#but that’s setting the bar really low

[homosandhomies]

truly wild that the only person on set who cared for drake bell after his abuser was arrested was dan fucking schneider. he really said "i may be a predator but i didn’t sodomize anyone so who’s the REAL bad guy here”

#the bar is SO low at nickelodeon huh #anywho i'm on episode 3 and it's really powerful #drake is SO brave for speaking out like this #i cannot even imagine how difficult his life has been #quiet on set #drake bell #brian peck #dan schneider #nickelodeon #summer says stuff

[aaltilis]

Pierre: Cha, Esteban mentioned my name in the secret santa video. He thought I'm the one who knows him most.

Charles: He actually said Lance first.

Pierre: Yeah, and then me! Do you think it means something?

Charles: *sighs* You're his teammate.

Pierre: And? He never talk to me.

Charles: You know him before you even know me

Pierre: And? He barely mentioned my name.

Pierre: It has to mean something.

Charles: Just talk to him!

Pierre: NO!

#well pierre listens to charles when he rambling about max so it's only fair when he does the same #it has to mean something #pierresteban #pierresteban girlies are really the definition of the bar is set so low #they mentioned each other name and we all go crazy haha #pierre gasly #charles leclerc #piarles #esteban ocon #formula 1 #incorrect quotes #f1 incorrect quotes #incorrect f1 quotes

[labyrynth]

shoutout to mianmian and her nameless husband for being the only canon mxtx couple where neither of them died

#setting the bar real low here #moi #mxtx #mdzs #svsss #tgcf #mo dao zu shi #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #the scum villain's self saving system #heaven official's blessing #ARE THEY REALLY THE ONLY ONES?? #fuck it yeah i’ll tag the main couples #if i tried to tag all of them we’d be here all day #wangxian #bingqiu #hualian #moshang #also shoutout to tianlang jun for being the only surviving parent

[avesnongrata]

no but listen: this new show is not A League of Their Own with black, hispanic, and queer people, it’s A League of Their Own about black, hispanic, and queer people. that’s HUGE. and it’s fucking fantastic!

#a league of their own #the bar has been set so low for so long #that the best I had hoped for was to be included #but to actually be centered in a show like this #it's really something special

[suffarustuffaru]

I don’t speak Japanese so I’d LOVE to hear more about the differences between the English and Japanese Re:Zero fandoms

yeah sure its very interesting to me now that ive noticed it more lately :o !! though ok disclaimer - i dont speak japanese either hah so if anyone is seeing this and does speak japanese + is familiar with the japanese speaking side of this fandom please add info if youd like!! and of course ill be mainly speaking from the english side of things bc im more familiar with that yes (sorry anon again im not a japanese speaker T^TT so sorry if i tread on info you already know!!). but yeah im speaking from my own experiences given the Topic at hand. ive been in this fandom since... 2019?? which is so wild to me aljsdfljsd.

anyway so - i think the big difference is mainly that the english fandom and many english speaking people that engage with rezero are. to put it bluntly, misconception runs Rampant to a very Interesting degree. to the point where it seems like the english speaking side of the fandom is More. Aggressive. than the japanese fandom. not that the japanese speaking side of the fandom is perfect - also bc what fandom is ever perfect 100% of the time, tbh - but that the louder people in the english rezero fandom are. well its a Very low bar. Very low. and from what little ive seen and heard so far, the japanese fandom tends to understand rezero and its characters better than the english fandom. which ig makes sense bc you know, rezero is japanese media, and also im sure cultural differences come into play here as well (im not familiar enough on this to speak about it in depth but the cultural differences feel Pretty Clear even though i cant 100% put my finger on what they specifically are).

but also bc yeah. its not That hard to beat some of the english fandom when it comes to media comprehension. misreading rezero is unfortunately Extremely common, both in and out of the rezero community. its Everywhere - youtube, myanimelist, ao3, ff.net, reddit, twitter, various rezero discords - and from what ive experienced, rezero tumblr basically kind of feels like finding an oasis after crawling through the desert for days on end lajdslfjs. which is probs bc rezero tumblr is Smaller and also a lot of us seem to be lgbtq+ in some way or be allies, so you dodge a lot of the misogyny and homophobia that happens in other rezero english circles. its why you see a lot of openly queer rezero-related posts on here while its a bit more. barren. in other rezero english places yes. bc its more safe to post queer rezero things on rezero tumblr rather than rezero reddit for Sure.

im not sure how the japanese fandom is with that exactly but theres some interesting differences between whats popular in the english fandom vs the japanese fandom. i mean as an otto fan ive been noticing how hes more popular with the japanese fandom—and on top of that, ottosuba is Way More popular in the japanese fandom too. reinsuba and julisuba seem to usually be the most popular mlm subaru ships in both fandoms but ottosuba is like A Little Up There in the japanese fandom. not sure if its on the same level as a ship like reinsuba but ottosubas Definitely loved as a ship. from what little ive seen it also seems like ships like vichisha are more acknowledged by the japanese fandom? im not entirely sure on like—Complete differences regarding what the japanese fandom finds interesting that may differ from english fandom, so ill really have to look more into the japanese fandoms fanart and fanfic when i can bc im pretty curious too. in general though, it seems like the japanese fandom has a bit more variety…. you can find fanart on So Many characters in rezero (which already has a very Massive cast full of very fleshed out characters) there. not that you cant in the english fandom bc theres a Bit of variety too, but id more so contribute that a little more to the Big Cast and less to having actual variety in fancontent. and of course im not saying that the japanese fandom may be a bit barren in some areas of fancontent—bc inevitably when u have a big cast of characters, side character content is gonna be more sparse compared to the main characters, but to me it does feel like the english fandom lacks variety in comparison. (and also yeah. seems like the japanese fandom acknowledges gay ships more in general tbh.)

whats focused in fancontent makes it easy to tell what may be popular in a fandom in terms of how fans perceive the source material and what fandoms want to do with the source material, if that makes sense. and its very easy to tell that with the english fandom if you just hop on rezero ao3–or even better, rezero reddit given theres a fanfic ideas thread thats usually pinned right at the top of the site. again i havent looked at japanese fanfic for rezero yet (bc i dont know where to look oops ajdndn) but when it comes to the english fandom you can tell that theyre generally more focused on the female cast both in fanart and in fanfic bc. theyre women and many fans on say, reddit or various rezero discords, are cis straight men, so inevitably… well lets just say you can tell when a man makes content for this fandom o.o theres also the. very weird reaction fic trends and trends following popular fics in the fandom, the two biggest being the watching him die again and again react fic and re:forgotten, the former of which includes a harem plot with subaru and the main girls of rezero while the latter is one of those subaru gets tortured by his ooc friends and then he gets revenge on them fics. which i suppose says something about the english fandom too.

of course on ao3 its dominated mainly by english fics (of course not all fics on there for rezero are in english— big shoutout to all the non english fics on rezero ao3 ur doing great <3 — but the majority are in english). and while yeah ur occasionally gonna find stuff like queer content or side character content or rarepair content, its definitely not that big in amount and also comes with the risk of. Hate. if anyones reading this and remembers the lone star stuff. (if u dont know—lone star was a julius x emilia fic where they NTR subaru or some shit and then it got bombed with hate bc of the ship? yeah.) so yeah english fandom is very cis straight oriented, ironically with the nastiest people being the very people that rezero criticizes. though this is also my personal experience, i do know several people personally whove been in this fandom for a while or were here for a while and yeah english fandom isnt very welcoming at times???? and it seems like at the very least the japanese fandom is A Little Less Aggressive than the english fandom is.

otherwise. yeah im very very curious about more of the differences in popular content between the japanese vs english fandom. i mean the english fandom’s main focus on the female cast for. Interesting Reasons other than their actual character depth is… interesting. and the astreas being popular in general vs otto + ottosubas popularity fluctuating is also very interesting to me (but i have several guesses as to Why that is), among other things. yeah id love to know what else the japanese fandom likes about rezero and see more of their content. i also have to wonder if characters like emilia and subaru are hated less by the japanese fandom…. T^T well that and the english fandom and many english speaking people engaging in rezero have this interesting pattern of either hating subaru No Matter What, wanting subaru to Not Be Subaru (ie using him as a self insert almost or attempting to change him into virtually another character), or putting subaru on a pedestal and ignoring his flaws and mistakes and that he Can do wrong. like theres Really not a lot of nuance there. so i wonder if the japanese fandom is. A Little more chill when it comes to character opinions like this too.

#rezero #tldr: english fandom sets the bar so low (unless ur on rz tumblr) that the japanese fandom def seems a bit better by comparison #in terms of. Calmness levels. #every time i step into a rezero space that isnt tumblr i get a little worried my heads gonna get bitten off by someone HAH #recently someone tried arguing with me over how i interpret otto (this was on reddit) and then said stuff that showed they did Not #understand his character that well so that was awkward 😭😭😭 #even just by looking at otto fanart from the japanese fandom it seems like more people understand his character there. in the english fandom #he is. either Not There or his flaws are just handwaved away or replaced with Different flaws #atm hes the most obvious example i can think of when it comes to. how differently characters can be percieved by different parts of a fandom #for rezero. like hes near invisible here but ottosuba being almost on the same level as REINSUBA in jp fanbase is crazy to me #kinda reminds me of the disney’s duffy and friends line and how it failed in the us but its SUPER popular in asia. really fascinating #and also yeah some of the english fandom seems. more loudly misogynistic and homophobic which is very unfortunate #also im sorry ill never forgive that random person on reddit i just said one (1) thing on otto and they came for my throat like fr 😭😭😭 #ask #i do wonder why reinsuba is so popular but thats probs bc reinhards well loved too and also hes op. which is a bonus for the english fandom #bc theyre into all the power scaling stuff. and also reinhard gets the other bonus of being a guy and he isnt shafted by canon. hes treated #very sympathetically which is another bonus akdnsn #i say this as a reinhard fan btw but as an emilia fan im also crying bc theyre SO SIMILAR and yet why do people hate emilia…. #but u know. reins a guy and we havent got his pov yet so there isnt much to hate.

[ask-butterscotch-and-friends]

Did you set the bar that low on purpose because you wanted to draw that?

((MOD: Partially, yes. But I mainly set the bar that low because I'm still waiting on those 20 notes for that "I'll Draw Butterscotch as a Traditional Tumblr Sexyman" thing...so I figured if I went too high, it wouldn't have had much of a chance.

I figured if I set it really low, it'd have a better chance. The only reason I set it THAT low was because I genuinely didn't think it'd get 5 notes that quickly.))

#Butterscotch and Friends #MOD Talks #ask #anon #There isn't really a way to say this without it sounding guilt trippy so please don't take it that way #but let's just say people aren't exactly loving on Butterscotch and Friends they way they used to when it was a Bendy AU... #I noticed that when I made the switch to a fandomless story people stopped caring as much #at least in a way that I could actually see #So I set the bar low so it'd have a better chance.

[nyamadermont]

The SNARK!

January 8, 1979

SNARK!

The SNARK. A oozing being like the Blob. Eating what evers in its way, moves on. Some say it comes from Mars.They also sat it may eat 5,000,000,000 people befor it leaves and gives word to the Martion Superior, so he can send his invation to Earth. The novel by H. G. Wells will come true. Heat-Rays will be used. only those who maneg to hide from them will suvive. Earth knows what will Kill the Marstions. Not us, but germes and bacteria. It will take 20 years to rebuild. Be ware!

Folks,

Please be gentle with yourselves. I just ran across 2014 post from one of you. And that person was ashamed of the writing they thought of as “old” at the time.

I adore everything this person has grown into writing over the years, and am glad for their perseverance.

We all had to start somewhere.

#setting the bar low #imaginative spelling #nyama’s early - really early - writing

[imscaredofart]

how the fuck did they manage to find every shit aspect of their previous games and combine it into one. the bar was literally so low

#the quarry #dark pictures anthology #dark pictures #house of ashes #supermassive games #art #No but fucking seriously. Dialogue in this game is probably THE cringiest to exist yet #And why the fuck is everyone an asshole for no reason again. I thought we were over this guys what the fuck #Can they not write proper characters? Can they only write the biggest pieces of shit to ever walk the fictional earth? #like i seriously do not understand it. I am SO disappointed in them and idk why i even try to have any hope at this point #Because unironically i really liked the concept of until dawn. I didn't like the characters all that much but HOLY SHIT the setting was soo #oooo awesome. And i was SO bummed when the first dark pictures games turned out to be fucking shit. Like they rationalised all the #mysticism when no one asked. And they didn't even do much of a good job #I'm not even talking about little hope because i have so many thoughts about it and it is probably my least favourite game EVER not just #a supermassive games' game. Like the bar was LITTLE HOPE low and they managed to find the new deep #I'm actually so disappointed. Like idk what to say. I hope they'll get better or whatever or shut down idk

[kyriolex]

Something I realized about Boruto and Himawari's personalities

It has become clear to me that both Boruto and Hima’s personalities are meant to reflect traits that their parents never had as kids but wished they did.

Naruto was an Orphan, an Outcast, Unpopular with his classmates, none too Bright

Boruto is smart, a prodigy, popular with girls, and has a loving family and lots of friends.

Hinata was considered a Failure, was very Shy, was too Timid to speak what she wanted to speak, her Father didn't care whether she died or not, Didn't have any other choice beside becoming a Ninja

Himawari is naturally talented, confident, has a Father who actually loves her, speaks what's on her mind, and was given a choice on whether or not she wanted to become a Ninja

What makes Boruto and Himawari so particularly fascinating to me is that they are basically EVERYTHING that Naruto and Hinata would've been, had they grown up in stable, normal living conditions

I agree 100%. I wouldn’t say Naruto and Hinata’s parenting is always perfect, but they managed to break the cycle of neglect/abuse and raise two (now three) children in a much better environment than they grew up in themselves.

I would go as far as to say Sarada is the same. Sakura wanted a family that would support her ambitions instead of mocking her for them. Although Sakura worries about Sarada’s safety a lot, she still supports her daughter’s dream. I wouldn’t call the Uchiha family circumstances Sasuke’s ideal childhood, but it’s better than his own by sheer virtue of Sarada not witnessing genocide when she’s 7.

#boruto naruto next generations #boruto #naruto #hinata #himawari #sunshine family #anti-Hiashi #sarada #sakura #sasuke #Naruto and Sasuke are both very flawed parents #but Hiashi set the bar REALLY low #so it’s still an improvement

[peggycatrerr]

new copypasta just dropped actually

#steph's post tag #''at least our ship is canon'' is about to enter my vocabulary in relation to things that are not canon and probably aren't even ships #this is really funny too bc i literally have a standup bit about how mcu fans think anyone who's into anything better than the mcu #is pretentious and how yes i am pretentious but a lot of what mcu fans think is pretentious really isnt #and then i get called a snob w a superiority complex FOR HAVING ENJOYED THE MCU IN THE PAST????????? #like girl. GIRL how low are we setting the bar!!!!!!!!!!

[shadythetortie]

I need some reassurance.

How long was your cat missing before they came back/were found?

Mazda has been gone for almost two weeks now. We're switching houses, she snuck out during the night through a hole in the floor we didnt realize furniture was covering, and then bolted. The house is demolished while we wait for the other one so she literally doesnt have a home to come back to. I'm currently living in a camper, roughly 100 ft from where the house was. The new house should come in around Sept 17 or so. We live on an acreage so unfortunately I have 40 acres of boreal forest/swampland she could be in.

I did find her up in a tree three days after she went missing, but as we were trying to get her down, she bolted off again before I could grab her. The tree was like 30 ft from where the camper is, and she was the one that meowed at me for me to find her instead of the other way around. So she was closer to the camper than the spot where the house was. I like to try and make myself believe that's because she knows where I am and wants to come home.

I havent seen her since, but I keep finding cat tracks in the mud by the dugout and the sand on the driveway. I'm trying to convince myself that it is her and not the other stray neighborhood farm cats that are around here. I would set up my camera but alas, no wifi, and I cannot afford a $500 trail cam to put out there. I do have 4 cat traps loaded around the acreage, but nothing yet.

Vet tech brain is being realistic and also spouting every little thing that could go wrong. Pet owner brain is frantically trying to be hopeful and countering with statistics and happy news stories about cats that went missing and came back after long periods of time. One of my best friends said his cat came back after 4 months - both reassuring and horrifying - a client told me hers was found 8 months later. So I know two weeks isn't very long but my god it feels like a year.

So if anyone has advice for finding an 8 pound, skittish, stealthy ambush predator in a forest the size of 25 city blocks, please let me know.

#if you come into these replies with bullshit like she's probably dead or coyote meat now you will be blocked with absolutely no hesitation #my mental health is the state of a parvo ward rn #i have 4 cat traps set out but so far all that has happened is dad accidentally set one off and ace threw them all over the place #he wanted the tuna #i cant really blame him for it it probably smelled really good #as payment for reassurance i will post a video of cheeto makin biscuits #thank u all and i hope you have a better week than i am #pretty low bar at this point but hey lets keep someone above it if i cant be right?

[arthur-kingsmen]

everyones like “are you okay!!!” and im like “im fine!” and they give me the wettest puppy dog eyes in the world bc they dont believe me. but like, i am mostly fine. im fucking spectacular as far as breakups go. babygirl you didn’t know me in 2019. in 2017. BreakUps Past. cause like yeah i’m a little bummed but also i’m not doing MDMA about it so comparatively im amazing.

#in 2019 when i got dumped i would go behind the dollar tree dumpster and sit and cry before work #i spent a lot of time crying in public tbh. lowes parking lot was the best for it #but yeah im like. im sad! but im also handling everything so so well #with like actual coping mechanisms! and not four lokos! #the 2019 rlly set the bar for bad breakups. like if it doesnt drive me to mixing four lokos and five hour energies. is it really that bad? #drug mention #alcohol mention

[kellystar321]

.

#periodical life updates #working on the selfship blog is just like. okay i will work on this after this semester. okay i will work on this after artfight prep. #i will work on this after artfight. i will work on this after i finish this collab. after i finish this fic. this project. this comic. #oh look at that next semester is starting up. #full plate after full plate and no room for dessert. but i love having projects. i wish i could do them all. i wish i could do everything. #selfship blog is one of many things; but its also one of my most self-indulgent projects. which means that it brings me overwhelming joy- #but its also always set to the backburner. i have a lot of other projects i need to do. silly little f/o time will have to wait. #its such a problem with my energy spending. i /know/ i have low spoons all the time; i have to utilize them better. #that selfship animatic idea is cute but ultimately lacks precedence compared to school or chores or socialization or other projects #i cant bring myself to raise that priority level with so much else on my list. sighs. woe and alas. #selfship blog is lookin cute though <3 i still dont have the colors quite visible yet but i love the ''at agent's bar'' vibes going on #anyway its really late/early. i should get to bed. i have a lot to do since i didnt manage my time very well. #college work and this project and that other project. wish i could do it all. #goodnight i love you <33

[valiantarcher]

I have finished more books already this month than I did in the whole previous month.

#November was just a really bad month for reading apparently and set the bar REALLY low #books

[thegreatcrowdragon]

I have a cursed as hell post in my drafts ten notes and I MIGHT post it

#cookie run kingdom #I've set the bar really low here. I just don't want to be executed if people don't think it's funny #captain caviar cookie #candy diver cookie

[borbealis]

Dear @bookfansworld happy belated holidays! I hope they were healthy (we had sickness and some family members found that bothersome- henceforth I will always wish good health) and happy!

The drabble below is your Byler Secret Santa gift! I hope you enjoy it! I had fun writing it and learned a lot in the process. ❤️

(#no beta we die like men #fantasy #byler #angst? #fluff? #idk how to tag things actually)

In which one Will Byers is trying to understand one Mike Wheeler.

Byler Fantasy AU Drabble

“What was that?” Will demanded coming to stand in front of Mike who was rooting around in his saddle bag for a rag.

“I don’t know what you mean.” Mike said.

“Don’t be like that. You know what I’m talking about.”

Mike was silent and refused to look Will in the eyes, choosing instead to busy himself using the rag he had found to clean the blood off of his sword.

Will stared him down. “Why did you push me aside?” He asked. Mike shifted on his feet but kept his eyes trained on his hands as he carefully slid his rag along the edge of the blade. “I had it under control, Mike! You almost got yourself killed jumping between us like that!” Will shouted.

“Will!” Mike said finally bringing his eyes up to meet Will’s. “Would you just leave it alone?”

For a moment neither of them spoke. Will’s hands were clenched at his side. His face resigned. “I thought you were different than the others.” He said, breaking the silence. “I thought you trusted me to protect myself and to ask when I need help.”

“I do.” Mike said defensively.

“Then why did you push me aside?” Will asked. An unreadable expression flashed across Mike’s face and his hand tightened around the hilt of his sword where he held it at his side.

“Mike, please. I don’t understand.” Will said quietly.

“You really want to know?” Mike asked.

“Yes.”

“Fine.” The sound of metal scraping against metal rang out in the silence as he slid his sword into its scabbard. “I did it out of duty. Duty to the crown—to your mother.” Mike folded his arms across his chest. “I did it because you’re the crown prince now, and ever since Jonathan died I-” Mike faltered then continued more slowly. “The Queen has spoken with me about the importance of your safety. She requested that I be willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure that you survive this quest.” Will’s face had gone pale at Mike’s words, but Mike continued. “If it had been her choice alone, she never would have allowed you to come.” Mike paused a moment then added, “If it had been my choice, I wouldn’t have either.”

“I see.” Will said stiffly. “So, you don’t trust me after all. That was just a lie.”

“What? No, it wasn’t!”

“It was! It was a lie because if it were true, you wouldn’t share my mother’s feelings. You wouldn’t say that you believed I could handle myself and then wish that you could have left me home!”

“That’s just- that’s just not true! You don’t understand.”

“I don’t? Then explain it to me.” Will countered.

“I- ” Mike stopped. He wore an uncharacteristically vulnerable expression on his face. “I can’t.” He whispered. Disappointment filled Will’s face.

“Why are you lying to me, Mike?” Will asked softly. “What happened to us?” He shook his head and turned away from Mike, walking towards his horse that was tethered to a tree a few steps beyond Mike’s.

Mike felt guilt set in immediately as he watched Will walk away. He noted the tense set of his shoulders and the way his hands moved in short, abrupt motions as he examined his horse’s tack—tightening straps and making sure each buckle was safely fastened. Mike groaned and kicked the ground in frustration.

“We should keep going,” Will said over his shoulder. He untied his horse’s reigns from the low branch they were fastened to and swung himself up into his saddle in one graceful motion. He gently nudged his horse forward until it was standing near Mike. “Are you coming?” Will asked. He sat on top of his horse looking down at Mike from above. His posture was immaculate even while riding and at the moment he looked every bit the royal that he was. Mike had never felt the distance between them so strongly.

Mike shook his head. He suddenly felt that if he didn’t explain everything to Will now, he would never get the opportunity again. “I’d like to try and explain myself again if you’ll give me a second chance.” Mike said. Will’s face was a picture of confusion, but he nodded.

“No lies this time?”

“No lies.”

“Alright.” Will agreed hesitantly.

Mike felt sick with apprehension, but he knew he couldn’t change his mind now. It would leave Will even more hurt. Mike didn’t want to be the cause of that again and he owed Will the truth. He begged the powers that be, if there was such a thing, that what he was about to say would be received well even though he knew it could never be reciprocated.  

“I shouldn’t have said what I did just now.” Mike said softly. “It may have started out that way, as a role that I performed out of duty alone, but now-” Mike took a deep breath. His heart felt as though it would beat right out of his chest. “For you I would risk everything—life and limb. Whether you were a prince or not. Even if I had never sworn an oath to the crown.” Will’s eyes widened and his mouth parted on a breath his horse began to shuffle its feet uneasily. Mike wasn’t sure if he had just created a chasm between them that he would never be able to bridge but now that he had started, he couldn’t stop and he rushed on to explain himself.

“When I was younger all I ever wanted was to be seen. To belong. I didn’t think I would ever have that… I came close to it with the party but even then, I always felt that there was something missing. When the Queen elected me to lead the party assigned to protect you things changed. I met you.” Mike stepped forward and took hold of Will’s horse by the bridle. He held it still and gently stroked its neck in an effort to calm it down. “I got to know you and knowing you changed me. You changed me. And just now when I said those things… I didn’t-” he faltered.

“I was afraid of the truth.” He said. “Because the truth is, I love you, Will. And I could never forgive myself if anything happened to you. I could never forgive myself. And if you were gone—I’m not sure I remember how to live without you.”

“Mike,” Will said softly.

“You don’t have to say anything, Will.” Mike said. He scrubbed his hand gently between the ears of Will’s horse and avoided Will’s eyes.

“I want to.” Will huffed. He dismounted and came to stand next to Mike. When Mike still refused to look at him, Will reached up and took hold of Mike’s hand where it had gone motionless against his horse’s neck. Mike’s eyes flew to his in surprise and Will smiled. “I feel the same way, Mike.” Mike’s mouth fell open in surprise and Will laughed.

“Did you think I was going to hate you?” Will asked.

“I was afraid you would.” Mike admitted.

“I couldn’t bring myself to hate you even if I wanted to, Mike. Even just now I couldn’t have hated you even though I was so upset. You’re the most important person to me in the whole world, I just didn’t know how to tell you. I love you.”

“I think you’re the best thing to ever happen to me.” Mike said softly.

“Really?”

“Definitely.” Mike said. He threaded their fingers together and smoothed his thumb over Will’s knuckles. “May I kiss you?” Mike asked shyly.

“I would like that.” Will replied with a smile.

#byler secret santa #byler secret santa 2022 #bylersecretsanta2022 #byler #i haven’t written anything in FOREVER #so this is very very rusty #not to mention i have never been a very good writer to begin with so #anyway at least it got done #between all the craziness of the holdiays plus sickness plus now a wedding and also packing for school- life has been busy #i’m falling asleep in bed so i’m gonna post and then sleep #i’m gonna set the bar really low and say that i hope it’s not the worst thing you’ve ever read #also please forgive whatever happened to the formatting #nikita writes