#and while I was searching for my partner there was a ton of writing on my closet door

[mintchocodevi]

Home - Diluc x Reader

A/N: I'm relatively new to Tumblr, never really used it when I was younger, was mostly a Wattpad, Quotev, and now an Archive of Our Own user. This is being cross-posted from my AO3 account with a slightly different username. ANYWAY-- Let me know if you like this stuff, I'm more than happy to do requests (because I struggle to come up with things to write on my own). Summary: You've been in a relationship with Diluc for so long, but it seems like the spark has been lost. You're debating on if you can even call Mondstadt your home anymore. How will Diluc take to the news of you wanting to leave him and Mondstadt behind?

Characters: Diluc, AFAB Reader

Warnings: Angst, Fluff, Smut/Sex, Bittersweet, light plot with porn, not beta read what so ever I barely remember the contents of this fic bro I wrote it so long ago

The land of freedom. The ability to choose what you wanted to do, to not have to bend to the call of your archon. It was a blessing, compared to many other surrounding countries who couldn’t break from the shackles of their home land. Mondstadt was such a beautiful country. Wide open grass fields, tons of smiling faces and helpful friends. It was like a place out of a true fairy tale. But even then, why did the person you cared for most, seem so restrained, so isolated.

It had been a lovely day hours ago, sun shining, a light breeze causing dandelion seeds to dance across the sky and find their way to new homes. Children running about with a laugh, creating memories with whom they loved. During this time you simply watched, watched the seeds fly, the children run, vendors laugh as they spoke with their regular patrons. They looked so happy, full of life. They looked right at home, something that was slowly becoming foreign to you in this country. Sitting silently on the bench and watching church goers walk past, you begin to stop consciously watching everything. The conversations around you become buzzing in the background as you lower your head.

Mondstadt has been your home for so long. You grew up here, born and raised just like many other Mondstadt children. You found the love of your life here. Yet, over time, things had begun to slip through your fingers. Your partner, always stoic, doing as much as he can on his own, you wondered if he even loved you anymore. Small romantic gestures had faded over time, the whispers of affection you two shared behind closed doors that were once multiple times a day were now so far and few between. Oftentimes, it didn’t seem like he wanted to reciprocate the affection. You clenched your hands tightly while they were folded up in your lap as your heart stung. You loved him so much, you still do, no doubt still will till your life was nothing, but you wondered if he felt the same. The buzz of the background came back into focus as you felt a water droplet land on your nose and a shadow cast over you.

“It’s time to go,” he said. You looked up from your lap to see Diluc staring at you with his never ending melancholic expression. You stared into his eyes for a moment, doing your best to search them for any love, any recognition of desire in them before being unable to find anything. You gave him a small smile, standing from your position and dusting your clothes. You went to reach for his hand, wishing to lace your fingers or slide your hand into his glove just to feel the warmth of your partner. However, he turned and began walking before you could move much closer.

“It’s going to rain so we should hurry back to the house,” he said bluntly. You watched his back as he continued forward, not turning once to see if you were following. You brought your hand up to your chest and clenched your fist. Your chest burned with sorrow, simply lowering your head and following him quietly. Maybe, your anxiety was right. Maybe, he didn’t love you anymore. If that were the case, why did he keep you around? Why did he allow you to stay with him, sleep in the same bed? Was it fun to him? Was it some kind of sick game so he could see you crumble before him? You couldn’t figure it out anymore.

You watched Diluc’s back as you walked behind him. When was the last time you had actually walked beside him, instead of in his footsteps? The sky began to blur gray as if to mimic your emotions, once right behind Diluc you were now slowing your pace, struggling to find a desire to want to keep up with him. Eventually the occasional droplet became two, and then seven, a light shower, before an outright downpour. Silently you stood in front of the Dawn Winery, finding it so hard to move your feet. It was as if someone had tied lead to them, and allowed them to sink halfway into the mud below. The rain beat down on you like thousands of small marbles, rough, soaking your clothes and hair. At some point you couldn’t tell what was the rain, and what were tears. You scrunched up your face, clenched your hands and finally fell to your knees in the mud and rain, letting a choked out sob escape your lips. This was it, maybe it was time to go.

“Dear, what do you think you’re doing?!” A feminine voice cried.

You finally felt the rain no longer pelting your skin as an umbrella was raised over you, Adelinde quickly wrapping a large blanket around you and trying to help you up while Elzer held the umbrella above the two of you. Adelinde and Elzer quickly rushed you inside, Adelinde chastising you for being in the rain and mumbling about Diluc being careless, though you hardly understood what she was saying as they became background noise. They began running around you, carefully trying to help you dry off by gently rubbing your head with a towel and requesting clothes be brought to you from the other household staff. Eventually the running and the noise finally stopped, causing you to look up. You noticed Adelinde and Elzer staring at you with concerned looks, worry written across their faces.

“Dear are you alright?” Adelinde asked. Confused, you looked between the two of them before bringing your hand up to your face, feeling that your tears had not yet stopped falling despite coming in from the rain. Quickly you took the towel and wiped your eyes before smiling and waving your hands anxiously.

“Yes, I’m alright I promise! I don’t know what came over me!” You laughed softly, quickly trying to play it off in hopes they would believe your lie.

“In all my years of seeing you here, I have not once seen you cry for no reason,” Elzer spoke softly. You sighed, reaching out to take one of their hands each, squeezing it softly.

“I promise the both of you… I will be alright,” you whispered. You didn’t want to cause them any fear or concern. The problems you had were with Diluc and Diluc alone.

“Warm and clean clothes have been prepared for you in your room, if you’d like to get changed we can bring dinner up to you–”

“No I’d… Please, I’d like to have dinner with Diluc.” You cut Adelinde off abruptly. If this was how life was going to be, you decided that you would rip the bandage off now, rather than waiting.

Adelinde gave a hesitant nod, taking your hand gently and helping you up. Both she and Elzer helped you to your room, still wrapped firmly up in the blanket to keep you from possibly getting sick with your drenched clothing. Once to your room, they both gave you a lighthearted bow before walking away and allowing you to entire your room alone. Shuffling inside, you shed the massive blanket off your shoulders as soon as the door was closed, shivering as the air rushed at your soaking clothes. You quickly peeled all the wet layers off, before drying your skin, and gently sliding into the freshly cleaned linens. You looked at yourself in the mirror closely, and wondered what about you had changed to possibly turn your partner away. You hadn’t gained any weight, you frequently got your hair trimmed but never styled any differently. You always put effort into your appearance, not for him but because you felt you looked amazing with the time and effort put into your appearance. Was it maybe too much for him? Was your vanity something he was disgusted by?

You continued to do small twirls and twists, looking at every asset of yourself and wondering, had you changed something about yourself to cause him to no longer love you? However, your thoughts were eventually disrupted when a light knock came to your door, alerting you that dinner was ready and you could make your way to the dining room. You reached out, gently sliding on some house slippers before leaving your bedroom and joining Diluc for dinner. A small glance around the room and you couldn’t see any maids about, and you wondered if maybe Adelinde had known this was something you secretly needed right now. Alone time to talk to Diluc.

A large space sat between the two of you. Diluc sat there quietly, no longer wearing his large jacket and gloves, much more relaxed and at ease as he ate. You, however, sat there, simply staring at your plate. Despite the hungry feeling in your stomach, the food didn’t appeal to you. Nothing appealed to you in this moment, the air felt too thick, the food smelt too sweet, everything was simply overwhelming. Diluc shifted his eyes from the plate he was currently cutting into, only to see you sitting across the table staring at your plate with your head down. Not eating wasn’t like you, whatever Adelinde made you always loved, and in fact he was positive this was one of your favorite dishes.

“Is there something wrong,” he asked.

“No, not exactly,” you muttered. You began to dig at your hand nervously under the table, scratching the inside of your palm.

“So there is something wrong?” Diluc raised his eyebrow in confusion as he put his fork and knife down to give his full attention to you. You tensed in your seat when you looked up and locked eyes, it was as if he was staring knives into your heart.

“I think… I plan to leave Mondstandt.”

After that there was a long silence. You couldn’t read Diluc’s face at all. Despite knowing him for years, living with him, loving him, being unable to read Diluc’s face was just something you learned to accept. However, thoughts were racing through Diluc’s mind. You had never discussed wanting or even planning to leave Mondstadt. Plus, it wasn’t like he could go with you to protect you. He had the winery, and with the ‘Knights of Favonius Foolary’ hardly doing their job, he had to work double duty to protect the city. His hands originally above the table slowly lowered to his lap, sitting up the tiniest bit straighter as he focused on you.

“You know I wouldn’t be able to go with you,” he said.

“I’m aware.. I didn’t intend for you to follow or come with,” the last sentence left your lips in a whisper. Diluc clenched his fists under the table before clearing his throat.

“Well if that’s the case, do you know when you intended to leave and come back?” He kept up his poker face, relaxing his fists and deciding to go back to eat to not allow his emotions to show. He raised his fork to his lip and took another bite as you spoke.

“I don’t intend to come back… Because I don’t feel loved here anymore Diluc.”

Another dreadful silence filled the air as Diluc swallowed his food and watched you sit there. As soon as the sentence left your mouth it took you biting your tongue to not just suddenly unload all your feelings at him in this moment. You tilted your head back to look at the ceiling, your eyes stinging as they filled with tears wishing so desperately to fall.

“What do you mean you don’t feel loved?” His question finally broke the silence, along with the dam you had built up in your heart.

“You act like I’m any average citizen of Mondstadt these days. Even when we’re home, here, it’s like I don’t exist. You never tell me you love me anymore, I can’t hold your hand in public, it’s like you didn’t even recognize I wasn’t walking behind you anymore today! I was left out in the rain, I couldn’t bring myself to want to come in!” You raised your hands quickly as soon as you couldn’t fight the tears anymore.

While you fought to keep your face dry, furiously wiping your eyes as the tears flowed, Diluc sat there shocked by your words before allowing them to sink in. It hurt to hear you say such things to him and see you in such a state because thinking long enough about it, you were right. He had been neglecting you and your desires. All the little things you wanted, just some whispers and the smallest of attention. The hand holding you loved to share during walks, the whispers of affection and soft kisses of happiness behind closed doors. He couldn’t remember the last time he had shared moments like that with you. In those moments, Diluc felt he could smile, he knew he could be happy with you and yet right now here he was on the verge of losing you because of his mistakes. Planting his hands firmly on the table he stood from his seat and walked over to the other end of the table as you continued to cry and express your emotions.You were too busy crying into your own hands to even notice he had gotten up before feeling him take your hands.

You opened your eyes to stare down at your partner. This was possibly the first time in so long you had seen him wear an expression other than annoyance or melancholy. He had taken your hands into his and squeezed them tightly as he knelt to the floor, looking up at you with a look of empathy. For once his eyes were readable, the guilt he had, the sadness and disgust he had with himself at your declaration of pain. Diluc hated himself in this moment as he looked at your tear streaked face, knowing it was him who caused you to be like this. He lowered his head and brought your knuckles to his lips, kissing them ever so gingerly before looking up at you once more.

“You are the one thing in my life that has allowed me to feel something, to feel happy. I can’t believe I never saw how I took you for granted,” he whispered. He let go of one of your hands to now cup your cheek gently, running his thumb underneath your eye to wipe away the tears that still continued to fall.

“Do you still love me, at all?” You choked back a sob while getting the question out.

You shut your eyes tight, fearing the answer would be what you didn’t want to hear. You felt Diluc let go of your hands and heard him shifting his weight as if he was standing up. He was leaving you now, to sit back at his side of the table and tell you no, that he didn’t love you at all. That all of this was meaningless. However, it came as a delightful surprise when his fingers found the tip of your chin and tilted you up. Warm lips pressing against your and the sweet scent of grapes invading your senses. You looked up at your partner in surprise before lowering your lashes, raising one hand gently to grab hold of his arm, not wanting him to pull or run away. When he did pull away, he moved his hand from your chin to your cheek once more, caressing and holding your face close.

“I still love you as much as the day I first met you,” he whispered.

He was quick to dive back in for a gentle kiss, being as soft and tender with you as possible. You were fragile and hurt, he wanted to help you feel better but knew that, if you were truly tired of him and you didn’t want this, you had every right to pull away. Yet, you showed no desire to pull away. This was the closest you had felt to him in so long, you desired him closer. His hands against your cheeks were so warm, he was practically a radiator at times with how warm he got or felt the few times you held his hand or actually got to cuddle with him.You wished for his hands to touch you more, touch you in other places, but maybe that was too much wishful thinking.

“Then can’t you show and prove that to me?” It was meant to be a question, but between the both of you it sounded like a desperate plea.

Diluc was quick to sweep you off your feet, tucking one arm just beneath your shoulder blades and the other under your knees as he picked you up and held you to his chest. You quickly wrapped your arms around his broad shoulders for fear of being dropped or slipping from his grasp. However, you doubt that could actually happen, considering how effortlessly he could swing his claymore. Diluc squeezed you as close to his body as he could, his grasp firm yet gentle as he kissed you passionately, doing his best to silence the fears and anxieties that had built up over time in your heart. He wanted to do nothing but shower you in affection for hours. The last thing he would ever want is for you to leave him. Carefully, he carried you back to the room you both shared on the first floor, nudging the door open and closing it with his foot before laying you gently upon the bed you shared.

You stared up into his scarlet eyes, tears no longer sliding down the sides of your face but instead a gently rosy hue painting their way across your cheeks. It had been so long since he held you, kissed you even; it was bliss. You reached a tentative hand up to his cheek, brushing some of his free falling red locks out of his face to state up at him. The silence right now was no longer as thick or stuffy as before. It wasn’t uncomfortable, but more so uncertain. Diluc wanted to show you the passion you had pleaded for, but he didn’t want to if you didn’t want to be with him anymore and truly desired to move.

“I love you Diluc, so won’t you love me back,” you whispered to him softly.

You scanned his face, looking for any recognition of what you said in his eyes, and seemed to watch his expression soften. You could tell he was anxious, he didn’t want to hurt you or cause you any more pain than what you had already been feeling. Seeing him care, seeing the bits of proof that he did still love you felt like it could make you cry all over again. With your plea to be loved back, he leaned in once more to softly take your lips once more. Slowly, he crawled onto the bed, placing one knee on either side of your hips while placing his arms beside your head, trapping you beneath him. You raised her hands and placed them on his back, feeling the warmth of his skin through his thin white shirt, feeling it tingle your hands and almost course through your whole body.

Eventually he pulled away, a small pant leaving your lips before he moved to gently kiss along your jawline, moving his hands to slip underneath your blouse. He traced his fingers across your skin lightly, like a feather across the wind. It left a shiver up your spine and goosebumps to raise, causing you to turn your head slightly and squirm. Diluc took advantage of your head turn, placing his lips softly against your neck and beginning to suck as his hand slid up to your breast, gently running his thumb over your nipple and teasing it. You brought a hand up to your face in order to quickly cover your mouth, not wanting any of the maids or those nearby outside the room to hear any noises. Diluc appeared unbothered by this as he continued his gentle motions; chewing and sucking on your skin to leave behind noticeable hickeys and teasing your breast.

“I’ve always loved you,” he whispered. You pulled your hand away to look up at him. He had pulled away from your chest and neck to discard his shirt and pull his hair free from the band that was pulling it back. He took your hand gently from your lips and brought it to his, kissing your knuckles once more before leaning in close.

“I will continue to love you till the day our lives depart from this world, and I’m sorry, to have caused you such unbearable pain.” You watched him as he whispered against your knuckles, staring deep into his eyes and feeling your heart clench as he admitted his desires for you. Diluc was never a man of apologies. He hardly apologized to Jean, never to Kaeya, in this moment he was giving you his full sincerity and you knew it. He meant this.

After he let go of your hand, he helped remove your shirt so he would no longer have to fight with it. Leaning down, he placed gentle kisses along the top of your breasts and all across your chests. He was appreciating every inch of you, whether you begged for him to do this or not he was going to make sure you knew you were loved. Eventually the warmth of his lips found their way to the nipple he had teased moments ago. Slowly he stuck his tongue out and licked over it before swirling it in a circle, using one of his hands to give attention to the other. He used his thumb to gently push and rub your nipple in circles, groping your breast tenderly with the rest of his hand before gently pinching and pulling. As he teased your chest, you felt yourself beginning to squirm again. Digging your feet into the bed while clenching your legs closed as if trying to fight the burning desire building in your hips. A slight cry of surprise left your lips when you felt him bite your breast hard enough to leave teeth marks upon the skin on the side. Feeling you squirm beneath him was satisfying to see and rewarding to feel. He smiled as he pulled away to look back down at you, pulling you in for a passionate kiss as he wrapped one arm around you to hold you close and allowing the other to slip underneath the rest of your clothes and between your legs.

“I have always loved you,” he whispered softly against your lips, “nothing could ever change that.”

You brought your hands up to hug him tightly to your body once more. One of your hands found purchase in his long locks as his hand found its way to your pussy. His long fingers worked gently against your wet folds, sliding gently and teasingly across your clit and then down between your folds, separating them before giving a small circle of his fingers. Your legs gave a small twitch as you held onto him, allowing him to make you feel good. He continued to tease softly, keeping his middle finger perfectly between everything, using the top of it to gently push and tease your hole before sliding back up to push against your clit before sliding them slowly back down and repeating the process. Feeling his fingers soaked enough and that you probably had enough teasing, he pushed his hand down gently and pushed his finger into you slowly. The delicious sound of you taking his finger in and feeling the wet gush of your walls was such a sweet treat in and of itself. A gentle gasp escaped your lips as you felt his finger slide in. Slowly he pushed his finger in and out, the soft and wet feeling of your malleable cunt had his own cock straining against his pants. He wanted you so bad, but he knew he’d take his time and enjoy this with you.

Eventually Diluc moved from kissing your lips to once again kissing your neck, allowing you to gasp and moan softly at the movements of his finger. You gripped his hair firmly, pulling and tugging on his red locks without too much thought as you turned her head and whimpered into the pillows. It felt like your hips were practically throbbing for more attention, more desire. You wanted more, and with the feeling of Diluc gently grinding his hips into your leg you could only assume that he wanted more as well.

“D-Diluc please,” you whispered. He quickly stopped his movements, looking at you quietly and waiting for your orders, wondering if maybe he had done something wrong and if you wished to stop.

“I’m alright to go further if you are.” You smiled softly up at him. He returned the smile in kind, leaning down and giving you a soft peck before sitting up and beginning to undo the buckle of his pants.

Diluc gave a satisfied sigh once his cock was free from the prison that was his pants. Using whatever slick from you that was still on his hand, he coated his cock with as he watched you gently remove the rest of your clothes. With his right hand he gently stroked himself to ease some of the pain of his desire, and used his other to gently cup your thigh and push your leg open.He looked down at your hips, pressing his cock head teasingly against your hole. He licked his lips as you felt him tease, sliding the head of his cock from your entrance, up between your folds and pressing gently against your clit in order to cover his cock in more of your juices. He continued to grind against your cunt for a second, a satisfied sigh escaping his lips as he watched himself work before looking up at your face. You were biting your lip and gently keeping your legs held open for him to do his work. God he wanted to make you beg for it, but as much as he wanted to tease you forever, he knew this wasn’t the right moment for it.

Diluc pulled his hips back once he saw your needy expression, pressing his cock head against your entrance before finally pushing with enough force to slide in. Feeling his cock spread you open was pure ecstacy you had missed for a very long time. Diluc continued to push slowly down, sinking his hips in til they were flush against yours, unable to sink his cock any deeper into you. You bit your lip softly, digging your nails into your legs and fighting back wanting to thrust your hips yourself or play with your clit. You had missed being this intimate with him so, so much and now you desired nothing but to do this all day if you could. Your thought process was temporarily stopped when you saw his weight shift above you and you felt yourself being hugged close. Diluc had brought his arms down to wrap around you tightly, pressing chest to chest as he simply lay on top of you for a second. You couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed in more ways than one. Your crazy desire to be ravaged by the man you loved and being overjoyed as he held you as close as he could. You brought your arms back up to hug him close, not wanting him to ever pull away or leave your side. You nuzzled your face gently into his shoulder as you whispered affection, unable to say anything other than ‘I love you’ to him.

“I’ll never let you go feeling unloved ever again.”

Diluc raised his hips slowly, a desperate cry leaving your lips before being replaced with a moan as he pushed his hips back in. Diluc squeezed you close and tight, your soft and supple skin like a large huggable stress toy to him as he began to thrust his hips into you. He never wanted to let you go, he never wanted you to be with anyone else or be anywhere else but with him and at the winery. He growled softly into your skin as his fingers dug into your hips from how he was holding you. The way your walls clenched so desperately around his cock as he pushed in and out. Your scent was like a drug to him as he held you close, thrusting into you with the thought of wanting nothing but to be by your side. You couldn’t help the moans of pleasure that escaped your lips, the fear of maids or any one else in the house hearing you no longer a thought in your mind as your nails dug into the skin of Diluc’s back. Feeling his hips smack into yours as he cock pushed deeper into your body after so long felt like a drug you could get addicted too. As he continued so many thoughts raced through your mind, you wanted to beg for more, deeper, harder, so many naughty thoughts ran through your mind but despite it all, at the top that never wavered, you never wanted to let this man go. You never wanted to do something like this with anyone else.

You took one hand from his back to cup his cheek and pull him in close, kissing him with passion as you pressed your chest into his. The warmth he radiated coupled with how close you two were had the both of you sweating. His hair began to stick to his skin as the scent of sex filled the room. Not that the smell bothered you or that either of you could notice since you were so desperately wrapped up in one another. While you pushed up happily into him, he responded in kind by thrusting faster. Feeling him push his cock balls deep yet keeping you close and tended to, had your eyes rolling in satisfaction. This was a craving you weren’t sure you could ever get enough of. As he continued to pound your thighs pink, you could hear his sultry groans and growls turning into heavy set moans, both of you edging closer and closer.

“D-Diluc! Please,” you whimpered desperately.

Diluc looked up through his haze and nodded his head slightly. He removed one arm from around your waist to instead snake it up and hold your hand. He kissed you with ferocity as he laced your fingers, thrusting his hips harder and as deep as both your bodies would allow. He dug his feet into the bed as he continued to thrust, while you raked your nails across his back. All of your moans were muffled by the passionate lip lock the two of you shared, continuing to edge each other little by little, just a bit more, it felt so good and intense. Keep going, you wanted him to keep going, til finally he gave one more deep push, and you felt your muscles tense. Diluc pulled away from the kiss to gasp before growling into your skin, cumming inside of you before gently and slowly pulling out. You breathed heavily, unable to control the sensitivity and the small twitch of your legs as you felt him pull out before clinging to him tightly, fearing he was completely pulling away to leave you. However, you were reassured when he moved to gently lay beside you instead so he wouldn’t crush you under his weight. There was a comfortable silence, the only sound filling the air was the labored breathing both of you shared. You hugged him tight, despite the sweat and mess you both had just made, you couldn’t help but want to be closer to him. This time, it was reciprocated as he pulled you in tight and pressed his nose into your hair.

“I love you, so promise me you won’t leave Mondstadt.”

“I promise.”

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[twstbookclub]

Hello ! I just read the spins with silver and I cannot tell you how heartwarming it was, if I had to rate 1-10 about how melted my heart it I'd rate it 10/10 HAHAH

If it's okay with the admins, I'd like to request a Silver x GN!Reader where the special moments between them are Silver's most precious memories ! (aka: their first date, first kiss, etc.) it doesn't even have to be the major stuff, it can be the small things in life that he appreciates (maybe reader brewing him a coffee everyday, or him noticing reader's little doodles on his notes and helping him finish them when he accidentally dozes off, etc.)

(this is my first time requesting so please point out any mistakes i did when requesting !)

don't forget to take as much time as y'all's need, as well as prioritizing y'all's health first !!

thank you so much ! :DD

Recaptured Paradise

Summary: Silver takes time to himself to reminisce about the past that lead up to the romance story you both shared now. POV: 2nd Pronouns: Gender Neutral Admin/Writer: Kai⚔️ Tags: Silver, Fluff, Romance, Looking at the past, First memories, Silver looks at the past

Word count: 2,463

A/N: Hello our lovely readers!!! I was very excited to write our first ever request!! I do apologize since it did take a very long time but we did have other projects being done at the same time and there are life events currently, but regardless of that I hope you all enjoy!!!

Silver sat on the couch in the small apartment home that you both shared for a few years now, trying to keep himself awake as he searched through the internet quietly. He was looking for a gift for his partner in marriage, you.

He would take occasional glances at your resting body that used his shoulder as your pillow. "My sleeping beauty," he said quietly to himself with a gentle smile, and his eyes drifted from you to your hand. The ring on your finger twinkled in the moonlight that shone through the windows.

He suddenly started reminiscing when his eyes wandered and landed on your lips, instinctively making him leave a kiss on your head as you slept.

He couldn't help but look back at a few memories. "How did we get here?" He thought, then sat back to remember moments of years past.

The image of your genuine expression when you asked him on a date to the arcade shocked him at the time. Though, it was his fault since he mentioned that he wished to experience something new despite his busy schedule.

"Why don't I take you to an arcade?" He remembered that day as if it was only a few months back. The moment he agreed, your eyes lit up and looked like they held an entire galaxy in them.

"Honestly, I was hoping you'd say yes. I've been wanting to ask you on a date for a while!" Your words caused the entire world to stop, because little did you know at that time, he also wanted to ask you. Though, he never knew how.

You both had met the following day. As both of you ran out of class and down the hall to meet at the courtyard, every student watched, confused as to what was happening. That part didn't matter to either of you. 

Meeting under a tree and staring into each other's eyes felt magical. Straight out of a fairy tale book. You were both laughing at how out of breath you two were from running, and knowing that you had the same idea made the atmosphere sweeter before it even started.

From showing Silver tons of games inside of the arcade building to him winning a stuffed animal out of a crane game, he truly experienced something different that day.

The date was followed by a short walk in the park to watch the sunset. You had insisted on it. It was worth it, because it gave him the chance to confess how fond he was for you.

He still vividly remembers how flustered you were from his sudden confession. He continued to ramble about how surprised he was that he didn't fall asleep halfway through. It was all because he was nervous after pouring unknown emotions out to you the best he could.

Silver smiled to himself at the memory. He couldn't help but remember how you two shared your first kiss.

You snuck out to see him as he patrolled around the Diasomnia grounds late at night. That day, you were convinced to confess your feelings to him, since you were so confused about whether he felt the same for you or not.

He tried to escort you back to the dorm so you weren't caught. You were stubborn enough to stay, but it was so worth it.

"No! I won't go home! I want you to hear what I have to say!"

"Prefect, please–"

"I like you! I have feelings for you! Even before the first date we ever had together! I have to say it now, or I'd give up trying any moment after…"

Those words had shocked him to his core. Deep down, he was so happy to hear them. His facial expression stayed blank as he was overwhelmed with emotion at your words. 

Nonetheless, you had continued, but he was determined to hear it in the morning. Instead, he wanted to send you home. You didn't listen at all though.

"I know you might not like me back, but-" 

Silver had cut you off by giving into his own temptation. His lips were so gently placed on yours, clueless on what to do next. He hoped to get you home, so it was easier to do that in a place where he knew people couldn't catch him.

You were utterly shocked, and you didn't know how else to react. The boy you fell for back during the Spelldrive Tournament was there, and he returned your feelings.

The kiss felt too quick. After Silver broke it off, you could say he was an absolutely flustered mess. You were too, so it felt like a perfect accidental moment.

After that day, that's when you two began dating. Funny enough, neither you nor him asked each other to make it official. Diasomnia students had seen you and Silver that night, and talked about it immediately. Word had spread around like wildfire.

Neither of you complained though, and neither of you noticed until later.

It took everything in Silver not to chuckle at the memory, holding back a laugh at how silly you both were back at the NRC.

Right after that, Silver started to remember the day you graduated. He was nervous around you, but he had a reason. They'd thrown you all a party to celebrate, but all he'd wanted that day was to spend it with you.

Lilia had helped him get a pretty hefty gift for the two of you a few months prior, and he was excited to take you there. The party didn't end until late at night, but he was still focused on showing you this gift since the longer he waited, the more nervous he got.

He'd taken you to an unknown building in a small city near Briar Valley. To your surprise, that building had the apartment you both lived in now.

At that time, the small home was empty, but it had so much potential to hold so many memories for the both of you, as long as you accepted it.

"Silver, what is this place?" 

You were so confused as to why he brought you to an empty apartment, but it was insane to you that night. He let you roam around the place, and by the time you ventured around the last room, you found him on a knee in the middle of the living room. The same spot where he’d sit at the moment of reminiscing. 

“I know that this is sudden and rushed and not as romantic as I hoped, but I don’t think that I can let another second slip by without doing this.” 

Silver was nervous. Your expression then was pure surprise as he continued his speech.

“When I first met you, I only knew loyalty to the only family I knew and had. I was stuck in a constant loop of the same daily routine. The day you asked me out to the arcade, my whole worldview changed, and before I knew it, my loyalty extended to you.”

Silver paused as you had only listened to him. Your body had fallen onto the floor in front of him. Your heart felt heavy as there was a small lump in your throat at that moment.

“I realized that all of my thoughts had been overrun by you, by us. When I’m with you, you keep me awake, and are part of the chain that keeps me tethered to reality. I don’t think life could be the same if it’s not with you. No…”

Silver paused as he took a ring from his pocket, but your reaction to seeing it made his heart race through the entire moment. He knew what ring it was all too well, but you had only a brief understanding of it. He mentioned that the ring had been with him since birth, but that was all. Now, he was proposing with that same ring.

“It wouldn’t be life if every waking moment is not with you accompanied by my side. Not when I’ve grown to love you more than words can say in the past few years. So…”

Silver had called your full name before continuing, his free hand had taken your left hand into his own and held on tightly. He remembered how shaky his voice was by the end of his emotional outburst from the moment.

“Will you do me the honor of letting me be your partner, my spouse, even after death draws our final breaths?”

He let out a sigh of relief as he finished his words. He could only stare at you in anticipation. Your eyes felt teary at all of his words striking your heart in such a warm manner. You smiled at him as you gently squeezed his hand in the empty apartment.

Silver got distracted as you shifted around in your sleep before he could finish the memory. He fixed the blanket on your body when his eyes landed on the door, another memory coming up to him.

This one was the day you both had finally moved into that apartment. Silver helped bring in heavier furniture with the help of Jack and Sebek, even though Sebek was mostly yelling orders to the other two to get everything done a certain way. 

Ace and Deuce were helping take items out of boxes and asking you what rooms they belonged in. Your job was to clean up the place and make sure that nothing went to chaos along with Epel. 

That same day, everything had been moved into the right rooms, the only place set up being the living room. They had agreed to go out to eat since it was still pretty unorganized in their new shared home. 

Afterwards, they’d come back to the door and open it when Silver suddenly scooped you up and carried you inside bridal style. It surprised you as you weren’t married yet, but you could only hold onto him as the sensation was making you laugh at the time.

You two didn't share a room as he felt it wrong to sleep in the same bed regardless of being in a relationship and under the same roof, but it didn't bother you either.

After that moment though, he would leave you on your bed but you didn't let him go. No one had slept by themselves that night, well… not really slept at all. 

Silver snapped back to reality as he felt a small blush come up to his cheeks from the flashbacks. He looked around the room as his eyes stopped on the few pictures that hung up on the wall. Specifically, the one of your wedding day.

The smile on his face was so full of love and genuine care as the memory of the day played in his head, and his arm wrapped around you, gently bringing you closer.

He'd been a nervous wreck that whole day, and you'd been worried that something would ruin it. Though the wedding was small, it was fun for everyone invited. Sebek and Jack were crying together which made you and Silver laugh mid reception.

An afterparty held by all your close friends to celebrate was a big moment for the two of you. They all congratulated your marriage as Jade, Floyd, Leona, and Riddle had become like protective brothers towards you, telling Silver to take care of you more than he already had.

Everyone was great and made the party a night to remember. Once it was over, they all sent you on your way and took care of everything else, giving time for yourselves as they were all ready to say goodbye.

For a so-called "honeymoon", Silver had taken you on a horseback ride through the forest behind NRC, of course with permission from Crowley. The night was so sweet that it felt as if it happened only a few weeks ago.

Since then, the marriage life between the two of you felt just right. You helped make the small place a true home, while he supported you through everything. 

Silver was so in love, and you equally. He stopped his daydreaming when you slowly opened your eyes from your slumber, sitting up and looking around.

"Morning, sleepyhead." Silver said as he gently patted your head, messing up your ready tangled bedhead.

"Sleepyhead…? Right back at you…" You responded with some tiredness behind your voice, adjusting to the moment. "What were you doing while I was asleep?"

Silver smiled with a small chuckle, and took a glance at the ring on your finger. "Nothing much, just looking back at some things from the past."

Your eyebrow raised in confusion but you shook it off, using his shoulder as a pillow again. Silver wrapped his arm around your shoulder, bringing you closer to him.

Him mentioning the past made you reminisce as well. This warm embrace of his made you remember other times.

Running through the forest to lay in a quiet spot after and watching the clouds move. Making him a cup of coffee in the morning to get him through at least the morning. You made their home a true home.

Your moment was interrupted as a sound was heard from another room. Your old room since you moved into Silver's once you both began sharing a name.

"Seems like duty calls, doesn't it?" Silver said as he looked at the open door then at you, letting go of your body to rise up from the couch.

"It never will." You responded and got up after him with a big smile, heading off to the room while holding his hand. He followed behind, squeezing your hand out of excitement.

The bassinet in the middle of the room moved slightly as small, happy noises were made. Once seeing your faces, a giggle was heard as Silver took the baby into his hands. He made silly faces and sweet coo's to the little one, getting happy and loud reactions which made him laugh in return.

You watched while leaning at the wall nearby. The sight of Silver being a father was one you loved seeing everyday, and you were happy with all that happened so far.

Your actions stopped as you caught him looking at you, a cheery smile on his face as he said the words "I love you!" in a sweet voice as if he was speaking as his child.

You laughed and stepped closer, taking the baby into your arms and kissing Silver on his cheek as a thanks. "And I love you too." Silver said, making you freeze in place. 

You smiled and leaned onto Silver as he wrapped his arms around you, placing a soft kiss on your head.

"I love you both."

#silver x reader #silver twst #silver twisted wonderland #twst silver #twst x reader #diasomnia x reader #twst #twisted wonderland #twst wonderland #disney twst #disney twisted wonderland #disney #lilia vanrouge #sebek zigvolt #jack howl #epel felmier #deuce spade #ace trappola #jade leech #floyd leech #leona kingscholar #riddle rosehearts #writing #romance #KaiWrites⚔️ #AdminKai⚔️

[lale-txt]

laleeeeeee, I saw you do alphabet requests and I literally rushed here to request something🙏

Could I maybe please get Yamato with T K S U and W from the smut alphabet? I'd be so thankful, I'm craving Yamato smut, there's not enough for my precious baby😓

a/n: yesss, more love for this king ♡( ◡‿◡ ) another character that has been on my "to write for" list for too long. i'm using he/him pronouns for Yamato, reader is genderneutral! ns.fw under the read more.

T - Toy: Do they own toys? Do they use them? On a partner or themselves?

Tons and tons of them! Yamato owns them all. Different kinds of vibes, dildos in all shapes and sizes, plugs, various harnesses (the undeniable influence of the Beast Pirates, but he’d never admit that), ropes… you name it. And the best part? He absolutely knows how to use them on you – or together. Enjoy his overly excited face when you ask to see his collection and the way he rubs his thighs together in anticipation as you search for the one (or more) toy that your heart desires…

K - Kink: One or more of their kinks

Yamato has a raging praise kink. Don’t be shy and let him hear how good he makes you feel, how skilled his tongue is and how well he hits all the right spots with his strap. Just a few words of praise and he will melt underneath your touch, cheeks flushed and pleading eyes, as well as a boost of stamina to make you feel even better; fucking you into higher spheres, sweet mumbled confessions in between.

S - Stamina: How many rounds can they go for, how long do they last…

Endless. Until sunrise or until you can’t walk any more, only crawl. Yamato is a powerhouse, you’ll see for yourself once he charms the third orgasm out of you with ease, showing no intention of stopping as long as you grab him by the horns and lead him between your spread thighs again…

U - Unfair: How much they like to tease

It really depends. Yamato can be a tease if he wants to, kissing you everywhere except the places you desperately crave his touch, making you mewl and whimper out his name, begging him to fuck you already as he teases you a little more, enjoying the view and the sounds way too much. But in the heat of the moment he also can’t wait to undress you fast enough, making it his personal goal to make you cum within three minutes, asking you for a second, more sensual round once you both catch your breaths again.

W - Wild Card: Get a random headcanon for the character of your choice

Yamato is so good at aftercare. He has his arms wrapped around you while you come down from your high, holding you so tight, whispering how much he loves you into your ear while placing kisses down your neck, a hand petting your head until your heart rate is back to normal. Whether you want to take a bath afterwards or just lay down next to him and cuddle some more, Yamato is just happy to be by your side and feel the warmth radiating from you. If you want a little snack or some tea he’s already running to the kitchen, coming back with a big tray of goodies he’ll hand feed you if that’s what you want. He���ll do anything to make you feel how loved you are! 

#yamato #yamato x reader #yamato smut #one piece x reader #one piece x you #one piece headcanons #one piece reader insert #one piece imagine #one piece smut #alphabet requests #purethoughts.exe has stopped working

[findyourrp]

hello! I am a twenty-eight-year-old female in the USA who is searching for role-play partners who are well over the age of 21 and okay with dark content and smut in our role-play! time zones don't really matter much either to me nor does gender! 🩷

I do own a totally separate blog from this where I write anime smut so I do prefer it to be nsfw but not the entire plot so don't worry! I am also a sucker for angst and drama and fluff too! I am looking for someone to play a character from either the fandoms down below or someone to play a very dominant male to my female oc!

more than okay to double on the fandoms (I love doubling) but would prefer that we have one thread for the fandomless and please know I am open to a lot and there isn't much I won't write about but there are certain things I will never ever RP!

for fandoms I'm in and characters I'm looking for you to play!

my hero academia (Katsuki. Izuku. Enji.)

jujutsu kaisen (Toji. Shiu. Kento. Sukuna.)

tokyo revengers (Draken. Sanzu. Mikey. Rin. Ran. Baji)

fandomless (again you play the male oc to my female oc)

please be aware for JJK I want it to be modern au (no curses)

the rest you will find out below!

my reply length will always vary, I can max out the word count on discord, or just do a paragraph! I tend to mirror you! while usually, I am a rapid-fast replier I don't require you to be but I ask at least that we keep the RP going, I do know life is busy because I get wrapped up in it as well.

I only will RP on discord, however, I do ask that you please do not use any tupperware or AI because atp I can just use characterchat.ai and I'm not into that.

as for plots I have a ton for any and all! I am a maladaptive daydreamer so I think about plots and our RP (just depends) and will add more plot into things! I do a lot of OOC and love to get to know my partner as well as share inspo for the RP such as clothes and settings, nothing ever personal so if you aren't into that I won't be a good RP!

for my OCs most of them are not fleshed out, I tend to just throw them at you and build them as we go! I use real face claims and anime/drawn ones from Pinterest! just let me know what you prefer and I will have a Google doc filled with the kinks I'm good with!

please I ask and will even beg that if you ever want to stop at some point for whatever reason please let me know, you don't need to go into details but I like to know what's going on, as of late I've been RP with people only to get ghosted or replies once a week which is fine and I understand but I really like and prefer something rapid fire!

we can discuss everything else I suppose? I think I got everything added! I can either send you a DM if you like this or you can add me on discord but please if you do that have your age somewhere like in your bio or send that info to me when I accept please!!

discord: his_headache

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#rp finder #18+ rp #fandom rp #fandom roleplay #fandomless rp #anime rp #mha rp #jujutsu kaisen rp #tokyo ghoul rp

[prpfs]

hello! I am a twenty-eight-year-old female in the USA who is searching for role-play partners who are well over the age of 21 and okay with dark content and smut in our role-play! time zones don't really matter much either to me neither does gender! 🕊

I do own a totally separate blog from this where I write anime smut so I do prefer it to be nsfw but not the entire plot so don't worry! I am also a sucker for angst and drama and fluff too! I am looking for someone to play a character from either the fandoms down below or someone to play a very dominant male to my female oc!

more than okay to double on the fandoms (I love doubling) but would prefer that we have one thread for the fandomless and please know I am open to a lot and there isn't much I won't write about but there are certain things I will never ever RP!

for fandoms I'm in and characters I'm looking for you to play!

my hero academia (Katsuki. Izuku. Enji.)

jujutsu kaisen (Toji. Shiu. Kento. Sukuna.)

tokyo revengers (Draken. Sanzu. Mikey. Rin. Ran. Baji)

fandomless (again you play the male oc to my female oc)

please be aware for JJK I want it to be modern au (no curses)

the rest you will find out below!

my reply length will always vary, I can max out the word count on discord, or just do a paragraph! I tend to mirror you! while usually, I am a rapid-fast replier I don't require you to be but I ask at least that we keep the RP going, I do know life is busy because I get wrapped up in it as well.

I only will RP on discord, however, I do ask that you please do not use any tupperware or AI because atp I can just use characterchat.ai and I'm not into that.

as for plots I have a ton for any and all! I am a maladaptive daydreamer so I think about plots and our RP (just depends) and will add more plot into things! I do a lot of OOC and love to get to know my partner as well as share inspo for the RP such as clothes and settings, nothing ever personal so if you aren't into that I won't be a good RP!

for my OCs most of them are not fleshed out, I tend to just throw them at you and build them as we go! I use real face claims and anime/drawn ones from Pinterest! just let me know what you prefer and I will have a Google doc filled with the kinks I'm good with!

please I ask and will even beg that if you ever want to stop at some point for whatever reason please let me know, you don't need to go into details but I like to know what's going on, as of late I've been RP with people only to get ghosted or replies once a week which is fine and I understand but I really like and prefer something rapid fire!

we can discuss everything else I suppose? I think I got everything added! I can either send you a DM if you like this or you can add me on discord but please if you do that have your age somewhere like in your bio or send that info to me when I accept please!!

discord: his_headache

contact if interested!

#fandom rp #fandom roleplay #dead dove #oc rp #oc roleplay #oc x cc #oc x oc #fandomless rp #fandomless roleplay #my hero academia roleplay #jujutsu kaisen roleplay #tokyo revengers roleplay

[lilac-5ky]

A birthday wish (Kamui x Fem!Reader)

A/N: If any of you have paid attention to my blog, then by this point you must have noticed all about how Kamui is my cherished sinnamon roll. Despite having tons of requests piled up, I could not in good faith skip on his birthday, I just had to write something about him, even if it didn't come out perfect or ideal! Still, I tried my best and without any further ado, Happy Birthday to one of my favorite and cutest characters of Gintama. Happy Birthday Kamui! 🎉

Warning: IT DOES GET A BIT NSFW BUT ONLY MENTIONS OF IT. NO ACTUAL SMUT.

Plot: It's Kamui's birthday and you decide to show him how birthdays are spent in Earth.

bright ray of sunshine. just look at him. so pure and innocent, about to murder some bitches and OKAY I'LL STOP

“Y/N, I’m home!” Kamui’s cheerful tone greeted you the second he pushed the door open.

It had been so long since he’d last visited you in Edo, always chasing after the next big thrill, an opponent who’d excite him. He rarely had time for you these days, but on days like this, one should always spend time with the people close to them. Kamui may not be an earthling like you. Even so, spending such a day together with him was important to you, considering it was his birthday, the first birthday you’d be celebrating with him as his significant other.

You didn’t have much time to prepare for this, considering you only found out about your boyfriend’s birthday through Abuto’s daily ramblings. If it wasn’t for him, you wouldn’t have the slightest clue about what today meant for Kamui. As much as he loved to talk about his fights and his journeys, to your dismay, he never really talked about his past or himself. From his family background to his innermost thoughts, even after a year of dating him, there was so much you didn’t know about him.

Still, no matter how much time it took for him to open up, you’d be waiting for him. Besides, you were the one he had chosen, a mere earth weakling that had captured his interest, and hopefully, heart. Perhaps you wouldn’t be able to get him to share certain things with you just yet, but as his partner, the least you could do was help him have an enjoyable time during his birthday.

“Y/N, I said I’m hoooome!” He said again with a louder voice as he searched through the rooms for you.

Once you managed to light the final candle of the cake, you hurried outside of the kitchen with the platter resting your hands. You had no idea what kind of cake he’d enjoy, but, Kamui had never been a particularly picky eater. The boy was keen to Edo’s cuisine and would probably enjoy whatever it was that you served him, as long as it was made from you and wasn’t completely inedible.

“Oh, there you are-” Kamui waved, but before he could finish his sentence, his eyes fell on the cake.

“Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Kamui, Happy Birthday to you!” You sung, offering the platter closer for him to blow the candles. However, rather than doing that, he found himself looking at you with a puzzled expression.

“That was a rather nice tune, Y/N. This cake also look delicious but… what is the meaning of these torches on top of it?” Kamui asked, pointing at the candles with his index.

What? He was kidding right? There is no way he didn’t know what to do, right?

“These aren’t torches, they are candles, and this isn’t just a cake, it’s a birthday cake! When it’s your birthday, you get a special cake with lit candles on top. If you make a wish while blowing them, your wish will come true. Now hurry up, before they melt!”

He still appeared to be intrigued, but decided to go along with your whim anyways, leaning closer to the cake before blowing all of the candles at once.

“Blowing on candles to grant wishes… humans are far more fascinating than I thought.” He exclaimed, a winsome smile on his lips as he dipped a finger into the cake. Once he got a considerable amount of cream, he brought it to his lips, a delighted hum following after he had licked it clean. “Your culinary skills keep improving, Y/N!” He praised you, repeating the same motion, while you held the platter still for him.

Kamui seemed to be content with eating the dessert bite after bite, using his bare fingers to scoop it up. You were looking at him, part of you happy that he seemed to enjoy it so much, while another part of you kept wondering whether you should offer him a plate or something. It wasn’t really surprising for him eating with such gluttony, but even so, it wasn’t what normal people were supposed to do. But, then again, Kamui never belonged to the 'normal people' category to begin with, and so, you let it slide.

“Would you like some?” He asked, offering his finger to you.

Before you could say or do a thing, he pressed it against your lips, smearing cream all over you. He gave you no choice, and so, reluctantly, you opened up, taking his finger inside your mouth. Kamui pushed it about halfway in, giving you room to twirl your tongue around it so that you could taste it properly. He was right, you had really outdone yourself this time.

“Isn’t it really good?” He asked, tilting his head in amusement.

You nodded, as you kept sucking it clean. Yet only after he pushed his finger deeper in your mouth, did you realize how perhaps his intentions weren’t as innocent as his smile was. Widening your eyes, a gasp escaped your now parted lips as you tried to push his finger out with your tongue. The boy tilted his head back, your reaction inducing a hearty chuckle from him. How could he be taunting you this shamelessly?

“I thought so.” Kamui retrieved his finger, oblivious to the glares you were shooting his way.

While you tried your best to come up with a reason as to why you shouldn't throw the cake to his face - the number one reason being that you'd rather not infuriate someone who could break your entire body with a single movement-, Kamui kept picking onto the cake, until nothing but the mere platter remained. Once he was done, you excused yourself to the kitchen, all the while attempting to calm your nerves down.

“My, don’t run off like that! I have more questions you know.” Kamui pouted, following you to the kitchen.

“ Questions? Like what?”

“Like… what other things do earthlings do on their birthday?” He asked, propping himself on top of the counter, his eyes on you the entire time.

“Hmm… Other than cake, usually you spend them with the people close to you. Your family and friends gather up and they bring you gifts and then you celebrate together. But you can also go out, restaurants and stores tend to give freebies on your birthday.”

“I see…” He exclaimed, his smile dropping from his lips ever so slightly at the mention of the word 'family'.

“Kamui, haven’t you celebrated your birthdays with anyone before?”

Your question caught him by surprise. Usually, you wouldn’t be as daring, however seeing his blue eyes darken, you couldn’t help but wonder why. Even if he wasn’t on great terms with his family, surely he would have some fond memories from his childhood, right?

He took a minute to reply, contemplating to himself, before flashing a rather forceful smile at you.

“I wouldn't say I have. Yato have no need to celebrate reaching another year closer to their death. If you spent every day on the battlefield claiming lives like we do, it would also be some sort of birthday, don’t you think? Your opponents might fall, but you get to live another day, each day becoming stronger than the day before. Now that is something worth celebrating.”

Well… you couldn’t exactly argue with his logic. When he brought it up like this, birthdays sounded rather grim. It wasn’t even surprising for him to have such a dark approach, even when the topic of discussion was something as joyous as birthdays. But… despite his ever sunny disposition, upbeat tone and cheerful smiles, you could tell that he was being far from honest with you. Still, that was enough for now, pressuring him would do no good. You were far from satisfied with his answer, but all you could do was nod, forcing a sympathetic smile for his sake.

“But, Y/N, you mentioned something about gifts, right? So where is it?”

“Where is what?”

“My gift, of course.”

His gift… His gift!?! You had barely managed to buy the ingredients needed for the cake. Buying a gift for him had completely slipped your mind! If only Abuto had told you faster, if only Kamui had told you, if only you were a psychic. Now he’d be so disappointed and all because of your forgetfulness. Good job, Y/N, you had totally blew it.

“I… there is no gift.” You admitted in defeat. “Abuto only told me about your birthday yesterday, I didn’t have enough time… I’m so sorry, Kamui.” Unable to face him, you lowered your head before him.

“In that case,” He paused, jumping onto the floor. Taking a couple of steps, he walked closer to you, a mirthful grin across his lips. “How about you become my gift for the day, Y/N?”

At once, you looked up at him, feeling heat rise up your cheeks. He couldn’t possibly mean that you…? Surely, he’d never been subtle when it came to you getting down and dirty, but to be demanding such a thing all of a sudden was too much, even for him. But then again, it was your fault that you hadn’t been able to get him a proper birthday present in the first place. You had to pay for your mistake and if that’s what it took, then perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad.

“I accept…” You spoke in a raspy voice, batting your eyelashes as your fingers hitched up to the hem of your kimono, pushing the fabric off your shoulder.

“We should get going then! I’m really curious to find what those freebies you mentioned are all about. I’ll entrust you with it, so make sure to show me all of the things you earthlings do on birthdays.”

His words managed to surprise you once again. You felt so ashamed! To even think that he had such a pure goal in mind, yet there you were, about to throw yourself at him.

“Perhaps you wanna get changed first? Do you need help with this?” He asked you, momentarily glancing down at your bare skin. Maybe your thoughts weren’t too far fetched, after all.

Once Kamui understood that you had no intention of doing so, he let you drag him outside of the door, the two of you leaving your apartment before things escalated any further.

There were only a few things Kamui loved more than fighting, and most of the time, one could round those things up to a proper meal. Or two. Or even three. It didn’t matter how the boy had finished the entire birthday cake in one go. Kamui was still a Yato, and as a Yato, his appetite remained ever insatiable. Taking him out for lunch, would probably resonate more with him than anything else would, and so, you made up your mind.

Your first destination for the day was the local food market. At this time of the day —near afternoon— there weren’t many stalls left open, but luckily, everyone seemed willing to appease you the second you mentioned that it was your boyfriend’s birthday. Perhaps, his infectious smile was enough to convince them, you thought to yourself. Despite his nature as a tenacious fighter, a descendant of one of the strongest clans in the universe, Kamui’s youthful appearance seemed to be working in his favor. Even the stingiest store owners bent to his will, quick to give the two of you everything he asked for, while returning the smile. Part of you found the whole endeavor hilarious, but you kept this to yourself. Kamui seemed to be enjoying himself, and that’s all that mattered.

After visiting the third vendor, you had pretty much given up on eating, the different tastes causing a ruckus in your stomach. Much to his appreciation, you did hand your portion over to him, only contributing to his ever increasing haul. From free dango to free yakisoba, at the end of your stroll, Kamui seemed rather pleased by the loot the two of you had accumulated. If you were to be honest, this felt more like a trick or treat than an actual birthday time.

While strolling, Kamui held onto the bags, allowing you to briefly explain what each of the delicacies were. Some, he’d had tried before, while others were entirely new flavors to him. Despite that, his reactions remained all the same, his smile never dropping from his face while devoured the contents of each bag. Had it been anyone else, you might have found yourself disgusted by their eating habits, but when it came to watching Kamui’s cheeks puff up with every bite, all the sounds he was making upon tasting each of his treats, you couldn’t help but squeal to yourself. He looked so endearing to you like that.

“As expected, Y/N, you didn’t disappoint. Whenever I visit Edo, I wish I could stay longer.” He muttered once he had finished eating.

“For me, or for the food?” You asked, chuckling at his exclamation.

“Who said I don’t consider you a treat?” The way he so earnestly said that, was enough to make your heart skip a beat at the sudden compliment, making you feel as if you had placed a finger into a socket.

Even when you were having an internal melt down, Kamui kept on walking forward, not minding your reaction. You silently followed behind him, until eventually his steps came to an halt. He was looking at something very intently, and once you reached him, you could tell why; the object he was looking at was a photo booth.

“What is this thing?” He asked, a curious expression on his face as he leaned his head. As far as you were aware, he shouldn’t have seen or done such a thing before, and that was exactly why the two of you running into one of these was ideal! At least, he wouldn't be able to argue about never having celebrated a birthday afterwards, not when there'd be proof.

“This is what we’ll do next! It’s called a photo booth, you can take pictures inside of it and sometimes, there are also props included. It’s so much fun!” You said, masking your intentions with excitement.

Kamui still seem a bit puzzled, but curiosity ended up getting the best of him. He made his way inside without asking any more questions, you following him shortly after.

There wasn’t much room for the two of you to sit comfortably inside the booth, yet that would do, for now. Inside, you found a basket full of hair pieces, masks and other accessories hanging from below the screen. Kamui let you be the one to handle things, observing your every move in awe, just like a child would. You went through the entire basket, looking to find the perfect props, until your eyes landed on a pair of cat ears and you came up with the perfect idea.

“Here, put these on!” You urged him, handing him the ears along with a paw stick for him to hold. He didn’t seem too sure about it, but went along with it anyways, his curiosity turning to amusement as he held onto them.

“I didn’t know humans enjoyed doing planet Catnip cosplay. I hear their King can barely get it up, or at least that's what Abuto says. He does seem to have an extensive knowledge when it comes to genitalia.” Kamui admitted, looking at his reflection in the screen and then at you. His inappropriate comments would have made you roll your eyes, but at the time, you couldn’t focus on anything other than the way he looked. To think that someone as strong and fearful as him would look this cute!

"Did you even know that they are supposed to look like thorns?" He went on, adjusting the ears until they fit just right.

“I guess so?” You replied as you tried your best to push the image of an old cat man's limp dick off your brain. Even if you didn't want to think about it, the more he kept talking about such things, the harder it was for you to focus on putting your own cat ears on.

Once you were set, you placed a couple of coins into the machine, selecting the correct picture format, before finally leaning back towards him. The countdown on the screen begun and before you could explain anything to the boy, you threw one arm around his shoulder, pulling him closer to you. Flashing a smile for the camera, you held your own paw in front of it, urging him to follow suit and then…

Snap!

The whole thing was over in mere seconds, and soon, the two of you had left the props along with the booth behind, patiently waiting outside for the pictures to be printed. You had ordered two copies of each picture, in the rare event Kamui wanted to commemorate that day as well.

It didn't take long for them to be ready, and once they were, you were more than satisfied with the result. As expected, his natural smily expression was enough to illuminate every image, while the cat ears only added to his boyish charm. This was the first time you were taking a picture of him and truthfully, it couldn’t have turned out any more perfect than that.

After looking at them for a while on your own, he pitched in, gleeful exclaims as he went through all of them one by one.

“This is yours, by the way. I got two copies just in case.”

Although he hesitated for a moment, Kamui ended up accepting, grabbing his own copy from your hands. Taking a final look at it, he smiled to himself, before stuffing it inside his jacket. Once that was over and dealt with, the two of you went back to strolling through the streets of Edo, aimlessly walking side by side, until Kamui suddenly stopped in the middle of a street.

“I have celebrated my birthdays before, but it’s nothing worth remembering. That’s fine by me. But, today, I had so much fun, Y/N. The land of Samurai keeps surprising me with every visit and so do you. That’s why, my wish was to spend next year’s birthday with you too.”

His sudden declaration caught you off guard. You had suspected as much, birthdays weren’t an Edo exclusive concept, and he seemed rather uncomfortable earlier. Making sure he would at least have some happy memories on this day with you, was all you wanted to do. However, when you realized that he had revealed his birthday wish to you, a part of you couldn’t help but panic.

“You aren’t supposed to share your birthday wish with others! Now it won’t come true!”

“Oh, is that so?” Kamui asked, entertained by your expression. It wasn’t his fault that he didn’t know, after all, you were the one who had forgotten to mention this one tiny detail.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. I never believed in wishes, anyways. Who has the time to sit around waiting for things to happen instead of making them happen on their own? So… don’t worry about it. As long as you are mine, I’ll make it so that every birthday is celebrated with you.”

His words felt comforting to hear. Knowing Kamui, you knew that there was no way he’d let anything stand in the way of his wants. Superstition or not, there was no doubt in your heart, the two of you would get to spend together many more birthdays to come.

“So, what now?”

“Is there anything you’d like to do?”

By the time you were done with your little food expedition and the photos, the sun had disappeared from the sky, a mellow purple shade sprawling past the clouds. Soon, it’d get dark, and while there were many night activities you could engage into, perhaps it’d be wiser to let him dictate the rest of the evening, birthday boy and everything.

“There is still room for dessert.” He said in a rather serious tone, one you wouldn't expect from him.

“But you ate so much birthday cake and then all the stuff at the market-”

Kamui shushed you by grabbing your wrist, forcing your body along with your thoughts to an halt. Holding onto it, he took a couple of steps closer until he was standing right in front of you, his bright blue eyes peering into yours. Rather than talking, he kept looking at you for a bit, his gaze traveling down to your lips and then up to your eyes. Even though he didn’t say a thing, you could feel his demand as he kept pressing harder onto your wrist, his thumb merely rubbing circles across your skin in a surprisingly gentle manner. The contradiction in his movements was enough to send shivers up your spine, your body turning stiff to his touch. That was such an unexpected turn of events.

For him to be acting like this, it certainly wasn’t a first. Throughout the day he had managed to tease you on more than one occasions- be it mostly due to his obliviousness-,however this time, there was something different. Perhaps it was the way mischief was clouding his otherwise innocent smile, or maybe, it was because of the way he looked at you, a set of blue flames that burned with silent desire. Whatever the case was, Kamui had managed to capture you entirely, be it your body or mind, your entire attention falling to him and him only.

“Wouldn’t you agree that saving your favorite dessert for last, is what makes every day more exciting?”

You were about to ask him what he meant, when he brought your hand closer to his face, his parted lips ghosting over your knuckles before, finally, planting a soft kiss on top of them. Even then, he kept his eyes glued to yours, making sure that you were watching his every movement.

“It’s been too long since I last feasted on your body, Y/N. So long that I can’t help but wonder, how much sweeter you must have gotten.” Kamui said once he let go of your hand completely, each word of his firing warning signals in your brain.

He wasn't wrong, it had been a rather long time since you'd last been intimate with one another, but even so, you were still in public! You were still standing in the middle of the street were kids played 'kick the can' and elderly people had their evening strolls. What would they say if he heard him talk like that?

“So what do you think? Shall we go back, or are there more things earthlings do on their birthdays for me to see ?” As if snapping out of a trance, he squinted his eyes, his typical elated expression returning back to his face.

Without awaiting your answer, Kamui went back to walking, acting as if he hadn’t just talked all about how he wanted you to spread your legs for him. But then again, that was Kamui for you, a man who could ask you to go down on him with the same ease he’d ask for an extra scoop of ice cream or even kill an enemy. There was no filter to his personality or words, a fact that if anything, added to his charm.

After all this time of dating him, you could never break free from this charm of his, merely tagging along behind the boy no matter what he did or said, as if you were utterly bewitched. Even now, your mind failed to pay attention to what he was talking about, while you followed in his tracks, too busy to concentrate on anything other than depicting all the inappropriate scenes that were sure to follow, should the two of you reach your apartment.

Perhaps failing to buy a birthday gift for him, had worked in your favor, after all.

A/N: Hopefully this didn't turn out horrible. My brain is mush, just like reader-chan, I only realized what day it was this morning and I had to push everything to the side, coming in for the last minute clutch. Still worth, and that's all for today!

*goes back to simping for Shinsuke*

#yato kamui #kamui yato #kamui gintama #kamui birthday #kamui x reader #yato kamui x reader #gintama oneshot #gintama fanfiction #gintama imagine #kamui oneshot #kamui fanfiction #kamui imagine

[invisibleraven]

'' come home. ' for PeterPatterLina

Luke slid the quarter into the slot of the payphone, waiting patiently for the dial tone, and oh so carefully punched in each number, almost holding his breath as it rang.

What if they weren't home?

What if they weren't waiting for his calls any more?

What if they found out they didn't need him?

"Hello?" came a tinny version of Reggie's voice down the line.

"Reg," Luke breathed out.

"Julie! It's Luke!" Reggie bellowed. "Thank goodness you called man, we've been worried sick about you."

Luke laughed a little at that, thankful that neither of his partners could see him wipe the tears from his eyes. How could he have ever worried that they had forgotten him? "I called last week!"

"Nine days ago lindo," Julie corrects. "Where are you now?"

"Someone outside Tulsa I think?" Luke responds. "Car gave up the ghost near Phoenix, sold it for parts and got a ride to here for a bus."

"A bus to where?" Reggie asks, his voice hopeful.

"Wherever the next one is headed I suppose," Luke replies.

"Or..." Julie starts. "You can give up this Kerouac nonsense and come home."

"I've got half an album written already," Luke deflects. "And I've only seen half the country."

"You can see the rest with us you know," Reggie interjects. "We can help with the rest of the songs."

"You two have school and jobs," Luke argues, like they haven't gone through all this already a hundred times before he left and a million times since then. He hates that he left them behind, but he knew college wasn't for him, and he'd never been able to hold down a job that wasn't music. So why not ramble around and see the wide world while Julie and Reggie got all the book smarts?

"We can do courses online," Julie butts in. "And our jobs can let us go for a few weeks so we can be together-we've both got tons of vacation time saved up."

"I can't ask you to do that," Luke rebuts.

"You aren't asking, we're offering," Reggie replies. "We miss you. And if you won't come home to us, then we'll bring home to wherever you are."

"It isn't home without you anyways," Julie says.

Luke sniffles, but then the annoying automated voice is telling him to add another quarter and he frantically searches for one, putting it in just in the nick of time. "Okay," he says. "When can you come?"

"Tomorrow," Julie and Reggie chorus.

"Meet me in San Antonio?" Luke asks.

"Maybe we can make a detour to Georgia after and pop in on MeeMaw?" Reggie suggests.

"Scoot down to Orlando and see Carrie at Disney?" Julie adds.

"Something tells me my soul searching trip just became our vacation," Luke jokes.

"That a problem?" Julie asks menacingly.

"Never," Luke chuckles. "Just come home to me."

"We're already on our way," Reggie vows. "See you tomorrow?"

"I'll be waiting."

They exchange I love yous before Luke's money runs out, and he has to rush to the bus heading Texas way. And all the way, he writes a new song, all about what home means to him. And to Luke? It's the two hearts that hold his, racing down the highway towards him.

#filled prompts #ficlet #rukebox #peterpatterlina #julie and the phantoms

[darkrpfinder]

hello! I am a twenty-eight-year-old female in the USA who is searching for role-play partners who are well over the age of 21 and okay with dark content and smut in our role-play! time zones don't really matter much either to me neither does gender!

I do own a totally separate blog from this where I write anime smut so I do prefer it to be nsfw but not the entire plot so don't worry! I am also a sucker for angst and drama and fluff too! I am looking for someone to play a character from either the fandoms down below or someone to play a very dominant male to my female oc!

more than okay to double on the fandoms (I love doubling) but would prefer that we have one thread for the fandomless and please know I am open to a lot and there isn't much I won't write about but there are certain things I will never ever RP!

for fandoms I'm in and characters I'm looking for you to play!

my hero academia (Katsuki. Izuku. Enji.)

jujutsu kaisen (Toji. Shiu. Kento. Sukuna.)

tokyo revengers (Draken. Sanzu. Mikey. Rin. Ran. Baji)

fandomless (again you play the male oc to my female oc)

please be aware for JJK I want it to be modern au (no curses)

the rest you will find out below!

my reply length will always vary, I can max out the word count on discord, or just do a paragraph! I tend to mirror you! while usually, I am a rapid-fast replier I don't require you to be but I ask at least that we keep the RP going, I do know life is busy because I get wrapped up in it as well.

I only will RP on discord, however, I do ask that you please do not use any tupperware or AI because atp I can just use characterchat.ai and I'm not into that.

as for plots I have a ton for any and all! I am a maladaptive daydreamer so I think about plots and our RP (just depends) and will add more plot into things! I do a lot of OOC and love to get to know my partner as well as share inspo for the RP such as clothes and settings, nothing ever personal so if you aren't into that I won't be a good RP!

for my OCs most of them are not fleshed out, I tend to just throw them at you and build them as we go! I use real face claims and anime/drawn ones from Pinterest! just let me know what you prefer and I will have a Google doc filled with the kinks I'm good with!

please I ask and will even beg that if you ever want to stop at some point for whatever reason please let me know, you don't need to go into details but I like to know what's going on, as of late I've been RP with people only to get ghosted or replies once a week which is fine and I understand but I really like and prefer something rapid fire!

we can discuss everything else I suppose? I think I got everything added! I can either send you a DM if you like this or you can add me on discord but please if you do that have your age somewhere like in your bio or send that info to me when I accept please!!

discord: his_headache

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#fandomless rp #mha rp #my hero academia rp #jjk rp #jujutsu kaisen rp #tokyo revengers rp #mxf #rp search #dark roleplay #dark rp #spicy rp #18+ mun

[findroleplay]

🤠 howdy everyone! I've been thinking about some specific characters recently, but figured it may be easiest to make an RP post in regards to a more generalized search! I'm a 21+ college student, and I'm hoping to find 18+ partners to write with over on discord.

some genres I enjoy include...

- slice of life (I like to include a bit of this in ALL of my RPs, so keep that in mind! I'm a big friends to lovers fan, as well as any tropes that can be mixed with that!)

- action (i.e. mafia, spies, assassins, etc.)

- adventure (especially in the medieval fantasy realm, but modern fantasy can lend itself well to adventures as well)

- fantasy (medieval, modern, OR futuristic! I'm a big fantasy fan. give me an adventuring party/found family and I will love you forever)

- mystery (would love to make a big cast for a murder mystery scenario!)

- celebrity plots (hidden relationship from the paparazzi, forced into a relationship for publicity, idols, etc.)

- school-based settings (especially when combined with modern fantasy, action, or mystery!)

this is a broad list, I know, but I've got a ton of different characters who could fit into these categories and fluctuating muse for all of them! since there's so much I enjoy writing about, it's easier to list what I am NOT interested in...

❌ smut-heavy plots. I always prefer STORY first! smut can get pretty boring if that's all we're writing.

❌ heavy dead dove themes. I'm certainly open to angst and a bit of dark stuff here and there, but I don't want it to be the entire plot.

❌ being made to play an aggressive dom top. or, in a similar vein, being made to write large age gaps. power imbalance plots in general just make me uncomfortable. give-and-take is what makes things interesting. if you're a writer who will only write bottoms (INCLUDING dom bottoms!), I probably won't be interested in writing smut with you. if you have interesting characters to bring to the table, I'll consider fade-to-blacks. if you're looking for smut, a willingness to switch is a requirement.

❌ inactive plotters. if you send me a one-word response while we're plotting together, I'll drop you right there.

❌ wanted FCs. I won't tell you what your character should look like, so don't tell me what mine should look like.

❌ anything from one-liners to semi-lit. I consider myself advanced literate to novella, which means one discord message is my minimum.

❌ being bothered constantly for a response. I have classes and work, and I don't always have the ability to write every day. I'll be respectful of your time, so please be respectful of mine.

I'm fairly adaptable when it comes to pairings. I tend to write M characters (for MxM or MxF), but I also have a few F characters I could toss out (mostly for FxF)! I have a real wide variety in terms of characters, from young to middle-aged, "normal" to magical. I don't have strong preferences in terms of type of FC (drawn, real, or none), so I'll adapt to whatever you bring to the table. the most important things to me are PLOT, CHARACTERS, and DETAIL. I want something plot-driven and character-focused first!

if this interests you, PLEASE drop me a message here on Tumblr or over on discord (tired_inspired). don't expect me to reach out to you first based on this post, because I've been shadowbanned too many times for trying to do so. thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you! ^-^

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#roleplay #rp #oc rp #original rp #fandomless rp

[lightlyknitted]

So you want to knit a wedding veil?

If you’re new here, I am knitting my wedding veil. My partner and I are getting married in Sept. 2024 so I knew I had some time to make something that felt authentic to me.

I’m about to dump a ton of information down below because I have thought way too long and way too much about this topic over the last few months and I need to get it out.

So once I had decided on knitting a veil and not a sweater/ shrug or dress I set about doing some research on what others had did. I first went to pinterest, google and reddit. On Reddit I searched r/knitting, weddingplanning, crochet and advanced knitting. As I suspected I found a few others who had knit veils and a couple of patterns I could use.

USING A PATTERN?

Patterns people have used as veils are plenty and have a wide diversity to them. There was Maria’s Veil from Interweave, the Elvenstar and a few others I found searching on Ravelry. Another popular option is to find a Shetland Wedding Ring Shawl and make one of those.

The choice to make my own pattern came from a desire to make it feel unique to me and also not feeling particularly drawn to knitting them. To find the lace patterns I started with looking at a few doily patterns for the center and stitch dictionaries.

SIZING

Size was also important to consider. Wedding Veils can range depending on what kind you want – from birdcages to cathedral. After browsing pinterest for veil suggestions and common bridal looks I knew I wanted it to be longer than a shoulder (about 20 inches) but not hitting the ground. We’re having an outdoor wedding and I can imagine the meltdown I’d have if I got a grass stain on it. A fingertip veil is about 38-40 inches which would work well for a veil and a shawl when the wedding is over. YARN

I am using knit picks bare shadow which is 100% merino lace weight yarn. Because it’s wool, it’s going to be light enough that it shouldn’t cause any headaches while wearing it and be able to hold itself up without too much effort.

Popular options for yarn are merino wool or silk because they are lightweight. There are tons of options for veil yarns like Jamieson’s of Shetland Ultra Lace (the same yarn used for Shetland Lace shawls), Malbrigo Lace, Knit Picks Bare Shimmer Lace and Cascades yarns Heritage silk.

We’re starting with 400 g of yarn and I also picked up an array of beads from my local joanns and michaels. I am using US 3 DPNs and circulars. Bigger needles could be used but I followed the pattern suggestion from the doily in the center.

BEADS

To add some bling and to add some weight I choose to add beads. Seed beads are a common addition and can be found online. Silver-lined have a better color. Beads have tons of sizes and it depends on what size of yarn you’re using, I chose to use 6/0. I could string these and use a crochet hook (in most of them, because I chose cheaper beads they have some inconsistent sizes).

I decided to use ones I found at joanns and michaels because of convenience. I could have gone online and had a better chance at finding more uniform beads but I like the mismatched sizes on some. I got beads in green, taupe, red, blue and a copper blend.

There are two options for placing beads in your knitting. You can string them onto the yarn and then knit them in or you can place them one by one with a crochet hook. Because I didn’t know what beads I wanted to place where, I decided to place them individually.

DESIGN PROCESS

For the shawl, I knew I wanted a circle. Since I haven’t knit a lot of shawls I decided to use a doily pattern for the center for ease. The doily in the center is from “The Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting” and is the pattern Valentine Doily.

I kept all the lace stitches I wanted to use as an eight row repeat for consistency in each section. Each section will be followed by a small section of plain knits for set up and to add a definite start and stop.

I wrote a quick pattern to carry with me and write notes on since I had to return the stitch dictionary to the library. My next step is to knit the shawl. I started with a test with some lace weight yarn I had in my stash. I got through the center and part of the first lace repeat before I moved to the final yarn.

GAUGE

My unblocked gauge gives the center circle a radius of about 4 inches. It is about 7 inches to the first set up rows. My gauge is not extremely important while knitting because as long as I can get a finished radius of around 38 inches I am fine with it.

Gauge is important in knitting, do not get me wrong. For this shawl I am not as concerned with gauge as long as the final project turns out because I find it to be a bit easier to fudge the pattern to make it fit.

I’m still in the beginning stages of this project and hope to have more updates coming soon.

#knitting #lace knitting #wedding #wedding knitting #wedding knits #knit veil #knitblr #crochetblr #diy wedding #knitters of tumblr

[monochromatictoad]

#toadscreech for my text post, #toadwrites for my writing/drabbles, #snailmail for asks, #toadvent for my vents, #monos f/os for posts specifically about my f/os, #toadimage for any sort of imagery of S/I or me, #toad talks Castlevania for specific Castlevania posts, #C:LoS/Pokemon for my LoS Pokémon au. I will try to update this with my other tags as I remember them. Also, this post will be tagged with all these tags, because I'm on mobile and the blog search bar is not great.

One more thing: I don't mind if you also Self-ship with any of my F/Os, especially with my main one Gabriel. While I do have RSD, it doesn't seem to bother me when others ship themselves or have ships involved with any of my F/Os. If this changes, I'll let you know.

My 18+ blog is here.

My Observation Duty ask blog

Writing Blog!

I mostly gush about Castlevania Lords of Shadow, but I also am in a ton of other fandoms as well. I should also mention that I don't partake in ship discourse and I don't have a DNI on this blog. If I reblog something that does have a dni banner, I will tag it appropriately, usually with #proship dni or #proship dni banner. I try not to get ranty or spread a lot of discourse here, being argumentative is just not my thing and I try to be a neutral party on most things. However, if you do see things like this on this blog, I try to tag it with #discourse, #politics, or #toadvent. I also try to tag trigger warnings where applicable (though I appreciate if someone could also let me know if I missed something.)

Look under the Read More for my f/os! (This list is currently being edited, bear with me)

Romantic F/Os:

🩷Gabriel🩷 (Castlevania Lords of Shadows. Husband!)

🕊️Marie🕊️ (Mine and Gabriel's wife.)

🎃 Drake 🎃 (original character. Also Husband!)

🔔Usiel🔔 (Darksiders. Fiance)

🗡️War🗡️ (Darksiders. Boyfriend, poly with Uriel)

🪽Uriel🪽 (Darksiders. Girlfriend, poly with War)

♨️Red♨️ (NES Godzilla Creepypasta. Demon bf)

💪HUGE MAN💪 (I'm on observation duty. Big bf)

🃏Jester🃏 (Puppet Master. Kinda dating.)

🦝Tom Nook🦝 (Animal Crossing. Partner in business.)

🔗Cyrus🔗 (Pokemon)

QPR F/Os:

🦷Baraka🦷 (Mortal Kombat. All versions)

🦎Reptile/Syzoth🦎 (Mortal Kombat. All versions)

💫Starscream💫 (Transformers, all versions.)

🐐Chupacabra🐐 (C:LoS. Endearing little gremlin.)

🎐Vulgrim🎐 (Darksiders.)

Platonic/Familiar F/Os:

🐺Trevor/Alucard🐺 (not the ship, Gabriel's son is simultaneously Trevor and Alucard, and I might flip flop name used.)

🪡Laura🪡 (C:LoS. My daughter)

🕷️ Myrrh🕷️ (C:LoS Oc and also my child)

🎇Toymaker🎇 (C:LoS. Technically father-in-law, Gabriel's adopted dad.)

💐Dis💐 (Darksiders. Mom)

🔥Alder🔥 (Pokemon. Dad)

👘Valerie👘 (Pokemon. Sister)

🥪Arven🥪 (Pokemon. Brother)

🍜Naruto🍜 (Naruto. Brother)

💲Kakuzu💲(Naruto. My dad)

💉Puppets💉 (Puppet Master. Everyone but Jester)

🐀Six🐀 📺Mono📺🏹Low🏹🔧Alone🔧🎈Raincoat Girl🎈🍖Runaway boy🍖 (All from little nightmares. Also all my kids) I might also use the tag #The kids for pics or stuff that includes all of them!

🐾Nooklings🐾 (Timmy and Tommy. my babies.)

🌼Trey🌼 (N!Trevor. He will be known as Trey on this blog. Reason. My friend.)

Unknown Status F/Os:

🏰Castle🏰 (Gabriel's Castle. It makes my brain go feral.)

🖥️AM🖥️ (Allied Mastercomputer. Mmmm..)

🧬Alex Mercer🧬 (Prototype. I wanna study him, and he probably wants to study me back)

Pet F/Os:

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#toadscreech #C:LoS/Pokemon #toadwrites #toadimage #toad talks Castlevania #snailmail #snail queue #toadvent #recipes #recipe #cooking with mono #monos f/os

[sharky857]

I have a mighty need to know what mods you installed on stardew :o

I'm gonna list only the actual mods I wanted to get, leaving out the ones needed to make said mods work in game.

Also, quick and due premise: I play 100% solo, just so the "judges & juries" may kinda rest their "OMG THATS CHEATING" tiddies with some of those mods.

That being said, currently I have the following mods installed. All can be found on "Nexus mods". This is gonna be quite a list, so I'm adding a break to trim the post down.

Also: no links. Wouldn't want Tumblr to think this post as some form of spam. 😅 (But I'm writing the mods' names as they are on that site, so if anyone is interested, they should also be very easy to dig out via the search bar.)

"No Cooties" + "Free Love" + "Platonic Partners and Friendships", all installed from what's an "aroace bundle" I stumbled upon while looking exactly for the thing. The forced relationships as they are set in the game have been quite a turn-off for me.

"(DGA) Sewing furniture set", its a DGA (Dynamic Game Assets) type of mod that allows players to have their own sewing machine at the farm. This same mod also comes with the dye pots to recolour your stuff. So yeah, no more need to plan a visit at Emily's! :D (Just a fair warning: the dye pots are huge.)

"(DGA) Piano", another DGA mod. The creator remodelled a large couch into a piano, trying to make it similar to the one into Elliot's cabin. This mod is of the DGA kind because you can actually play it.

"Blahaj", it's exactly what you can expect it to be: the "Blahaj" shark from Ikea. 💖

"DGA Hanging pride banners", another DGA mod from the "aroace bundle" and with tons of LGBT+ pride flags to put on display on your own indoors.

"Starry night interface", a content pack (I refuse to use the abbreviation, just in case Tumblr-bot might detect and see it as that other abbreviation :°D) that changes the UI into the lilac-purple-pastel blue colours, plus some more aestethical changes in the way icons and portrait borders look.

"Flower dancing", a mod that makes your farmer finally wear "That Godforsaken Attire™". I think it also makes your farmer actually follow the dance moves a bit better. Bonus point! You can tweak this mod's options to decide if your farmer is gonna wear the dress or the suit, regardless of their gender. 👀

"Seasonal cute characters", a mod that replaces every single NPC's portrait and in game sprite with a version of theirs whose clothes change with each season (and also event).

"Seasonal outfit revision - Elliott", it's installed-but-not-really. This mod's been created by a different author from the former, so that players could replace Elliott's portraits in "Seasonal cute characters" with these revised versions. The reason is that the original mod uses one of the early portrait versions for Elliott, while the "revision" replaces those portraits with the current Elliott. Alas, it's lacking the "beach Elliott", so the only way to not have his babyface'd version while he's on Ginger Island would be to remove that specific asset.

"AT Telephone recolor", an AT (Alternative Texture) mod so I could finally stop to have only one, fugly red phone in mah haus (and on Ginger Island). :°)

"Map teleport", a very handy mod that (I presume) functions based on the in game totems, but with some extra perks. For starter: totems can teleport you only to a fixated location marked by a statue (or an obelisk). The map teleport will YEET you on any location pointed out by the map; all one has to do is open the map and click away. On a side note: Idk if this is intentional or not, just know that you can also teleport your horsie. This has been happening to me every single time I would use this exploit while my farmer is still on the saddle. Which is twice as handy, especially to roam around Ginger Island. *cough!*

"Skull Cavern Elevator", a mod that works exactly like the elevator in the mines. No more, no less. Now I see how some players would share screen of their farmers at something like "skull cavern level 654786".

"Chests anywhere", yet another very useful mod that allows players to access and interact with any crafted chests, fish tank, and even shipping bins and fridges as if they were additional inventories, no matter where they are. I decided to install this mod because I was sick and tired of having all of my 36 backpack slots full while roaming either some volcano or the skull caverns. 😤 Bonus point for the mod offering an in menu-inventory option to rename all of the "chests" mentioned above.

"Vibrant pastoral", merely a reshade mod. Installed mostly because I'm trying not to go blind when it's winter time in Pelican Town (the overall white colour seems toned down). :°D

"Deepwoods mod", it's a mod that adds a fan-made explorable area accessible from the "Secret Woods". It's a nice, not-so-little place to explore, with different levels and enemies (mostly a green recolour of the ones found in the mines) and looks exactly what an unexplored woods would look like. You just gotta play to see it. 💖 On a side note: the author said that it's also complatible with other mods, like "SVE" (aka: Stardew Valley Expanded).

"Yet another jump mod", a mod that allows your farmer (and their horse) to actually jump. Quite handy to save some time by simply jumping over obstacles instead of going around them. 😈

"Item recovery", a mod that merely allows players to recover all the items they may have lost upon "dyingn't" in the mines/quarry/cavern/volcano, instead of just one. I have yet to "dien't" since installing this mod, so Idk if it actually works.

"Craftable auto-petter", because my dumdum bum never purchased a single one from Joja until I had the chance, and I read that the chance to find an auto-petter in alternative ways is quite slim. 😔

"Combat controls", simply a mod that make your farmer actually aim where they should: where your cursor is actually pointing at. I was sick & tired of getting my HELTH dangerously low only because the loser on screen was facing the wrong direction. 🙃💢

"Carry chests", simply a mod that lets you pick up and move around chests without needing to empty them completely first.

"Auto-grab truffles", a mod that implement an additional option for the "auto-grabber" already available in game, so that it can pick also truffles up. It's installed but I have yet to try it out in game, so Idk if it works as intended.

"Dynamic night time", a mod with a more "natural" shift between the light in different times of the day. It works like a charm even with the reshade.

#stardew valley #sdv #sharky's replies #anonymous #sharky's stunning skills at gaming #(wow. very skillz. much pro. 😂)

[kitkatopinions]

For the character bingo:

RWBY: Torchwick

Kingdom Hearts: Axel

Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy Rose

Tangled the Series: Eugene

These are all characters I adore, so this will be fun.

First off, Roman Torchwick! I'll elaborate on anything I feel like elaborating on below.

This is one of two characters in RWBY that I've put a lot of thought into them and why they do what they do. I've invented an entire past, relatives, father figures, ex-partners, a semblance, ways he coped with his trauma, what songs he loves the most... I did too much thinking about Roman Torchwick. XD

The funny thing is that one of the things I've projected onto the character of Roman is the tendency to project onto people. Once while I was writing Roman to get into a fight with Mercury, I had Roman project his own tendency to project onto Mercury while Emerald was calling him out for projecting.

Canon isn't real if I don't look at it is basically how I live my life. And in my head, Roman survived the Fall of Beacon, teamed up with Emerald and Mercury, found Neo, and all of them started on a lengthy and difficult road to redemption.

I love writing for bastards and Roman is a great one. I just said I liked to imagine him going down a lengthy and difficult road to redemption, but I can't write him to be a 'nice' person, because Roman is at his most fun if he's able to sling insults or make fun of people or have fits of rage.

Now for Axel, formerly known as Lea!

By 'I am so normal about them,' I of course mean I am not normal at all. I adore Axel and flip my lid every time I get to see him.

I've written fanfics specifically centered around most of the Organization members, so I have tons of headcanons about the whole of the Organization. But tbh, especially Axel.

I put in that if anything happened to him, I would cry, because after all Axel’s been through, isn't he entitled to some happiness with his children Roxas and Xion? I think so!

Now for my girl Amy Rose!

She really is a beast. You guys, Amy can fuck people up! This is especially clear in the IDW comics. And I haven't read lots of the other kinds of comics outside of IDW, but I do have this Sonic Select comic where Amy is getting in a fight with I think Eggman and Shadow and Knuckles are there and she's like "you know what, I don't even need to do it myself" and has Knuckles and Shadow beat stuff up for her. I love her so much.

Not to get too into some drama, but sometimes people tend to just disregard Amy completely. I know she was invented to be a Sonic obsessed 'would be girlfriend' who gets Damseled all the time, and that's obviously pretty sexist, but at this point, Amy (especially in the IDW comics) has had a lot of advancement and some people still tend to treat her like a useless airhead. Also some Princess Sally fans make fun of her and I think that's... Lame.

The ‘they are so silly’ is more about Amy in things like Sonic Adventure and Adventure 2 and even up to Sonic 2006. Because she was very silly, but I still absolutely loved her.

Now onto my boy Eugene Fitzherbert!

Honestly, he is such a goofball and I love that. He's also so good because he actually doesn't take himself super seriously all the time and can joke around and take and give some ribbing.

His first look in the series is pretty much just his look from the movie but with a black vest, but the season two look is great. Aaaand my favorite look is his purple look with the jacket! And the captain of the guard stuff looks so good too! Eugene just serves looks all the time.

Sometimes fandom people can be mean, but not the whole fandom. Lots of people like him, but there are some people who hate him because he gets in the way of their favorite character or ship, and that's fair (I've hated characters for that very reason,) but some of them then search for ways to justify that hate and it gets extreme and irrational.

But yeah, so those are my bingo answers, thanks for sending these!

[otter1962]

The Next Steps: Post Cancer

It’s been a while since I last posted to my blog. It is hard to believe that I found out I had colon cancer on May 13, 2019, and had surgery on May 23, 2019.

I had barely started to deal with my partner at the time leaving me for the stupidest reasons and suddenly my life was thrown into chaos with this cancer business.

I know that I have already discussed the chemotherapy that I went through and how I adjusted and survived it.

Coming out of my chemotherapy and immediately faced with COVID was really hard. It was a time when I discovered that I had neither dealt with the loss of my partner nor that I had had cancer. I felt like I was a blank slate and that somehow I had shed any sense of normalcy. I was going through the motions of teaching (granted it was online for March - June 2020) and wondering if I would ever get my spirit back. I know that I have discussed how I searched for meaning and finally opted to work on my energetic energy. 

For most of the remaining months, I joined an online coaching group for energetic attraction. There, I learned about not being an over-the-top caregiver for everyone else and began taking care of myself first. I met a ton of amazing friends online and many of them are still my friends. During that time, I also let go of wanting my local friends to support me through cancer. I looked inside and found the strength to do it on my own - but had the courage to turn to several online friends who became my support network. They helped me let go of my disappointment with my local friends and allowed me to get close to my new best friends.

2020 and 2021 were the years of the COVID pandemic for me. I was in and out of the classroom, I spent the summer of 2020 by myself in my house in a small Nova Scotia town. I learned to follow my passions of gardening, cooking, weightlifting and my writing. They became the “Me Years.” I used that time to get to know myself and set my goals of where I wanted to go. It was a time when I focussed less on cancer and more on living my life the way I wanted to.

For the past two years after stopping my chemotherapy, I’ve made trips to the clinic for testing my cancer markers. I’ve had a yearly colonoscopy. Everything is still okay and I am in remission.

Since my last blog entry, I have lost several friends and acquaintances to cancer. I’ve also supported friends who are now going through cancer treatment. Cancer still makes an appearance in my life and it reminds me that I have to be diligent in my own recovery.

COVID was a time when I often couldn’t get to the gym to work out. It was also the time for Netflix and sitting on a couch, eating tons of snacks.  I continued to eat like I was exercising at the gym. There was seldom a time when I turned on the TV that I didn’t start craving snacks - usually sugar-laden things or salty treats. 

One day, I looked at myself in the mirror and realized that I had a COVID belly. I knew that I had to make a change. The gym opened up and I began a series of cardio days, often 2-3 times per week. I was weight-lifting as much as I could because I tore my right pectoral muscle. It departed from my ribcage and now bounces to the right in a bizarre manner. I began to feel like my cancer was just the precursor to more injuries or problems with my body.

Thankfully, I was able to pull myself out of potential depression because I had spent so much time working on the real me. I’ve tried to be as proactive about my healing as possible. A year after tearing my pectoral muscle, I am still waiting on an MRI to determine the damage and what can be done about it. I’ve had to face that I’ve lost a lot of bulk on my chest as well.

I began to reflect on all these changes to my body and then the thoughts of how I was aging became forefront in my mind. I no longer felt like I was in the “zone” which was the place where I felt good about my body. This leads me to where I am at the moment: almost 60, with several injuries affecting me, a feeling that old age is catching up and that I am becoming invisible in the gay world because of my age.

So where will I go next? I am embarking on a new outlook on what my life will look like as I head toward retirement, ticking things off my bucket list and trying to finally enter the dating pool at the age of 59. I need to reflect on my health, my body, my spirit and how I can make the most of my remaining years on this planet. 

As I close off this blog for now (who’s to say that I won’t post again) I want to mention my other blog about energetic attraction which can be found at: https://otterenergy1962.tumblr.com/. That blog has sat without an entry for a while. It does give me a sense of what I did during that self-discovery time during COVID as I search for the inner me.

Now, I am starting a new blog about dealing with my age, my health, my goals and above all, my passions. Please check it out at: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/otter1962crystalball 

Carpe diem my friends!

#fucancer #newstarts

[valentine-cafe]

For the Valentine machup.

I'm a 20 years old, bi, (cis) woman. May or may not the ace spectrum. (I'm not opposed to the thought of having sex but don't feel like couldn't live without it either.)

I'm 180cm tall a little chubby, with long, straight brown hair, blue eyes and glasses.

I'm an English major at the university, but I learnt IT in middle school. I like natural sciences especially biology and antropology, but only as a hobby.

My other hobbies incloud art and reading. I'm really fonded to sci-fi and fantasy words because of their structure and unique flora and fauna.

I alwasy wanted to be able to do magic or have a superpower (mindreading, and/or telekinesis).

I love every animal, my favourites being any kind of reptiles and amphibians and cats.

I don't like the cold (even though I handle it well) and prefer to wear cozy clothes. Mostly cotton or whool. Jumpers and funky socks are always the part of my set if it's possible. But if I had to choose I'd live my life in pjs.

I like people with long hair and find wearing flashy eye makeup and/or high heals super attractive. I don't really care about other details (like height, weight, colors of anything) though until the other person is well kept and clean.

. ˚◞♡ 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆'𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍◞ ₊˚

⊹ ۪ ࣪ ᥫ᭡ “ you are paired with . . . ” ꒱ 

you have been matched with jingyi 9948e due to your interests and general self. your hobbies of art and reading are two things that jingyi can get by. while he may be quite chaotic and all over the place, he is still quite a creative person and would love to create with you. however, do not engage with him when it comes to anything in the science field. . . he is not a stem student and he wants to keep it that way. your love for frogs and reptiles will have him taking you on explorations along the riverbed that he loves so much, in search of them for you. seeing as he is a reaper, who are naturally cold to the touch, he always makes sure that is body temperature is warming up before he comes around you. with that being said, your love for cosy and warm clothes is also something that he can delight in. he’ll give you tons of his own clothing as it fits that category. no need to worry when it comes to having a well-kept and clean partner as he is both of those things, despite being so chaotic

˗ˏˋ꒰ 🍰 ꒱ 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔 ⊹ ۪

˖ ࣪ ଓ jingyi loves it whenever you go walking along the riverbanks and waterways of the different meadows and landscapes that you find whenever the two of you travel around. his eyes following your movements and small halts whenever you find a frog or an axolotl floating around in the bright, clear water, where the stream is gentle with a chiming ring to it as the water flows.

˖ ࣪ ଓ please let this man do your eye makeup — it is something he loves so very much and knowing how you feel with the flashy eye makeup too, he’d love nothing more than to try out some of his own looks on you, and watch your eyes shimmer with amazement and happiness as he turns you around in the chair you’re sitting in so that you can see yourself in the mirror.

˖ ࣪ ଓ on days where the weather is dark and gloomy or when he feels that itch to paint, sketch or draw — or perhaps write some poetry, he will pull you with him to sit beneath the roofs of one of the zhao estate pavilions or beneath an overhang where the two of you can sit and be artistic, murmuring softly to you whenever his mind composes short poetry for only you to hear and the wind to carry out to the rest of the world to bring it some happiness when times are hard. he also loves to do a few shoulder peeks, to look at what you’re drawing. nevermind how far you are in your process, praise and compliments will spill off of his lips, all very genuine. he loves the art you create, all of it.

˖ ࣪ ଓ with both of you having a liking for cosy clothing, jingyi makes sure that the both of you have matching pjs. it can range from colours to patterns, whatever they may be. he finds it to be cute whenever the two of you match and it puts him straight into a cuddling mood.

˖ ࣪ ଓ with your distaste for the cold, the poor reaper — whose natural body temperature is quite cold — does everything in his power to make himself as warm as possible, layering himself in clothes so that you won’t immediately freeze when you feel his skin on yours. this can be a negative thing though as he always ends up feeling really hot. yet still whines about wanting to hold you. eventually, you both comes to a solution.

˖ ࣪ ଓ he might not look like it, but jingyi does enjoy reading. in particular, reading with you. one of his favourite things is listening to you read out loud. he always makes sure to pick out some books whenever he goes out so that you always have something on hand. especially during night where he needs to drift off. it’s a comforting pass-time for the both of you.

˗ˏˋ꒰ 🍡 ꒱ 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒆𝒅. . . ⊹ ۪

the waters of the zhao estate’s waterways soothes your ears. eyes focused on the amphibians that swim around in their home, while small reptiles run along the lively surroundings. a few butterflies having landed on your head while you sit there in the grass.

“qin’ai deeeeee” jingyi calls, as he makes a beeline over to you, scaring a few of the woodland creatures away, that had started to gather around you. you jolt slightly, looking back at him with a small look of surprise, but smile at the reaper approaching you. his long hair flowing behind him as he runs towards you.

he scoots down next to you, landing in an odd sitting position, head propped into his hand, the other arm slung over his torso as he looks up at you with the usual big idiot-in-love grin. watching the wildlife slowly return back to you as the surroundings calm once more, despite his chaotic presence.

“gege” you chuckle quietly, greeting him with a smile of affection.

“you look so pretty today baobei.”

sitting up properly and gently brushing a strand of your hair behind your ear, he pulls you in for a small kiss on the lips before pulling away and with ease taking out one of the butterflies in your hair to show it to you.

“you attract such beautiful things, it is incredible.” he chuckles, maroon eyes shimmering as they move up to look into yours once again, his free hand wrapping around your torso and bringing you close to his side, so that the two of you are snuggled up together by the riverbed.

“it’d be a beautiful day for going a walk, no? i brought some snacks too! we can also feed some of the deer’s in the garden”

⊹ ۪ ࣪ ᥫ᭡ “ others you also paired with. . . ” ꒱ 

˖ ࣪ ଓ yize 9948e ˖ ࣪ ଓ rishen 164

#⊹ ۪ ࣪ ᥫ᭡ the specials — valentine matchups ꒱ #teratophillia #terato #terato x reader #monster romance #monster oc #monster x reader #monster boyfriend #oc x reader #monster boyfriend x reader #original character x reader #grim reaper x reader #grim reaper oc #jingyi 9948e x reader #zhao jingyi 9948e x reader #monster matchups #matchups

[reasoningdaily]

One of the most difficult aspects of covering generative AI is the sheer amount of very public change that's transpired so far in 2023. Instead of feeding into the hype around ChatGPT, the AI Unlocked newsletter helps readers understand real ways chatbots can benefit their life.

This collection brings together multiple perspectives on AI for a holistic look at the nascent technology, from reporters investigating the big ethical issues surrounding chatbots to service writers searching for ways it might be helpful in an everyday context.

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AI Unlocked

Reece RogersWIRED

“ChatGPT can be quite helpful, if you approach it with the right perspective. It’s crucial to take responses from AI with a skeptical mindset. In my five-day newsletter series, I try to approach the topic in a practical, level-headed way that acknowledges different issues with the technology.” -Reece Rogers

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Chatbots Got Big—and Their Ethical Red Flags Got Bigger

Khari JohnsonWIRED

RR: “This article from Khari earlier 2023 is critical reading to understand the larger picture about chatbots like ChatGPT. When there’s a rush of money to be made in Silicon Valley, companies are quick to overlook ethical conundrums.”

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6 Tips for Using ChatGPT to Brainstorm Better

Reece RogersWIRED

RR: “Here’s an article for anyone who hasn’t tried out ChatGPT, and there’s absolutely no shame in that! Experiment with it as a brainstorm partner to bounce ideas off.”

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Generative AI Is Making Companies Even More Thirsty for Your Data

Will KnightWIRED

RR: “To power a generative AI tool, tons and tons of data is necessary. But where exactly does all of it come from, and how much of it involves your personal information and interactions online? It’s hard to know right now, but more people are demanding answers.”

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AI Is Coming for Your Web Browser. Here’s How to Use It

David NieldWIRED

RR: “It’s not just a writing tool, a chatbot can also act as your personal assistant. While there are plenty of kinks to work out, it’s fun to test out a new approach to browsing through online information.”

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The Fanfic Sex Trope That Caught a Plundering AI Red-Handed

Rose EvelethWIRED

RR: “In this wild article, Rose explores the weird (and quite NSFW) ways online subcultures are impacting the output of mainstream tech products.”

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How to Use Google Bard to Find Images Faster

David NieldWIRED

RR: “Here’s another interesting example of using a chatbot in a way that focuses less on text creation and more on searching through reams of information.”

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The Magic and Minstrelsy of Generative AI

Jason ParhamWIRED

RR: “Best known for his culture-defining essay about digital blackface on TikTok, Jason investigates how AI chatbots and image generators continue to perpetuate racist stereotypes.”

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What OpenAI Really Wants

Steven LevyWIRED

RR: “Looking for a weekend, long-read? Steven spent months working on a rare, inside look into OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. It’s over an hour long, but the audio version is worth listening to.”

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Meet the Humans Trying to Keep Us Safe From AI

Will KnightKhari Johnson& Morgan MeakerWIRED

RR: “Yes, there are many different reasons to worry about AI, but I found this piece that features multiple people who want to make a positive impact to be heartening.”

#How to Use Chatbots—and Keep Their Limitations in Mind #AI #ChatGPT