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pompadorbz · 3 months

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OK SO HERE'S THE RUB. I think that as it currently is, the base uniform for hope's peak looks boring as shit to me. like. yes. it is very customizable and versatile and when they DO stuff with it then it usually looks great. BUT for such a prestigious school I think there could be just a tiny bit more flare to it. So before making any design I made some changes to the hope's peak emblem itself. The design is fine on its own, but I thought it could add to it if i gave it a couple of colour variants, so this is what I came up with!

Each variation belongs to a specific group, with the coloured versions belonging to the student groups. For the sake of this were just gonna focus on the student emblems so like. ignore the other 2. Here are the uniforms themself!

I wanted to give a BUNCH of options that range from totally normal to. fashion crime territory if you arent careful. The solid orange options are by far the least popular ones, and the reserve course is really just hung out to dry, unless you want orange pants with a black blazer. I imagine that there are so many pieces because not only can hope's peak afford it, but they have had this consistent issue for years where the one thing they just cannot keep straight is a dress code. So as a result, they allow students to mix and match all they want, so long as they're wearing the emblem to SOME extent. try as they might, they can't enforce the school colours as much as theyd like to.

#syd spiels #i did this for a potential thh cast redesign someday #because it always irked me that the characters came to the school wearing their old high school uniforms #not entirely sure how i feel about the plaid on the pants but idk. i can probably make it work #i kept joking about how it looked like the fucking. a&w colours #and thats funny so im not changing it #school that has zero fashion sense but the students can work with it #my art #syd's art #danganronpa #danganronpa trigger happy havoc #super danganronpa 2 #sdr2 #danganronpa thh #danganronpa 1 #danganronpa 2 #celeste is gonna have to work hard to serve #godspeed

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juniemunie · 1 year

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TEST DRIVE TEST DRIVE TEST DRI-

I have so many thoughts about this entire sequence, from the way Hiccup and Toothless get along to the MUSIC- (the music analysis is going to my tags)

But im gonna talk about Toothless pov again

I always think of this is like, the forbidden friendship scene for Toothless the way the actual forbidden friendship was for Hiccup

If Hiccup's scene was Toothless connecting to Hiccup through human things (sharing food, smiling, art and all that)

Then this scene is Toothless' because Hiccup connects with Toothless through flying, something I've always headcanoned to be what dragons (the ones that fly anyway) need not just to survive, but to live and bond with others.

if Hiccup's FF is the beginning of the potential then Toothless' FF is the "end", the moment where the potential is found and fulfilled, the thing that really solidifies their friendship because both has now experienced and accepted the other's unique sides

Just, yeah Toothless sees Hiccup just getting it, understanding why flying is so wonderful, hearing him cheer and whoop in joy like a fledgling's first time in the air, and seeing him at the end instinctively understand what to do-

Like that sudden spin near the end of the sea pillars- and both of them looked surprised they even managed to do that together instinctively- when just a few minutes ago Hiccup couldnt even dodge the two very obvious sea pillars in the beginning

He looks up at this human, this strange clever, brilliant little human who has somehow made this even possible, who has broken every preconception he has, who is now flying with him with a dragon's instinct but baring his teeth in that human way of expressing joy, screaming something he could not parse perfectly in his dragon tongue but understood the meaning all the same.

"We did it."

#they did it. they achieved what they thought was impossible but together they reached it #the line can apply to a lot of things so ill let you think about it #i totally didnt get that 'we' thing from a fanfic COUGH #httyd #httyd movies #junie art post #can u tell ive gone insane #this was supposed to be a short caption but ive gotten carried away #toothless the dragon #toothless #hiccup horrendous haddock lll #hiccup #NOW. FOR THE MUSIC.#most of the analysis is already talked well by sideways and phoebe-kate so ill talk about my headcanons and interpretations #toothless' theme always repeats over and over. not ever really having a satisfying conclusion which ive always thought of as a silent show #that toothless was never really happy or content with his life before since he lived a dangerous and monotonous life of serving the queen #sure in exchange for his servitude he was given shelter to a place no viking can reach but he would never call it home.#he most likely wanted out of that sitaution. wanted something new and he got that rather violently through hiccup #now lets talk about hiccups theme. his theme is beautiful and sounds complete. but in the beginning you barely if ever notice his theme #unless youre really looking for it. his theme plays quite subtly and softly. showing how hiccup wants to be seen but he never is #at the start his theme plays after berk's which makes it sound as if hes following them. he isnt the same as berk but he tries to be #FF comes and hiccup and toothless connect both on screen and music. see you tomorrow has hiccups theme play clearly & confidently for once #test drive comes and toothless takes the lead- hiccup following right after him. it sounds amazing but theyre still not quite there yet #then the sea pillars moment and toothless theme plays twice waiting for hiccup's theme to jump in- to let go #and when hiccup does let go his theme jumps right after toothless' fitting perfectly and toothless' lets hiccup theme take center stage #its loud & beautiful and you get to hear it so clearly it takes your breath away and it ends with toothless theme finally reaching an end #they completed each other both musically and in character #they broke the rules of the world and are neither berk's theme or the dragon's they are two parts creating something new and beautiful #they completed their theme bros thats their theme its not berks or the dragons its their very own #okay im done i dont know if i got this across right i hope yall at least get the gist of my insane rambling

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caelanglang · 9 months

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love your fem skk art, makes my lesbian brain happy. cheering for the sapphics

thank you ;v; I finally figured out what the S in skk stands for <3

#always happy to serve yall #im having too much fun with fem skk its very concerning atp #inbox #inbox sketch

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skittlewaffle · 2 years

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Just an excited dad preparing for baby’s arrival

Just a loving father being doting and gentle on his two darlings

Just some happy dads dying over how small their kiddo is

Just two silly goobers messing around

… *sigh*

I have baby fever y’all, I’ll be completely honest ,, this was majorly self indulgent

if you were wondering, yes, I would feel like the kid is biologically theirs, made possible with sperm donors. it’s rlly deeply emotional and intimate to me personally that they made their own baby !!

however, this could 100% be portrayed as an adoption scenario as well !! It would make Sun and Moon just as happy to have a kid they can actually call theirs, no matter if through natural or legal means. It’s life-changing enough to simply be called fathers rather than just caretakers 🥺

Bonus hand size comparison for y’all 💖 (DCA’s hand could be bigger honestly haha,,)

#tw pregnancy #pregnancy tw #sundrop #moondrop #dca #y/n #fnaf security breach #fnaf sb #k’s art #digital #doodles #goddddd i’m DYING OVER HEREEEE #i’m on the floor #dad sun and moon give me so much life guys it’s not even funny they’re just PERFECT for the role #they will take such wonderful care of their family #they really do mean everything to them and there isn’t a thing they wouldn’t do for their health and happiness #not only husband material but DAD MATERIAL IM 😭💖💖😭💖😭#i deadass really can’t get enough of them #imagine them caring for y/n throughout the pregnancy like HDHSGZJSNX they’re so protective always doing checkups on them #they want everything to go as smoothly as possible and they will serve you in any way they can because they can’t imagine what ur going thru #all they know is that it’s tough !!! and they want you to rest and be as comfy as possible . don’t you worry about a thing starlight #don’t you lift a finger let us take care of the house for you and babyproof it and everything #you bet the nursery will be celestial / daycare themed too lolll

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zhongrin · 3 months

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cw/tw. gif(s), child neglect, depiction of starvation & frostbite, suicidal thoughts

꧁

𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐈

Candour of Light and Shadows

Quest Started

I still think

Some people were born a shadow.

"ーHappy birthday, sweetheart!"

"Thanks, mama!"

"May Lady Tsaritsa bless my little snowflake so he grows up big and healthy... And may She protect you from all dangers and surround you with love and happiness!"

"..... Mama, what about-"

"Hold on, darling."

Every year, instead of burning candles, I burn the memories of you.

Every year, instead of huddling in front of a warm fireplace, I relive the memories of the icy grave you call home.

Every year....

I wonder.

Why didn't you just di̴̖̊ë̷̻͙́̒̿̆ that day?

Why did the gods pity you when your own blood couldn't care less?

Why you? Why me? Why us?

I dare not defy the fate bestowed upon me. This is the role we were bestowed with. The second option. The second best. The supporting role.

The shadow.

....

But maybe....

........

Just... maybe.

.............

Maybe all this time, I've been tricking myself, thinking I was undeserving. Of the spotlight. Of the warm fireplace. Of..... a home.

“....”

“Wha....?”

“Happy birthday, Cov!!”

“My my, did we catch you off-guard so much you were about to unsheathe your sword?”

“Ah... I'm..... sorry.......”

“It's fine, it's fine. More importantly, do you like chocolate cakes? I had no idea what kind of cake you'd like but since you love hot chocolate and cookies, I thought you'd like themー”

“......”

“Cov?”

“...........”

“Thank you.”

Maybe one day, I'll be able to feel truly worthy of this.

......

I guess…. Just for today, I can be the light.

𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞

Candour of Light and Shadows

Quest Completed

[ To be continued(?) ]

#rin's adopted children: coviello #rin's queue is serving tea #happy birthday my child my baby my traumatized pookie with trust issues #i somehow managed to finish this an hour before their birthday here #and i already said it on their last story quest but #it still baffles me that they're well liked. i love them (/p) dearly and i'm glad people find them interesting enough-#-to care about. idk. it just. i don't think i'll ever not feel awed about this #thank you always for the love and support to this character #more of them coming soon. maybe. mayhaps even more than them. maybe they'll get a brother and a sister soon #ps. i am swamped with stuff and has no energy right now. please know i'm not ignoring asks and messages but i'm just directing-#-the little energy i have to more important/urgent things. i'll be fine. will be back soon. hopefully.

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emoreooo · 3 months

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doomed valentines 🥀

aka what if kel and aubrey took over sweetheart’s castle ?

this is an au where if you interact with the keeper of sweethearts castle as anyone but omori, it unlocks a whole new optional level. you wake up in the picnic area with hero but no kel or aubrey. sweethearts castle is different and basil joins you for this level

the castle's main towers seem to have split into two, but the main building remains one, and smaller from the outside. but it turns out to be unnaturally spacious at times, as if the building was a psychological maze trying to separate... certain people apart

you find aubrey. she looks different, but happier. “it's like a princess' dream come true. it’s everything i could ever want and more.” she says, smiling at you. “now... all i need left is my lovely prince charming—”

“hey, guys !!”

enter kel.

“ugh.”

kel also looks different, if not for the fact hes wearing an obnoxious shade of pink, head to toe. he is happy to see you all. “everyone here LOVES me ! they respect me and trust me and all that kinda stuff. man, i feel so powerful ! im never leaving this place !”

that didnt seem to sit right, so hero intervened. “but.. if you stayed here, wouldn’t you miss everyone else ? omori, basil, me... mari ?”

“well, duh ! that’s why you guys will be staying with me too !”

that broke a new fight between kel and aubrey, but for the wrong reasons

it ends with aubrey dragging basil along with her, hero with kel, and you alone on the bridge connecting the two towers. you have a choice to follow one of them first. lets say, kel.

you head for kels tower and find hero talking with kel, trying to convince his brother.

“didja know ?? the sprout moles here love me so much they made me offerings, like, im a god or something ! pretty cool huh ?”

“..offerings ?”

“yeah ! oh man.. hero, youre not jealous, right ?”

“wh— no. its just.. a bit ridiculous.”

“...ridiculous ?” kels confused expression contorts into a smile, that of understanding. “i see whats going on. its okay, hero, i know its gotta be tough to be put to the side. and overlooked. bet its weird not being in the spotlight for once.”

you caught a quick flash of horror written on heros face. “kel.. are you saying this because—”

“but its ok ! as long as were here, neither of us will ever have to feel that way !”

remaining determined, hero put his foot down. “thats enough, kel. you cant stay here.”

“yea, thats a good one, bro.”

“im... serious. were leaving, kel.”

the younger boy stops laughing. ”...oh. youre— why ?”

“i dont think this place is anything like it seems. i think its a sham.”

kel barks with laughter.

“oh so when it benefits ME is it a sham. man, how selfish can you be ?”

“...what ?”

“you really cant stand it when its not all about you, huh ? but what about me ? what about kel ?”

“i-i think this place is affecting you. please, kel, listen to me.”

“no. if you wanna leave so bad, fine ! the sprout moles can send you out. but im not leaving. im happy here anyway, and you wont get it.”

with that, kel leaves you two in his tower. hero seems distracted, before suggesting you both go find basil

you head for aubreys tower, only to find a scared basil locked in a cell. upon freeing him, he stares over your shoulder.

“o-omori.” he whispers. “...behind you.”

“well, well.. well !”

enter aubrey.

“aubrey! why was basil locked in?” hero asks, perplexed.

“hm? well, he kept trying to leave! i couldnt let that happen, not when i was sharing my happiness with him.” aubrey frowns. “i thought he was my friend.”

basil looks terrified. “aubrey.. i am your friend.”

“hmhm, of course you are. friends dont leave each other behind, right omori?”

hero once again steps in. “aubrey, i think youre taking this too far. of course we want you to be happy, but kidnapping your friends isnt the way. this place is messing with your heads, so we should leave before it gets worse.”

but your path is blocked by kel in the doorway.

“that wont do.” aubrey hums behind you, brandishing her shiny pink bat. “no.. not at all. what do you think, kel ?”

“i think its rude to leave in the middle of a party. right, hero? you taught me that one!”

“kel..”

he then takes a bow as aubrey joins him. “so, friends, may we have this dance?”

“let us sweep the floor !”

boss battle mechanics !

you can not change aubrey or kels emotions even at the start of the battle. the only ones who can change their emotions are each other, so the best strategy is to adapt with your own party’s emotion play

there are 4 phases to this battle. a neutral state, tier one emotion, tier two, and lastly tier three, much like most emotion based bosses. between each phases, aubrey will make kel happier, while kel makes aubrey angrier. they are not made to have the sad emotion, however,

if you end third phase with an attack from hero, kel will start fourth phase with a depressed emotion instead of manic, giving your team good advantage on winning since he relies on speed. aubrey will still be furious, but its still one enemy disadvantaged

once you defeat them they will go snork mimi in your arms and you must carry them out of the castle and back to mari.

“aww, i guess its past their royal nap time !”

#added choppy explanations under the cut i copy and pasted them from my twitter so pls excuse the writing. LMAO #i swear i write better than this im just laying down what the au is all about #also i didnt put it in there but when i said the castle was weirdly big inside like its trying to separate some ppl ? i was talking abt #kel and aubrey. i meant to show that the castle serves to give the prince and princess their biggest desires #like aubrey living in luxury and happiness in romantic pink while kel lives the fantasy of being the beloved golden child #but the thing is. those are kinda surface level wishes. or ones they Think wld make them happy #like aubrey and kel finding each other annoying. so its obvious for them to want to be away from each other right ?#and thats exactly what the castle acts upon. it gives them all those surface level wants #but despite being separated by space manipulation itself. kel and aubrey seem to Always find their way towards each other #which both will scoff and groan at. not realizing that their heart longs for the others presence !#something something your love for each other beats the labyrinth of psychological horror trying to keep u apart. and you Hate It #i think their dynamic is rly funny #omori kel #omori aubrey #omori hero #omori basil #omori (character)#kel omori #aubrey omori #hero omori #basil omori #omori #kelbrey #omori baseball bat #omori fanart #fanart #my art #omori sweetheart #kind of ?? the theme is based around her #ALSO I REDREW THE UI MYSELF BC I COULDNT FIND A HIGH QUALITY VERSION OF IT GRRR

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otaku553 · 3 months

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I just want u to know that your art is my comfort art, I love looking at it whenever I’m feeling meh or tired, like right now lol.

Since I see that you seem to enjoy the ASL trio, I recommend reading don’t bury me with gold by anonymous on ao3. I think you’d like it, considering how you described your love for Sabo a few posts ago! It’s a Sabo-centric fic too!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25577467/chapters/62072158

HI HELLO YOU HAVE EXCELLENT TASTE

this is one of my favorite fics in the entire fandom actually. Holy shit. It’s funny that you should recommend it because I have ranted about it nonstop to my friends for a while about it

The characterization of Sabo is just so perfect in this???? The thing is that in canon, Sabo doesn’t end up having to choose between his nobility and being a revolutionary, mostly because his ties to his nobility are already cut by his amnesia, but also because he has no reason to remain a noble in the first place beyond the leverage they try to hold over him. Sabo as a world noble however Cannot leave his situation because it is the way he is the most useful to the revolutionaries.

Also their deconstruction of the way the world nobles operate and how they choose successors among the nobles is excellent. The fact that they actively look for those who are able to see outside of the conditioning they have applied to their children to have them lead and uphold their corrupt institution is so interesting?? Not to mention Sabo’s entire struggle between his morality and his nobility and how in this he is surrounded by a scenario that makes it all the harder to uphold his morality and how there are times when he does actually feel the need to make Imu or the elders proud and just ughhghshdghsdgjsdg

I love everything about this fic and I wish there were more of it lmao I went on a spree after this fic of looking for more sabo-centric fics that placed him in an inescapable position as a noble but nothing hits quite as hard as this fic

#thank you for the compliments and the fic rec!!!#I’ve exhausted a decent amount of the sabo fics because I’ve gone through and just filtered his character tag lmao #chances are if it’s got over…. 800? kudos I’ve already read it #but please feel free to send more fic recs I am always looking for more good fics to read #im happy to know that my art can serve as a comfort also :)))#if it’s any additional comfort #answering these asks with little doodles is my little comfort thing when I start feeling existential or slightly depressed #so in a sense it’s kind of mutual :)

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helloliriels · 1 year

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My Bloody Valentine

by helloliriels

Sherlock dusted his knuckles ... pulled back and struck with all of the force he could muster. Knocking the man on the receiving end into the wall.

The man stumbled further in shock, catching himself, and brushing a streak of blood from his cheek ... then he looked up at Sherlock. Eyes wide with fear.

Sherlock stepped an inch forward, first raised again ...

The man cowered and rose his hands to defend himself from yet another strike!

It was not coming.

Sherlock stood.

. Seething.

His breath ragged as he glared. Holding himself back.

"You will excuse me ... if I don't take your case," he breathed through flaring nostrils.

The man nodded, agreeing, anything ... to avoid this unexpected wrath. "Apologies Mr. Holmes ... I didn't mean-"

Sherlock glared.

The man swallowed.

At least he knew enough to not speak another word ...

Instead, he turned around and flew from the room ... his steps making a frantic departure from 221b.

Sherlock turned to the mantle and felt his shoulders hunch. It was getting harder and harder to deal with the innuendo and accusations. No matter what John wrote ... or he himself did ... people were somehow still thinking he and John were together.

He only wished it were true.

He would go to his grave defending his 'not gay' doctor, if that was what it took. But he was afraid ... so afraid ... following the whole Wilde case ... that John would leave him soon.

Or worse ... marry for real.

Then he truly would be alone.

It was a cursed existence ... Living where you could not love. Loving where you could not give.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out his pipe. Lighting it and taking a puff.

He wasn't sure how long he'd stood there ... staring at the flickering light of a dying fire ... before he heard John's footsteps in the stairwell below ...

His head did not lift as John entered the room.

He had resigned himself to his only option.

He should leave. Before John did.

"Hey?" John called, quietly, as he came over.

Sherlock could hear him removing his overcoat and shoes. Knocking them beside his chair instead of bothering with the coat rack.

John was becoming so comfortable in their joined space ... it usually caused a swell of pride in Sherlock’s heart. That John felt safe and at home around him. Today ... it felt like someone was squeezing his heart ... restricting his lungs from the vital air they needed ...

He followed John with his eyes, keeping himself turned away, so that he could observe from the safety of the mirror. While he was hyperventilating.

"You okay?" John was asking. Voice gentle.

Sherlock set the pipe down and attempted to turn away further ... but John caught his arm. Stopping him.

He felt the warmth of John's hand travelling down his arm ... raising the goose flesh as he felt every nerve singing with desire to grip John's hands on his own and never let him go ...

Instead ... John was taking his hand?

Soft fingers caressing his as John brushed his palm and splayed his fingers. Feeling each digit of Sherlock's hand against his own?

Sherlock turned abruptly, confusion crossing his face as the shorter man looked up at him.

John's eyebrows were knit with worry? ... fear?

"What happened?" He asked.

(continued beneath cut)

His words were not sinking in.

Sherlock was taking in every facet of the man he had come to know and love so dearly. The deep blue eyes. Hard as steel when they needed to be. Sharp as daggers when defending those he loved. Soft and enveloping ... when they had a quiet moment alone ...

All thoughts Sherlock had wanted to express in a million ways ... a thousand different times ...

And yet, never could bring himself to ...

How was he to make it without his doctor?

He would not live long. He felt quite certain.

"Sherlock?" John asked, true concern seeping into his voice and Sherlock's lack of response ...?

"Sherlock - you're bleeding!"

Sherlock blinked.

He looked down at the knicks and cuts on his hand from striking Mr. Harrington - he must have caught on the man's jacket or cuff in defense? He couldn't remember really ...

And shrugged.

"It's nothing, John. Please don't let it bother you."

Then he sighed.

There was so much he was trying to not let bother John ... and here he had added another ...

"Sherlock?"

John reached up and brushed Sherlock's brow, trying to stroke away his worried frown ... even so ... he felt himself whimper as he pulled away.

John's hands. Gentle. Adoring. Healing hands.

He wanted to kiss them.

He wanted to confess. To tell him everything.

He wanted to ...

How do you explain to the man you've lived with for seven years ...? Seven happy, magnificently wonderful years ...? That you love him ... as more than friends ...

That you want to go on loving him?

That you want him by your side forever.

Even at night.

... without condemning him to a worse fate?

"Did i do something wrong?" John was asking.

Sherlock whipped around. Startled by the question.

. Wrong? No. John.

. You've done nothing wrong.

. It was me. It was all on me.

. You never even suspected ...

. And that made it worse. Really.

. Me wanting things that cannot be.

"They said something again, didn't they?"

John broke into his thoughts again, stating the obvious.

"Yes," Sherlock replied, reluctantly.

He wouldn't look at John.

John.

Who was going for the medical bag and then tending to his broken skin and bleeding knuckles ...

"I hope you got him in the teeth?" John chuckled, looking at the shape of Sherlock's injury.

Now it was Sherlock's turn to grin.

"Cheekbones actually," he corrected.

John smirked in response. "Always knew cheekbones could be dangerous," he huffed, tugging on the bandage and taping it up. "Some more than others ..." he added, looking up.

His voice trailed off as his eyes caught on Sherlock's own sharp features and then lingered on his lips.

John licked his own. Seemingly distracted ...

He caught Sherlock's eyes again. Flitting. But Sherlock would not let him look away.

They locked in a exchange of glances.

The kind only they shared.

John had meant something more in that.

He felt certain ...

John cleared his throat and broke eye contact first. Blushing?

"John - I," Sherlock started, realising now was a good a time as ever to tell the love of your life that you'll never see them again ... that they'll be safer without you. They'll be ...

"Sherlock - wait - no!" John put a finger to Sherlock's lips and stood wrestling a demon of his own before speaking. "I have something to say first."

Sherlock waited.

The inevitable delayed. Or perhaps hastened.

Not knowing what John's next words would be.

"It's Valentine's day," John muttered, not looking up.

Whatever words he was prepared for John to say ... he had not expected that ... ?

"What does-?" he tried to ask, but again - John's finger was on his lips. And there they stayed ...

Sherlock held his breath.

Hoping they would never move, really ...

"It's Valentine's day ... and you're here defending my honour ...," John sighed, heavily, "... when you shouldn't have to be!"

He was angry.

Sherlock could tell by his shallow breathing and the fist that balled by his side. Always ready. Always willing to take the fall for him ...

Sherlock swallowed.

Fear trickling into the ventricles of his beating, berating heart ...

"I've brought this on you, Sherlock!" John apologized, "and I'm so ... so sorry! It doesn't seem to matter what I do ... ! I can't keep it hidden, you see? If I was really a man of honour, I ... " he rubbed at his neck, "I would never have put you in such a position in the first place! I would have owned up to my feelings sooner and never risked the fate it seems I've laid at your feet!"

"John? Do you mean ... what I think you mean?" Sherlock was eyeing him warily ... too afraid to let his own deductions race ahead of John's actual train of thought ...

What if he was simply ... putting words into John's mouth that he wasn't actually saying?!!

John looked pained as he met his eyes ... and nodded.

Sherlock blinked.

"You mean ... that you-?" Sherlock allowed John to finish ... needed ... him to finish! More like!

"I'm in love with you, Sherlock Holmes - as you bloody well knOW!" John rumbled. That fist again!

Sherlock blinked. Couldn't stop really ...

His brain had short circuited.

Yes.

Quite gone.

All thought.

Useless really.

This brain-thinky-thing.

John.

. ... John? ... His John??!!!!

Was ... in Love ... ? ......with him?!

Sherlock's mouth fell open. He closed it. Blinking back to life as his brain finally caught up with what John was confirming.

"SO I am in fact your ... ?" he managed, at last ...

"The bloody love of my life! You don't have to mock me!" John spun to leave, and it was Sherlock's turn to grab his arm and pull him back.

This time ...

. ... he allowed himself to slip his fingers through John's ...

To caress those knuckles that had been so worth defending. Worth it a thousand times over ...! Even if John had never ever returned a fraction of the affection he felt for him!!!

"And if I tell you ... I'd bruise these knuckles every night ... if you would stay with me ... and be my everything?" Sherlock asked in response. Genuinely awed by the ability to form words ... the chance to speak such unspoken desires ... he kissed John's hand.

John's pained eyes lost their fear and widened, immediately. Dilating with what Sherlock mirrored in his own being!

"Then you would have to take me away from here, with you!" John responded, readily, "for I am of a mind to do unspeakable things ..."

Sherlock took John's face in his hands in a frantic rush of euphoria and kissed him - pressing John as close as he dared, without restricting the man's breathing!

When they surfaced for air ... John smiled.

"I think-" Sherlock answered then, softly - his lips not far from John's as he dared offer,

. "-we had better catch a train tonight ... ? For we have a countryside case to attend to ... and some exploring to do first ... it seems?"

His words were stolen by John's mouth pressed against his. Possessively this time. Just the way he imagined it ... in his dreams.