don't like people in her apartment so she wouldn't bring an animal home. If she is regularly seeing the same stray, though, she would call Penelope.

Do they match outfits for special occasions?

They mostly coordinate. Yes, it Jasira's idea. No, it is not optional. But, yes, JJ does like it.

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hotchley · 3 years

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🦄 i know there are fics with hotch and food and how he eats bland food but also the guy puts jalapeños in his omelettes. do u think likes flavorful cuisines? he also does seem to only make bland foods for jack (mac n cheese, pancakes). which could be a kid's thing but could be a white thing like i wouldn't know lmaoo (come on, asian to asian, tell me to my face you weren't eating flavorful foods at a young age). like i dunno, hotch is such an inconsistent character. at one point im p sure he stopped eating bc he literally looked so gaunt on screen. but in the same ep he shows that he knows how to cook (or at least sautee onions lmaoo) AND organized a team cooking lesson. or maybe this is just me obsessing over all the hotch/garcia scenes bc they're one of my fave pairs and she always brings out the colorful sides of him.

this is also just me being annoyed at reid's character bc one of the trope i hate most is white guy knows more about minority things than the actual minorites. like somehow the guy knows korean but can't use chopsticks? also his pronunciation of korean phrases is horrid and i just hate the trope so much bc white ppl always butcher asian things and they always use asian cultures/aesthetics as props. like haha look at how smart i am, i can translate this korean movie for u in realtime. and him speaking over the kid at the reservation rubbed me in the wrong way like stay in your fucken lane, whiteboy. just bc u read books doesn't mean you understand anything at all and im really glad hotch called him out on that. i mean the same thing happened with the ep on african religions (which was not sensitively done might i just say). like i get he's a genius and he likes to read but what good is that booksmart if he just ends up being an asshole irl. so many of his "look im a genius and im cultured" end up being throw away lines and this show is already super white which makes the treatment of those lines seem even more insensitive. like does he know most of his genius comes a lot from his privilege of being a white male. i dunno, his character is just so annoying to me and ive said it before: garcia does the whole genius thing better and she isn't even half as annoying about it (even if she's white lmaoo).

Okay, so Hotch probably does enjoy trying new foods and different things but he’ll just give Jack bland things because he’s white and doesn’t want to destroy Jack’s taste buds, even though he would be fine. (Yep, I was definitely eating things I probably wasn’t old enough too as a younger child)

I reckon after Foyet there was only so much he could stomach which is why his choices went bland and after Pakistan he was probably so anxious, stressed and sad that he just couldn’t stomach anything without feeling nauesous.

I LOVE HOTCH AND GARCIA SO MUCH!!!! “Don’t call me honey.” is one of my favourite scenes with the two of them.

OH I KNOW! I get that the show came out in the early 2000s and all that, but if they really cared, they could have had an Asian character. Okay he can’t use chopsticks, but they should have just either a) left other peoples cultures alone or b) done it properly by actually doing research and having the team be like: Oh so I learnt this but obviously, I am white.

I’m gonna be honest, I do not remember the episode with African religions and I’m not sure I want to remember. I just feel like the writers should have made it that Reid has knowledge on other cultures but lets the people who are actually part of them speak and listens instead of having him every two minutes flaunt the fact that he’s a genius.

Because what I want to know is, if Reid had been an ethnic man, a white woman, or an ethnic woman, would the intelligence have been praised the way it was or would it have just been an expectation?

I’m fairly neutral towards canon-Reid I’m like: Yeah okay, cool. There’s a particular subsection of the fandom where I’m like: GUYS! REID IS A GROWN ASS MAN YOU CAN’T BLAME EVERYTHING ON OTHER PEOPLE!! And I also think basing your like of a character off what they say to Reid is kinda unfair because I will put my hands up and say I probably would ask how he happens to know stuff and not always be able to keep up with what he’s saying because I just couldn’t.

Garcia is the best. Absolutely love her!

#🦄anon

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okaybutlikeimagine · 5 years

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What if when Hopper first adopted Billy he was mentally preparing himself for a mess of clothes tossed about, dishes left everywhere, general teenage chaos? Instead, it's the complete opposite. Billy's had responsibility literally beaten into him, so he takes over all the chores thinking if he doesn't Hopper will toss him out. He cleans, cooks, drives El (and Max still) everywhere, etc while going to school and working part-time. How would Hopper react when he realizes why Billy does it all?

Oh I so agree with this, 100% feel like he was!! Like… I don’t think anyone expects Billy to be as super considerate and clean as he is. Bc he really is! He lived his whole life w/ a man who very obviously carried his military service through his life into his adulthood in a very dangerous away and so I believe Billy was scared as all hell to ever let himself slip. He keeps everything he can immaculate bc if anything isn’t Just Right, he’s the one getting punished every time.

When he was younger, Neil would put him through random, weekly checks of his room to make sure everything was clean and orderly. (when he got “old enough to be called a man”, Neil stopped with those, but still yelled at Billy for anything disorderly in his room.) When Max was really young and would accidentally break things, Billy would absolutely always take the fall. Even if Max admitted to it being her fault, Billy would be hit for not watching her close enough/for letting her reach for that glass herself/for giving her those permanent markers/etc.

So I think Billy feels responsible not only for his things but for everything. This is his house now too, after all; his space, and he’s gotta make sure it’s perfect.

And Billy moves in with very few things. Billy just doesn’t have a lot of stuff in general. I dunno if we’ve all seen the pictures, but some people on here have analyzed the little makeshift nightstand + mirror thing that Billy has. Like, he piled a bunch of things on top of each other to make his little vanity. I’ve talked before about how I don’t believe Billy was ever the type of kid to share things bc he just doesn’t HAVE a lot. He doesn’t own a lot of things and he KNOWS the cabin is small so he doesn’t bring a lot of the things he does have with him either. He gives his stereo to Max. He leaves all the furniture and his mirror. He only brings his clothes in a duffel, a couple of trinkets he holds dear to his heart, and his hair stuff.

And it’s definitely not what Hop was expecting at ALL. he was expecting absolute chaos. Like you said, clothes strewn around the place, etc, so before Billy moves in, Hop goes out and picks up a dresser he finds at a yard sale. It’s not much, but it’s something for Billy to keep his things in and on. And he’s fully prepared to have to give him a real hard lecture about keeping his shit where it belongs, which is inside the dresser or hamper and nowhere else, but he doesn’t even need to. Hop gestures to the dresser and Billy thanks him quietly before immediately folding up all of his things neatly and placing them where they belong. He doesn’t have enough clothes to even fill the dresser. Hop has to tear himself away from watching bc Billy can feel Hop’s presence and looks over his shoulder every now and then as Hop stares.

It’s just that… this isn’t what he was expecting. This isn’t the same kid he agreed to take in.

He also 100% takes over literally every single chore! Some he does out of feeling of necessity, like cooking. He didn’t cook all the time at home bc Neil felt that was a “woman’s job” but the thing is, Neil and Susan would leave Billy and Max at home all night or even all weekend sometimes and they’d leave so few leftovers that Billy had to learn how to cook to feed the both of them. (I also like to think about little Billy cooking dinner with his mom or grandma ♥ anyway)

So the boy has been cooking for years and when he sees that Hop feeds himself and El frozen dinners or freezer waffles or take out, he realizes he needs to be the one to cook. His biggest fear about it is Hop having the same mentality as his father, AKA “this is a woman’s job and you shouldn’t even know how to do it”.

But he doesn’t! Hop is honestly amazed at Billy’s knowledge of a kitchen, esp because he 100% does not share that same knowledge. And yeah, Billy tends to make very simple, very easy dinners, but they still taste a whole lot better and do a whole lot more than the frozen dinners that they’re eating every night. So Hop lets him cook and supports it very much. There’s no underhanded comment there. He tries to tell Billy how much he appreciates it, but he’s not sure if the boy hears him.

And Billy does more than just cook. Bc some chores he takes on bc they just seem necessary, and others he takes on bc he’s always had them. Bc he feels obligated. Bc he feels fear bubbling in his chest over it. Bc the more he did around his old house, the less anger would be directed at him. Doing chores kept him busy, kept Neil from getting angry, and kept everything calm. For the most part. It was like a saving grace.

He carries that feeling with him.

So he does the laundry. Everyone’s laundry. He’s always taking out the trash as soon as it gets full, and he’ll check it religiously, even if he doesn’t need to throw anything away. He picks up everyone’s dishes and washes and dries them. It takes him a few days to remember where they all go, but he gets it down quickly and Hop finds himself never washing dishes again. And it takes a few weeks to realize but suddenly, on his designated Chore Day (which is the second of every month, bc I’m sorry but Hop really can’t be fucked to do any kind of chore unless he’s designated a day, not even with El here now. He tried for about a month and it didn’t work.) Hop finds himself with nothing to do. Like absolutely nothing. The shelves are dusted, the floor is swept, the trash is empty, the cabinets are full bc the dishes were washed this morning and when Hop goes to question Billy with a:

“Seriously kid? Is there anything you didn’t do?”

Billy’s eyes flash with fear. It’s a bit longer than a flash, actually. He’s scared. Hop doesn’t like how often he sees that look when he addresses the boy.

Billy starts to pull at a curl on the nape of his head, elbow against his chest, closing himself off even if it’s a little bit. Hop has been working hard to pick up on all of the little nervous habits Billy has. This is one of them.

“I dunno… is there?” Billy asks like he’s serious. Like either of them are serious about Billy needing to do more.

But Billy is serious.

Bc Billy is fucking terrified. Every day he feels it in his chest: Today is the day Hop realizes what a mess he’s gotten himself into. Today is the day Hop recognizes the tornado that is Billy Hargrove and he’s gonna realize how fucking far from worth it he is to keep here.

So he worries. And he does absolutely everything he can think of to prove to Hop that he isn’t going to be a nuisance in the “living under the same roof now” department. That he isn’t going to be the “typical messy teenager”. It’s before he lashes out at the niceness because right now, nice isn’t what scares him most. Everything just feels… tenuous. Uncertain and downright frightening. Even a speck of dirt or food or whatever on the floor strikes something in Billy and Hop sees how tense the boy is about it but doesn’t comment.

Until now, bc now Hop is catching on. Now Hop’s getting a peek at what’s happening. And it’s kind of completely breaking his heart.

“No. I was just joking around.”

Billy blinks hard, looking away and moving his tongue around in his mouth in deep thought.

“Yeah… course.”

Hop eyes him carefully as Billy heads out of the house with the lame excuse of “seeing a friend.”

And Hop realizes pretty quickly that Billy isn’t in the house too often in those first few months. If he’s not at school, he’s at practice, if he’s not at practice, he’s with “friends”, if he’s not with “friends”, he’s driving the kids to the ends of the Earth or something bc he’s literally just never home.

It’s not until he’s on call somewhere that he sees Billy, across the street, lugging boxes around the local warehouse and sweating like a pig.

And he watches him work and struggle and sweat and groan. He watches this boy, very visibly tired, and it really starts clicking. Bc Billy is always stressed out, tired, dragging himself around. He’s always falling asleep on the couch or just sitting at the dinner table. (he also always freaks out when he gets woken up)

It’s just that… yeah of fucking course this kid has a part time job. Of fucking course this kid is working himself to the bone. Now that Hop thinks about it, he reminds him of Jonathan, who always looks like he got hit by a freight train right out of bed. It’s as he’s really thinking about that when a red flag pops up, because Jonathan has about 3 jobs and is stressed far too often for a young teen to be stressed and Hop never really understood the amount of concern Joyce had for him until now bc fuck watching this boy work like a dog is not fun.

So he brings it up when they’re both home. When they’re eating dinner and El is at Max’s and there’s a lull in the conversation bc Hop just can’t stop thinking about how tired Billy always is. How stressed he always seems. It worries him so much it gives him headaches.

“So… you’re working down at the warehouse?”

Billy nods absentmindedly. “Yup.”

“And going to school?”

Billy takes a big bite. “Yup. Pretty sure that’s why I still go every day.”

“Right. And you do everything around the house?”

“Do you have a point?” Billy asks over a mouthful of chicken.

“I- Look kid, you afraid of getting kicked out or something?” Hop asks, putting his fork down and staring at Billy with the question hanging between them.

Billy tenses. Sets his own fork down. Sets his eyebrows low too, showing off that hard disdain he’s always sporting.

“Why? What are you thinking about?” Billy asks, leaning back in his chair, arms crossed tight. Hop has seen the boy do this countless times before: he’s trying to look tough. But the thing is, it never works. It didn’t even work the first time he did this. He’s trying to look big but in reality he looks like a little kid who got told he can’t have dessert tonight. He glares but it’s always paired with a pout like a toddler.

Hop shakes his head. He feels like he can never win with the boy. He also feels like he says all of the wrong things in the wrong ways at the wrong times. He relies on Joyce for a lot of stuff. Probably too much stuff, but he’s been trying, alright?

“Cool it, I just… you do too much.”

“I what?” Billy asks like it’s some kind of insult. Hop can’t help the sigh he releases.

“You do too much. You don’t need to bleed yourself dry every day, alright? You’re doing too much.”

Billy’s mouth moves but no words come out. He looks semi-desperate to say anything, but he doesn’t. Can’t? Just furrows his brows and squints his eyes and shakes his head minutely and pouts. And Hop doesn’t know how to continue this, he just feels bad. Feels it heavy in his heart bc this boy has the deepest circles under his eyes and he feels kind of responsible for it. Really, seriously feels responsible bc he watches this boy work himself down every day and doesn’t say anything about it. It’s just that he didn’t know what to say. He didn’t know what to do about any of it. He let it happen bc there wasn’t a lot of alternative when he was always at a loss for words as to why a boy would even want to work so fucking hard all the time.

But he can’t let it slide anymore.

“You can keep your job, I’m not saying you have to quit or anything, I just… stop cleaning everything. And doing all the laundry. It’s…. Nice, sure, but it’s too much.”

“I just… what are you talking about?” Billy asks, irritation laced with confusion in the blue of his eyes.

“I’m saying I need you to stop doing all the chores around here.”

“Why?”

“Because you’re tired! I can see you’re tired.” Hop pauses for a second. “And it weirds me out! I mean, you’re a kid, don’t you ever just act like a kid?”

“I’m not a kid.”

“You’re still 17, you’re a kid.”

“Why are you mad at me for doing what I’m supposed to do?”

“I’m not mad!” Hop nearly yells, hands going to his hair to pull at it. It’s a lie. He is mad. He’s mad at himself for not being able to find the words this boy needs to convince him to just calm down with the “responsibility” shit. “I just don’t want you running around-”

“I’m being responsible-”

“It’s not your responsibility!” Hop’s eyes are hooded by thick eyebrows bc he’s far too confused by these words to have any other kind of expression. At first glance, this kid looks like a brat. A boy who complains about having to do more than he needs to. About having to move off the couch to take the trash out.

But that’s what knocks Hop into it. Into the realization that he’s completely wrong. Bc Billy’s hands have always been calloused, he works on his car himself, he knows how to do all of this stuff in a timely manner. He doesn’t walk around like he’s confused, he walks around like a machine as he dusts the shelves and wipes down the tables.

It’s never a sarcastic, smarmy little show of “I’m being a good house guest, can’t you see?”

No. it’s an act of: “i’m doing what I’m supposed to, don’t look at me.”

He always moves fast; always quick about it. His shoulders are always hunched over. Like he’s trying to stay hidden and now Hop knows. It starts clicking more and more and he’s livid at so many things right now he can’t even pinpoint them all and-

“No. It’s not your responsibility to take up every chore in the house. We can do it together and I know I kind of drop the ball on a lot of it but I’m gonna get better about cleaning but I can’t do that when you do everything and-”

Hop’s not even looking at Billy anymore. He’s looking at his mostly empty plate, rubbing at his forehead and his hair and trying to see through his squinted eyes bc this isn’t the conversation he ever thought he’d have to have but here he is and he looks up at Billy who-

Who is so confused. Whose eyebrows are closed in and whose lips are parted trying to form a question that isn’t coming out and Hopper sighs.

“Your place in this house is safe. I mean it.” Hop says seriously. Looks Billy in the eyes and doesn’t leave even a sliver of doubt. Doesn’t let Billy think for a second this is a joke or that it’s an empty promise. That he isn’t anything but absolutely serious.

Billy’s face falls from his confusion. His eyes are shifting everywhere, on the table, the floor, the wall next to them.

“Billy.” Hop starts, leaning forward a bit on his elbows on the table. “I’m serious. If you’re afraid of getting… I dunno, kicked out or something, you won’t.”

Billy blinks.

“Just…” Hop continues on a sigh. “Please stop doing everything. It makes me nervous.”

Billy nods slowly, eyes still confused. But he smiles a bit at the small smile Hop offers and it’s fine. Everything feels fine. Far better than fine.

And so Billy lets them help. El sweeps the floors and dusts the shelves. Hop wipes off the counters and learns to cook some more, as well as load the dishwasher correctly. Billy teaches him the “secrets” of doing laundry. (“They’re not secrets, old man, you’re just a caveman who doesn’t know how to keep towels soft.”)

And it’s a little alien for both of them (and everything is a new and exciting experience for El) but it’s far better than fine.

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dragonquill · 6 years

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Hi! I saw your recent posts about Fanfic BTS and I was just wondering if you got my ask some time ago about Kings and Concubines and Fanfic Questions? I don't mean to chase you, and if you had it please ignore me (I'm so sorry), but I know Tumblr sometimes doesn't deliver asks. Thank you.

Ohhh thank you! I really have loads of fun doing these, and with the writing block I’ve been under, they make me feel super happy!

Of Concubines and Kings

Who cooks: They both KNOW how to cook. Cooking for the king is mainly done within his harem, and as their mothers are the queen and the favorite respectively, they do a lot of his cooking. They never particularly enjoyed it, and now someone cooks for them, so they’ve become terribly lazy about cooking for themselves. After all, why take someone’s job away from them??

Who does the laundry and other chores: Again, we have here a king and his only concubine/100% unofficial spouse, so doing chores isn’t really their thing. They pay their staff very well, indeed. However, they do take care of their dragons’ needs, which can take a good bit of time. Dragons like hot baths and need oil treatments and have indoor latrine areas for when they’re too lazy to go outside (we’re looking at you, Charcoal).They require some training as well, and FiKi take care of that themselves. No one would dream of having someone else take care of their dragon’s needs.

How many children do they have: 2636345 (okay, not really, my cat Jane leaped on the computer and this happened and this amused me) Fili and Kili don’t have children, despite Thorin’s and other’s attempts to get Kili to take a female concubine for this purpose. It works out all right, however; a dragon comes herself from the mountain and locates their heir for them, quite unexpectedly. No dragon has done so before. Kili does make jokes about adopting this dwarf, even though said dwarf is certainly too old to be their son. They will have a granddragon! The time will come when Cinnamon lays an egg, also very unusual. Dragons keep breaking the rules in their reign - many say inspired by Fili.

Who’s more dominate: Fili has a responsibility to see that Kili’s sexual needs are taken care of, and even gets training in the seraglio, so….*eyebrow waggle* He’s very good at what he does.

Favorite nonsexual activity: Evening relaxation time! Admittedly, not ALWAYS sex free, because Fíli is a hedonist and Kíli is easy (as long as it’s Fíli), but this is when Fíli gets to take care of Kíli and that’s what he’s always wanted to do anyway. They put work aside, have a nice bath, play with dragons, Kíli often gets a massage, they have dinner together. There’s about an hour and a half where Fíli won’t let work in. The rest of the time, they’re both focusing on helping to run an entire kingdom, so that time is really precious, no matter what they’re doing.

Their favorite place to be together: There is a spot on the side of the mountain that is an abandoned rookery. A new and better one was built, and that one was scrubbed out but never assigned a new job. Fíli and Kíli found it as young adults, and now they bring their dragons there. The dragons can fly and swoop and dance through the air and the dwarves can have total privacy (minus the fact that they had to let a few people know about it – they can never truly disappear – usually Nori or Ori is sent to fetch them). The sky is clear and clean and it’s always cold for cuddling.

Any traditions: Their culture is steeped in tradition, and they’re both very proud of most of them (the seraglio is the one tradition they really question). As Prince and Consort, they attend and assist with the festivals and celebrations throughout the year. Again, Thorin resists making Fíli official Consort, but they just ignore this and have Fíli do the work anyway. Their favorite is when they make a trip down the river in the growing season during the festival of lights. Floating lanterns light their way and they get to see their people as they go down the river in a royal barge. There’s music and singing and dragons dancing in the air. It’s breathtaking.

Their “song”: They don’t have a single song, but they do both play violin and love to dance traditional group dances. Dwarven dances are rhythmic and powerful and they adore them.

Where did they go for their honeymoon: Their brand new royal suite…actually Fíli’s royal suite as heir, which Kíli just moved into when they became a couple and Kíli became heir. It has all the necessary accoutrement for a young prince and his beloved…as well as two dragons. Perhaps it would have been a little more romantic WITHOUT the dragons, but…

Where did they first meet: In Erebor, 8 days after Kíli was born when he came from seclusion with his mother!

Any pets: The dragons would probably eat them.

What do they fight over: Politics, primarily. Despite his outrageous behavior in manipulating himself into the role of Consort, Fíli is actually more tradition-bound than Kíli. Kíli wants to open the kingdom up to trade while Fíli believes that being self-sufficient and insular is safer, especially with the care of the dragons. Kíli even makes noises about talking to elves, who own several of the most lush oases outside their kingdom along the river that joins the two mountains (Erebor, where the dwarf king lives, and the Blue Mountain, where the dragons are). They haven’t come to a consensus., and the truth is, Fíli has placed himself in a position where, when the time comes, it will be Kíli who makes the final decisions when he is king. To a lesser degree, they both overwork themselves at time and can be very grumpy as a result, which leads to normal tiffs. And, as they are bonded to emotional dragons, they sometimes get anger leaking over from when Cinnamon (a woman of strong opinions) and Charcoal (an airhead of stubbornness) get mad at each other.

Do they go on vacations, if so where: There is an annual vacation. Traditionally, this was taken in some noble’s rooms inside the mountain, carting along a retinue, and could hardly be called a vacation. Kíli came up with the idea of extending the Festival of Lights down the river and seeing more communities, not just those right outside the mountain, so they spend a couple of weeks each year doing that. There are both dwarves and hobbits living along the Great River, managing the farms, and where once many of them went generations without seeing a royal for themselves, now they can expect to see one every couple of years on a festival night.

#of concubines and kings #fiki #fili/kili #quill writes #dragon fic #cinnamon and charcoal #meme

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It was so hard to pick out of 75 questions so I hope this is ok 😬💦 2, 13, 18, 19, 25, 28, 29, 30, 33, 39, 42, 46, 47, 54, 58, 67, 71 (Doesn't have to be the romantic kind), 73, and 75

Oh wow, jeez. haha. OKAY I’mma do it, but I’mma put it under a cut bc this can only be long.

2. Who is your hero?

You know, I feel like I learn about amazing people all the time?? There are so many people in history who have done so many cool things. I love the information age we live in where we can here about heroes every damn day. But if I had to pick one that means a lot to me specifically, possibly Helen Keller. Like sure she did the whole learning to talk while blind/deaf thing, but she also became a hardcore social activist! If you read her writings, she was not even in the vicinity of fucking around, and I’m here for that.

13. What is your favorite book to read?

Hmm. My comfort read used to be Howl’s Moving Castle, but I haven’t read it in years. That’s...a bummer... Maybe I should reread it soon.

18. If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?

Hmm... I mean, if we’re talking on like a magical level, then a pain-free, exhaustion-free day would be swell. I’d be happy doing just about anything. If you mean in a more normal way, then I think I’d be happiest traveling somewhere really cool with a friend and having a nice meal and seeing beautiful sights.

19. What is your favorite game or sport to watch and play?

Hmm. I mean, I don’t play/watch sports that often. Disability and all. But I used to do tae kwon do and karate fairly regularly, and I really enjoyed that. I usually really only watch games/sports during the Olympics, but I enjoy speed skating, figure skating, gymnastics, archery, women’s weight lifting... Um... I watch the Super Bowl for the commercials? lol. Honestly, my favorite part of watching sports is watching the winners cry haha. That’s why I like the Olympics best.

25. Who is your favorite author?

Probably either Diana Wynne Jones or Neil Gaiman. I’ve read a lot of books by a lot of authors that I’ve liked (and admittedly both of them have some stuff in their work that makes me raise my eyebrows now) but I feel like both of them really shaped me from a young age. I was devastated when DWJ died.

28. In the evening, would you rather play a game, visit a relative, watch a movie, or read?

Most of my reading energy is taken up by school stuff now, but hopefully I’ll start to get to read again come graduation. In the meantime, I like to watch movies best. I livetweet them a lot haha.

29. Would you rather vacation in Hawaii or Alaska, and why?

WELL I have actually gone to Alaska before! I really liked it, honestly. It was beautiful up there. And nice and cold! Which is good for the POTS, haha. But I think if I had to choose a future vacation I’d choose Hawaii just because I’ve never been there! And there are some shrines I’d love to visit.

30. Would you rather win the lottery or work at the perfect job? And why?I mean... The job I’d really like to do now certainly wouldn’t pay as much as the lottery, but it’d keep me comfortable. I mean. I guess it’d be great to win the lottery so I wouldn’t have to worry about working (which, as a PWD, can be...stressful) but not to put too fine a point on it, my current living situation is one where I don’t need to worry too much about money. I’m incredibly lucky on that front, I know. If I were as poor as I was about ten years ago, this would be a much easier choice. XD Though research does show that a lot of people who win the lottery end up getting fucked over by taxes, friends, etc. so. maybe not.

33. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?

I MEAN... I’m a gay, disabled woman. Going back in time probably wouldn’t be great for me, haha. But I guess I’d love to hear some of the old jazz musicians I love play live...

39. List two pet peeves.

Motherfucking DISCREET and DISCRETE which are TWO DISCRETE WORDS. There was a moment once when someone tried to assure me that “discrete” was just the British spelling and I just. I JUST!! Like if I were in the Cell Block Tango, that would probably be my prison origin story. I also hate it when strangers ask about my cane/disability.

42. If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?

uhhhhhHHHhhhh teleportation powers which I would mostly use to get to class on time but also maybe catching babies when they fall out windows or whatever. That happens, right?

46. If you could go back in time to change one thing, what would it be?

Geez. I mean, on a big scale? Like Hitler? Bro, don’t put that much pressure on me!!! If you just mean in my own life, I’d probably just tell little!me what POTS is haha. If I have to change like. A personal decision?? I might have decided to do a different program while I was in Japan. It was very expensive (through my school) and I didn’t get to do a lot of the things I really wanted to do.

47. If you could share a meal with any 4 individuals, living or dead, who would they be?

HONESTLY, a lot of the major heads of religion. Like. I just think it’d be so interesting to talk to them about philosophy and what they’d think about where their religions are at now. Like even if you don’t believe in the religions, people generally believe that people like Jesus, Mohammad, Siddhartha Gautama, etc. lived.

54. What's your favorite holiday?

HALLOWEEN, BY A COUNTRY MILE!!! I love Halloween! Lots of great spooky stuff and yummy treats and fun parties. I love Halloween SO MUCH.

58. What's your favorite type of foreign food?

I LIKE A LOT OF THINGS... In Japan, I think I loved curry and takoyaki and onigiri best. Some of the octopus and lemon chicken/soup/etc. in Greece was delicious. I loved like ALL the food I had in Barcelona. Tomato bread and jamon iberico and olives and everything was just high quality and delicious?? We just ate our way around La Boqueria (a giant market) one day and I loved it. I like poutine from Canada and pasties from the UK and basically anything cooked in red wine from France. haha. I’ve only had Thai food and Moroccan food in the US (so who knows if it’s accurate) but I love massaman curry and bastilla and Moroccan lemon chicken. I am a big fan of sweet and savory meat dishes, haha. Oh, and Afghan Palow!! Delicious.

I PROMISE I ALSO EAT FRUITS AND VEGGIES... I also like lots of international alcohols haha. Ouzo and absinthe (taste similar), champagne/prosecco/cava (cava was SO CHEAP in barcelona, rip), sake (especially nigori sake)...

67. What is your favorite childhood memory?

Jeez, that’s a hard one. I feel a certain nostalgia for the natural vibe from where I lived as a kid. (In other words, the people and buildings and stuff were fine, but I feel nostalgic for the natural phenomena.) Like the smell of fresh soil and the sound of the woods and rustling fields of corn. But like a specific memory... Long before we moved to FL, my parents did surprise us with a trip to Disney World when I was about 8! We were visiting a Floridian friend (who we later moved in with when we lost our house) and driving down and thennnn my dad “made a wrong turn” and checked us into the Wilderness Lodge just outside the Magic Kingdom. We drove up like RIGHT as the fireworks started over at MK so my sister and I were kind of in shock haha. It was really fun.

71. What's the craziest thing you’ve done in the name of love?

I WENT TO THE MUSICAL CATS. I kid, Loo. (Mostly.) I’m not really the kind to do big OTT things for love, but I think I am the kind to hurt myself for it, unfortunately. I loved a girl for a long, long time, and in retrospect, I realize that I allowed her to devalue me in ways that I’m still trying to undo. We were never together or anything -- I have a habit of falling for straight girls -- but boy did I get fucked up. Like...viewing this through my current lens, I can’t believe I let that go on for so long. It was crazy. There are a lot of reasons why I believed I was lesser and unlovable because of my disability, and I realize now that some of that started with her and another friend of mine. I just kind of wished that I’d figured that out before they ditched me for good and told me it was because I always “made everything complicated”. (I’d been late to a get-together because I was at the doctor...) I...cried a lot. haha. But I ended up becoming closer to my best friends today as a result, and learning a lot about myself. So I guess maybe it was for the best, even if it hurt at the time.

OH I’VE ALSO GOTTEN IN FIGHTS FOR LOVE but that was more for friends. I’d kick anyone’s ass in high school, or if we weren’t in an avenue where I could do that, I’d yell a lot or say stuff that was just, ah, really cutting. haha. I have...a protective streak. And I was frustrated about a lot in high school. Our school had martial arts classes, which was a good outlet. I was known as someone who could, uh, get things done. Um.

73. What was your favorite subject in school?

Uhhh. If we’re just talking high school, maybe math?? English if I had a really good English teacher. I love reading/writing. But math was comforting, in a way. Math is very solid. I also enjoyed French. And I enjoyed a lot of fibercraft techniques in that class, but hated the teacher. Womp womp. I liked making things with my hands. I found batik particularly comforting.

75. Do you collect anything?

I collect tarot decks! I’ve studied the history of tarot before, and I’m always really fascinated with the way that people attach meaning to mundane objects. I kind of love how tarot was basically just playing cards for rich people until a series of weird events and people started using them for divination. Now people rarely use them for anything else. That kind of applied religious/personal meaning is super interesting to me. PLUS a lot of them are very pretty. Haha.

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