#but my boy!

[dunedragon]

Me: Finally picking up Legacy Collection again.

Mega: Whoa! Just where have you been? >:(

Me: WRITING ANGSTY FANFICTION

#I ended up pausing the game to focus on writing #and making sure my character consistency was kept in check #but man im excited to launch back into the games #BUT MY BOY! #MY POOR BOY WAS LONELY #HOW COULD I HAVE KNOWN

[softquietsteadylove]

You gotta continue the Gladiator AU!! I'm dying to know what's gonna happen next!

Thena shot to her feet as her mother exited the private healing chambers reserved only for the most important of patients. "Is he...?"

Ajak placed a hand - properly scrubbed and rid of blood - on her daughter's shoulder. "He will live."

Thena rushed past her mother, regardless of royal manner and protocol. She crossed what felt like an insurmountable distance between the door to the room and the bed, nearly falling to her knees at the sight of Gilgamesh lying there, breathing.

He was breathing.

Ajak walked in again, following her daughter to deliver more news than simply that he was not deceased. "He is lucky--he's only alive because of how strong he is."

Thena's eyes were already swimming with tears, "oh, Gil."

Ajak kept quiet about the way Thena's hand ran over his cheek and forehead and into his hair. She sighed, "Thena."

"I told you," Thena whispered to him, all but ignoring her mother over her shoulder. "I told you not to fight that monster."

"Speaking of that monster," Ajak spoke just a little louder. She required Thena's attention. "Thena, we must speak with Eros."

Thena swiped at her eyes, taking up her typical stoic expression. "I have nothing to say to that man."

"Thena," Ajak repeated, although Thena went back to leaning over Gilgamesh, watching his take slow but deep breaths. They had sewn his wounds, treated his swelling as best they could. He looked somewhat like his usual self.

"Mother, please," Thena looked up at her, her hand clutching at Gilgamesh's. "What could I possibly have to say to him?"

"He is our guest," Ajak grumbled, just as regretful of that fact as Thena. "We must see him off, especially to tell him that you will not be leaving with him?"

Thena kept her eyes on their Champion of champions. "I knew he would win. But...but what he did for us... "

What he had done for her specifically, rather. What he had done as a humble Fighter in the name of Thena's life and freedom was unparalleled.

Ajak sighed deeply. "I know you do not want to speak with the prince. I do not want to either, Thena. But-"

"What if he wakes?" Thena cut her mother off, which was a punishable act for anyone else. "What if he wakes and he's alone? H-He won't know what happened. Last he woke and thought he lost he nearly leapt to his feet. If he does that this time he will-"

"Thena," Ajak gripped her shoulder, stilling her anxious child's unusually twisted tongue.

"I will not leave him, Mother."

Ajak looked at Thena, the determined line of her eyebrows and the set of her jaw. She looked down at her hand in Gilgamesh's, their fingers woven together like trees meeting over a walkway and reaching for each other's branches for support.

"I will commit no other treason in my life," Thena promised, turning around again now that her peace was said. She used her free hand to smooth over Gil's blankets. "If you allow me this one solace, I shall do anything you ask of me for the rest of my days."

What a steep price for such a small request.

Ajak regarded Thena, perched at the gladiator's side. It was different from even the last time she had found her so. And something she had seen only drops of before was now thundering in her ears. "I have no more asks to demand, I think now, my dear."

Thena regarded her mother as she stood at the head of the bed, also sparing their Champion a warm glance.

"The condition of his victory," Ajak elaborated, gesturing to the man unconsciously being showered with Thena's attentions. "It was not for your marriage to another party, but that the choice be left up to you. All my efforts to find you suitors these years will be no longer."

Thena visibly considered it just as the words were hitting the air.

"Have you?" Ajak prodded lightly, tilting her head to catch any shift in Thena's reaction as she looked at Gilgamesh again. "Thought about it?"

"No," she answered automatically. And in truth, she had never considered her own marriage in real terms--not until it became very, very real to her over the past weeks. She sighed, her shoulders sinking low, "no, I haven't."

Ajak caught the way Thena's other hand was also taken in by the siren call of Gil's hand lying on the bed. She could say whatever she liked, but her hands holding his the way she would treasure the gift of life itself said more than enough. "I will see off the prince."

Thena looked up at her, "truly?"

"Yes, you stay with Gilgamesh," Ajak conceded, with the same smile any mother got when allowing their child something out of sheer love of their happiness. "Like you say, we can't have him worsening his condition if he wakes alone."

"Thank you, Mother," Thena blinked, tears rising in her eyes again. She did not even wipe them away this time, blinking rapidly until the tears were caught in her eyelashes.

"Hm," Ajak hummed with an affectionate hand to Thena's shoulder on her way past. "Perhaps this is for the best. I will not have to endure him looking at you the way a teen looks at his first brothel."

Thena wasn't even listening.

Ajak sighed again. "Alert the guards when he wakes. They will fetch me."

"Yes," Thena mumbled, barely paying her mind as Gil's breath hitched in his sleep. She rose only to rub his chest and adjust his pillow, soothing his discomfort. "I shall."

Ajak smiled on her way to see off their most unwelcome guest. She would have to wait some time, she imagined, but she was quite sure that Thena's decision to marry would come sooner than she could have hoped.

#Thenamesh Gladiator AU #I am so glad people liked this one #the built in drama is #*chef's kiss* #of course Gil won! #we all knew he would #but my boy! #they massacred my boy!! #don't worry #he'll wake up and ask if he's dead #because he's awakened to a real life angel looking over him #and Thena will not think anything of it and send for her mother #because these two are deeply in love #but also oblivious to it #in the way that #Gil loves her so deeply #he loved her from the moment she waved back to him #from the moment she ordered the release of the lions and visited him in the pits #but she is a princess #she is The Princess #he has no business loving her so openly #and on the other hand #Thena has no concept of love #so I think she doesn't really know what it means that she loves Gil so much #and also she does not remember saying “I love you” to herself #she has absolutely no memory of it #so Gil is going to bring it up #and she is going to...???????

[mollis-collective]

So trying digital drawing for the first time, and decided to try just a lil good boy Bart <3

#bart allen #not that I've really drawn much else either #but my boy! #and im kind of proud of it #☕the humble tale of a coffee addict ☕Tia Drake #kid flash #the impulse

[taffywabbit]

they should invent a new type of "staying in bed for 2-3 hours after you wake up repeatedly opening and closing apps on your phone" where it makes you feel awesome and energized and emotionally fulfilled

#buny text #I'm fine i've just been staying up too late playing bg3 the past few nights #and then wanting to wake up before noon so my parents don't say anything rude to me so i end up getting less sleep to facilitate that #and it's catching up to me #i feel like this explanation maybe undermines my previous statement of 'I'm fine' a bit but I'm fine i promise #look at my lop posts boy

[crabussy]

hey. don’t cry. crush four cloves of garlic into a pot with a dollop of olive oil and stir until golden then add one can of crushed tomatoes a bit of balsamic vinegar half a tablespoon of brown sugar and stir for a few minutes adding a handful of fresh spinach until wilted and mix in half a cup of grated parmesan cheese and pasta of your choice ok?

#ITS MY FAVOURITE PASTA RECIPE #tastes so so good and delicious and hearty and warm #doesn’t require many ingredients or effort and is so yummy #I have sensory issues and digestive disorders and this recipe brings me so much joy #barely anything to remember!!! rich while still easy on the stomach!!!! #listen to my gibberish boy #you can add any amount of sugar and vinegar and cheese it works regardless #I UPPED THE GARLIC BECAUSE OF FEEDBACK BTW #AND PUT THE CHEESE AT THE END TO AVOID IT STICKING TO THE POT

[lilimravengard]

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #look how they massacred my boy

[ratt-teeth]

my grandma sent me a picture of my dog with his new xmas present and i need a fucking inhaler LOOK AT HIM

oh to feel a fraction of the unbridled joy he is experiencing

#my perfect yucky boy i would die for him #dog #ratt teeth says shit #ratt dog

[dat-soldier]

working class

#emo #emo boy #eris #dreamo #my art

[big-armed-mar]

If something like this doesn’t happen in regards to the egg bois I’m not gonna be happy

Edit: changed the watermark

#holy sir pentious #hazbin spoilers #hazbin hotel spoilers #hazbin sir pentious #hazbin art #hazbin hotel #hazbin emily #my art #fanart #mar’s original art #sir pentious #egg bois #hazbin egg bois

[froody]

cis people will say “I found out I’m having a baby girl at my anatomy scan and I’m experiencing gender disappointment” but be mad when you say “who knows? maybe you’ll end up with a son anyway”

#lol. my dad wanted a boy. I was AFAB. now I’m trans. still not happy. #grow up.

[ysolt]

uh-oh looks like you got hit by THE ELF WIZARD!!!!!!!1!!!

#violet talks #look at my elf boy

[pizzacast]

Studio Ghibi kids when they encounter a magical guide or animal: wow, amazing! I’m going to follow it and trust it.

Mahito with the heron:

#studio ghibli #the boy and the heron #my neighbor totoro #ponyo #Hayao Miyazaki #he was like It’s on sight!

[bulkhummus]

first you have to remember that the first disco ball was painstakingly put together by hand from nothing but an idea and lots of intricately cut glass and bandaids and then you have to think about the experience of being under a disco ball for the very first time, bathed in reflections of an era that has not yet come to past, and finally you end up wondering what else there is around you that has yet to be unearthed by something with so much as a silly name

#look at my disco ball post boy #im deeply unwell this evening #will try again tomorrow 👍 #personal

[leiandroid]

"free palestine," he shouted until his last breath. aaron bushnell, we will never forget you.

as much as bushnell's actions has moved us all, please seek other ways to take actionable measures against the injustices we face in the world. none of us wanted him gone, and the least we can do is prevent another such tragedy by supporting each other in our efforts to enact lasting change.

#aaron bushnell #the boy with his heart on fire #this is in no way intended to glorify his actions #i do not condone self immolation as an act of protest but i cannot deny that it is something that causes an impact #and it has struck a chord within us all #we must not let his death be in vain #free palestine #my art #original

[somanypolls]

#studio ghibli #anime #animation #ghibli #miyazaki #movies #film #polls #spirited away #my neighbor totoro #princess mononoke #kiki's delivery service #ponyo #howls moving castle #porco rosso #the cat returns #the grave of the fireflies #the secret world of arrietty #the boy and the heron #nausicaä of the valley of the wind

[artkaninchenbau]

Crocodile finds a strange stray cat an 11-year old Nico Robin (AU where they met 13 years earlier. Robin's been on the run from the World Government for 3 years. Crocodile's 27 and has not set up base in Alabasta yet)

It seems like I have become possessed. By some sort of demon.

Bonus:

#My art #One Piece #Nico Robin #Sir Crocodile #Y'all the OP brainrot is BAD #According to an SBS Crocodile would absolutely spoil his child rotten if he had one. *We all know how Robin's childhood went* #Scary mofo who does not know how to parent a child but boy does he have the spirit + Child who has never had proper parent in her life #They'd make. An absolute disaster of a duo. This AU concept is so fucking funny to me okay #But also sad because I would fucking die for baby Robin she deserves the fucking world #This poor girl has never been spoiled in her entire life AND NOW PAPADILE IS HERE TO SPOIL HER #You know it's funny. I know 11 yo Robin should LOOK older than 8 year old Robin. But Crocodile is a fucking giant so she's still baby sized #Also I just had too much fun drawing Robin looking as pathetic as humanly possible lmao #She's a like a wet kitten in the rain 😭