#cartooness writes sometimes

[haggishlyhagging]

The backlash that Susan Faludi described, in her 1990 book of the same name, as a "relentless whittling-down process . . . that has served to stir women's private anxieties and break their political wills" was effective because it had an ace disguise: postfeminism. Though the term's origin is sometimes contested, before 1980 it was found chiefly in academic writing alongside a host of other "post"-prefixed theories (postmodernism, postcolonialism, poststructuralism); the "post" postulated what came next to build on the foundation of feminist theory. But as the term seeped out of the academy into a new, conservative era, mainstream media seemed unnervingly pleased to embrace the "post" in postfeminism to mean "against." As in, pack it up, go away, you're done. The books had been written, the marchers had marched, nothing more to see here.

The first mainstream use of the term was in a 1981 New York Times piece titled "Voices From the Post-Feminist Generation," in which writer Susan Bolotin found that young, middle-class women were actively retreating from the concept of feminism. Bolotin's subjects spoke of feminism and the women's movement with barely disguised pity. "It's all right to be independent and strong, but a lot of those women are alone," said one. Another offered, "Sure, there's discrimination out there, but you just can't sit there feeling sorry for yourself. It's the individual woman's responsibility to prove her worth. Then she can demand equal pay." It was a striking bit of cognitive dissonance, and even the author didn't bother to draw connections between second-wave feminists' work on behalf of equality and her interviewees' freedom to disparage it.

The rejection identified by the Times article centered on a very specific demographic—mostly college-educated, career-minded young white women whose thoughts and experiences would become invaluable to media coverage of "the death of feminism." In fact, feminism flowered in the 1980s; it just happened to be in places that mainstream media wasn't inclined to look. Black and Latina women, in particular, whose involvement in second-wave activism was mostly eclipsed by the movement's focus on the concerns of white and middle-class ones, spent the decade shaping a feminism that better acknowledged how race and class identities intersect with gender to inform and impact women's lives. The groundbreaking texts of womanism and intersectional feminism published during the 1980s—Angela Davis's Women, Race, and Class; Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua's This Bridge Called My Back; Gloria Hill, Patricia Bell Scott, and Barbara Smith’s All the Women are White, All the Blacks are Men, but Some of Us are Brave; Paula Giddings's When and Where I Enter, Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider, and bell hooks's Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center—simply didn't fit the mainstream media's narrative of feminism as a finite movement whose time had come and gone. As a media story, women of color broadening the scope of feminist theory in the academy and beyond wasn't nearly sexy enough for column inches. White women cruelly brushing off the efforts of their predecessors while greedily enjoying the fruits of their labors? That could sell.

Media postfeminism didn't happen in a vacuum, but in an enormously changed national climate. President Ronald Reagan swept into office in 1980 on a wave of increasing conservatism and neoliberalism, and his platform—anti-abortion, anti-civil rights, anti-social services, anti-affirmative action—was, among other things, the start of decades of policy that pointedly targeted women's autonomy. Reagan struck the Equal Rights Amendment from the Republican platform, backed the anti-abortion Human Life Amendment, buddied up to the Religious Right, and set the tone for rising enmity toward families in poverty with his florid image of the government-draining "welfare queen." The GOP veered rightward with shocking speed, becoming a bizarro mix of cowboy fantasy and cartoon villainy in its attitudes toward women, ethnic minorities, immigrants, the mentally ill, and more. ("We have tried for two years to meet with him, but he will not see women's groups," noted the leader of the National Women's Political Caucus, herself a Republican, in 1983. "I don't think there is any woman within shouting distance of the President.")

Against this backdrop, the concrete successes of second-wave feminism—including no-fault divorce, criminalizing of domestic violence, hiring equality, equal access to education, and more—were recast as failures by much of the mainstream media. Such freedom, their stories and op-eds charged, had created monsters in the form of ultra-independent women who realized too late that they were childless, lonely, and starved for love. Newspapers and magazines were only too happy to cherry-pick statistics and warp study findings into fainting-couch stories about equality run rampant. As Faludi pointed out, the media’s adoption of postfeminism wasn't an accident, but a crusade built on faulty logic, lack of nuance, and a fundamental discomfort with actual feminist gains. "The press," she wrote, "was the first to set forth and solve for a mainstream audience the paradox in women's lives . . . women have achieved so much yet feel so dissatisfied; it must be feminism's achievements, not society's response to those partial achievements, that is causing women all this pain."

The news story that most famously anchored the backlash was Newsweek's 1986 report on "The Marriage Crunch." On the magazine's cover was a graph that looked like the world's worst single-drop roller coaster, and next to it, the headline "If You're a Single Woman, Here Are Your Chances of Getting Married." Inside was the now-notorious assertion that heterosexual, college-educated women who had not married by age forty had a better chance of being killed by a terrorist than of nabbing a husband: that assertion alone launched a thousand trend stories, dating services, man-catching seminars, and advice columns. But as Faludi noted, the story extrapolated from a study, "Marriage Patterns in the United States," whose actual findings, when broken down, were not nearly as dire as Newsweek's interpretation (and said nothing about terrorism). But in an increasingly conservative time, as "family values" became coded language for hetero, male-breadwinner/female-homemaker marriage, the mainstream media was hungry for any news that might help to discredit or undermine feminism, and Newsweek's bombshell accomplished both. Not only did it point the finger at feminism for making women delay marriage at their peril, the panic it sowed intimated that, for all this talk about liberation and independence, what women really wanted was a traditional, normative love story. This narrative not only had legs, it had control-top hose and running shoes. Fifty-three feature articles bemoaning the lonely state of career woman (and feminism's role in their unhappiness) ran between 1983 and 1986, as compared with fie during the previous three years.

-Andi Zeisler, We Were Feminists Once

#andi zeisler #postfeminism #patriarchy #heterosexuality #amerika #intersectional feminism

[cartooness]

Mystery March Day 10: Mistake (Her Name?)

Alright my dudes: I know. Tis I, Cartooness, posting a ficlet of sorts. Which I never do lmao.

BUT!

I had ideas OWOWOWOWOWOW

Warning this portrays Mystery in a negative light so if that’s not ya jam, go ahead and skip.

**I START HERE, I’M USING THE READ MORE FOR A DIFFERENT TIME >:3**

SO @nemesis-is-my-middle-name and I were chatting and this is what came out of it XD

In my AU (that’s where my Lavender Grey character comes from lol), since I first made it I thought “omg what if Mystery was like. ‘Afraid’ or just weary of her because of how powerful she is” but now that The Future is out, I’m all “holy fucking shit what if Mystery is almost *jealous* of her because the gang doesn’t want him around her”. They say it’s for her sake (but it’s also for their sake) because they don’t want her to be scared.

He’s both [weary and jealous of Lavender], he’s all “okay. This girl comes LITERALLY out of nowhere and I’m glad they’re giving her a place to stay, she is a child. But this is a very powerful child, one that overwhelmingly outranks me in that field. Why aren’t they afraid of her? Why is it ME that they’re keeping her away from?” 

I guess he knows what he’s done in the past was shitty, but he doesn’t know why this random ass kid owns their heart now when he’s the one who was there first. Ya know, like an asshole.

I wanna say that he makes her cry because he just lets all the negativity loose and he’s caught mid rant by ARTHUR.

So. Mystery has basically been fending for himself for a little while, no big deal. Except he can't stop thinking about that damned girl. What has she done for them? How has she won them all over so easily? Only Lewis was the type to be soft for children, but Arthur? VIVI? Being parental figures? The world has gone mad.

He saw them time to time in that mansion of Lewis's, and they all looked so happy without him. Vivi hadn't seemed to be going on missions anymore, which was beyond shocking. Why not, that child is so powerful any threats would back off if they had a single brain cell.

Not to mention Shiromori was now on the girl's side; he spotted her occasionally checking up on her and putting small blooms in her hair, typically while she slept. It made the child look more innocent than she actually was in his eyes. He remembered when he was the one getting flower gifts and such when Shiromori was on his side. And with a protector like her, the child was practically untouchable.

Mystery flirted with the idea of that girl getting hurt and them coming back to him for help. But he didn't let himself ponder too long, that would be cruel. But he couldn't help but think about it.

What *would* happen if harm came her way?

Would they mourn her if such a fate could happen?

Would they come crying back to him?

Or would they blame him for a tragedy he didn't cause. They just *loved* to blame him.

...

He couldn't stop himself anymore. He trotted his way to that stupid little happy home and sniffed out what room belonged to the girl, the unmistakable scent of raw power and flowers filling the air. He peered into her window, in his dog form, and lo and behold she was there. He yanked the window open and sat on her bed, not caring about getting that sickeningly "cute" comforter dirty with his mud covered paws.

"Oh! It's you, Mystery. Can... I help you?" She was a bit puzzled as to what he needed her for, she thought he was fine being on his own.

Actually my dear, you can.

"Oh?-"

Get out of their lives. You don't deserve anything they've given you.

Her pupils shrunk, taken aback from his remark. "Did I do something wrong? I don't-"

Don't play stupid with me, girl. You are the reason I'm not allowed to be with them anymore, that I've been scorned to never return. You just barged your way into their lives, into MY life and took everything I've worked so hard for away. They're so worried about their 'little princess' that they don’t realize how damn DANGEROUS you are!

Don't they feel that power you possess? Aren't they afraid of you? 

She looked like he ripped her gut out, her eyes welling with tears, irises ever so slightly tinting blue with sadness.

Don't you DARE cry, he growled, you won't get a drop of pity out of me.

"Mystery”, she started, sniffling as she tried to speak, “please tell me-" 

I'M ALREADY TELLING YOU, YOU IDIOT! HOW STUPID CAN YOU BE? YOU RUINED EVERYTHING FOR ME AND YOU’RE ACTING LIKE YOU DESERVE THIS LOVING LITTLE FAMILY? WELL YOU DON'T. *I'M* THE ONE WHO PROTECTED THEM, *I'M* THE ONE WHO KEPT THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY, THEN YOU SHOW UP AND RIP IT ALL AWAY!!

WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS? WHY DO YOU ACT LIKE YOU'RE HARMLESS? NOBODY WITH POWERS LIKE YOURS STAY IDLE. WHERE DID YOU EVEN COME FROM?! I KNOW YOU'RE NOT HUMAN, SO DON'T TRY AND LIE TO ME. YOU THINK YOU'RE *SO* SPECIAL DON'T YOU?

She was sobbing now, eyes visibly baby blue and tears running down her face.

FOR GOD'S SAKE, SHUT UP WITH ALL THAT CRYING AND-

"Mystery if you don't leave right now I SWEAR I will chop every God forsaken tail of yours off."

Shit.

A-Arthur I-

"Why the fuck are you here? What made you think you were welcome?" His fatherly instinct had kicked in as soon he heard noise from his child’s room and ran over in an instant.

"Lav, baby, go to the bathroom” he started with a kiss to her nose, “so you can go wash your face. I have some business to finish", directing his gaze towards the intruder.

I'm here to open your eyes, Arthur. What has she accomplished while I was gone? What’s been going on with you... five? It seems her army grows every day.

"That is PATHETIC, Mystery."

What is? I'm just stating-

"I don't give a shit about your opinion, you broke into a child's room and you're YELLING AT HER because what, you're fucking....”

He pondered why Mystery was here spreading grief. They did tell him to piss off so that Lav wouldn’t be in danger, and honestly they didn’t need to be so stressed with him in the house all the time either. It’s not a good idea to welcome back a recently possessed kitsune into their home when they were all recovering from the trauma he inflicted. Old and new...

New... is he... 

“Are you,,, jealous of her?" he asked, tone on the verge of shock.

Good lord, this boy.

Arthur, I am here because I care and I worry about you, Lewis, and Vivi. And it concerns me that you've thrown all my help away for some MUTT that doesn't belong-

"GET THE FUCK OUT!" Arthur shouted, trembling and trying not to scream so he wouldn’t scare Lav a few doors down. 

I will NOT, I'm not done yet-

"YES YOU FUCKING ARE.” 

The look of pain and anger was so clear on his face, and Mystery shut his mouth instantly.

"YOU *ARE* DONE BECAUSE YOU JUST RUINED THE VERY MINISCULE CHANCE WE WERE GOING TO GIVE YOU TO PROPERLY MEET HER. YOU’VE MADE ONE TOO MANY MISTAKES."

His voice was cracking, he wasn’t the type to do all... this. Just how much had this girl influenced them?

Arthur, please-

As if on cue, Lavender returned from the bathroom. "Mr. Arthur, am I in trouble?” She asked, big brown eyes looking up at him. “Mystery kept telling me that I did something wrong by being here and it didn't make sense to me."

"What exactly did he tell you, love?" he asked, eyebrows slightly softening just for her.

Oh FUCK. ((A/N: YEAH U DONE FUCKED UP YOU ASS))

She looked almost scared to answer; she was aware the kitsune could be merciless, and didn’t want to be attacked in the mansion Lewis had worked so hard on. Mystery was so angry at her and she didn’t understand why. 

"Well... he told me that I ruined his life because I guess I took his place or something. He said I'm dangerous because I'm more powerful than him, and.. he said mean things about me in general.”

Arthur’s metal hand flew up, ready to attack. 

“Mr. Arthur! W-what are you doing?-"

And Arthur hit Mystery as hard as he could.

There was an excruciating scream of pain, one that caused Lewis and Vivi to abandon the groceries they were bringing in to see all the commotion.

ARTHUR, YOU BASTARD! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR?!

"YOU MADE MY CHILD CRY BECAUSE YOU HAD YOUR PETTY FEELINGS HURT? FOR SOMETHING SHE NEVER DID? YOU HAD THE GOD DAMN *BALLS* TO BREAK IN, YELL INSULTS AT A KID, MAKE HER CRY, AND THINK THAT YOU WERE IN THE RIGHT?"

Lewis rushed over, trying to calm his boyfriend down. "Arthur, mi amor, what- MYSTERY?! How did HE get here?!”

S h i t.

Vivi felt her heart drop to her feet at the mention of her ‘dog’s’ name. "WHAT IS HE DOING HERE? I THOUGHT WE KICKED HIM OUT!" she exclaimed, her stomach filling with dread.

Lewis, Vivi, if you just let me EXPLAIN-

Arthur almost made a hole in the wall with the pound of his fist. "So this little FUCKER broke into Lav's room to yell at her because she lives with us and he wasn't invited. I come over to see who's in her room yelling at her, and she's crying uncontrollably while he keeps going at her, spewing a bunch of BULLSHIT, and he thinks he can explain himself and why he's in the right."

"....what?" said Lewis and Vivi, shocked by Mystery's audacity.

Lav started to cry again, thinking she would be punished for this, and Lewis quickly pulled her into his embrace. "Mi florecita preciosa, you did nothing wrong-"

REALLY LEWIS? Mystery growled, feeling patronized, especially as Lewis tightened his grip. SHE'S NOT A BABY-

"Shut your snout right now", snapped Vivi. "Get the fuck out of our house and you BETTER not come back. You have ONE chance to apologize to her and that's it."

Can I come back if I do?

"YOU DON'T DESERVE TO COME BACK" growled Arthur, his flesh hand placed gently on Lav's head and his metal one pointing at Mystery, Lewis glaring so hard it could kill.

Nobody was on his side, and the look on the girl’s face almost made him feel bad. 

Almost.

Very well then. I'll be on my way and hope that your ignorance won’t become your downfall.

"Hey Mystery, one more thing", Lewis started. "If you ever come back with bad intentions, we will kill you ourselves. I swear on anything and everything that you will not come here with a DROP of malice towards her. Do I make myself clear? And don’t you dare try and act smart, we are giving you a LOT of mercy when you don't deserve it."

...then I bid farewell. What is her name?

"My name is Lavender Grey."

Thank you. Goodbye, Miss Lavender Grey.

#mystery skulls #mystery skulls animated #cartooness writes sometimes #I HOPE Y'ALL ENJOY OWOWOW #IF U HAVE QUESTIONS MY ASKBOX IS ALWAYS OPEN!!!!!!!!! #mystery #lavender grey #arthur kingsmen #vivi yukino #lewis pepper #shiromori is in here for like 5 seconds

[takerfoxx]

The Owl House, Season 2, Episode 4, "Keeping up A-Fear-Ances," First Impressions!

Oh, my God, they actually went there.

Okay, so one of the many things I love about today's cartoons is that in addition to the sharp writing and all of them being unashamedly weird, there is a trend of tackling tough topics, even ones that are currently highly controversial and relevant.

Which means today we are blessed with a freaking episode about the anti-vax movement on a Disney cartoon.

I mean, that's what it's about, right? Eda and Lilith's mother is rejecting actually proven methods of keeping the curse at bay and risking her health and money to acquire a bunch of psuedo-science (or, well, psuedo-magic) "cures" for Eda's curse. Her desire to do so is certainly understandable. It's clear that she does care deeply for her daughter and will do anything to help her, but her fear, desperation, and love causes her to cling to anything and anyone that'll tell her what she wants to hear, leading her to get taken advantage of and ultimately put the very daughter she was trying to help in danger.

GEE, I wonder what THAT sounds like!

Look, I'm not going to beat around the bush. I've always detested the anti-vax movement. Not only is it the work of charlatans and fear-mongers, not only does it prey upon the fears that many young parents have about their children and exploit them, but it also harms the very children that it claims to protect. Plus, as an autistic guy, I sort of take the whole, "Vaccines cause autism!" thing a little personally, because not only is it untrue, but it comes with the implication that people would rather their kid be dead than end up like me.

This last year or so has only deepened that disgust, as ludicrous conspiracy theories have spread like wildfire at a time when we needed to listen to science the most, causing people to eschew the very things we need in order to get through the pandemic (vaccines, masks, social distancing, cleanliness, etc.) and declare them to be part of some dark plot to brainwash people, which does and has gotten hundreds of thousands of people killed! Hell, I have many people buying this bullshit in my own family, people who I love and care about deeply, so it hurts seeing them buy into all of that harmful misinformation, putting themselves and others at risk. There was a huge blow-up at Thanksgiving just because I suggested keeping gatherings into small groups instead of one big one, one that still hasn't healed.

But the worst part is that I know that, as bad as those beliefs are, they do come from a good place. People are genuinely scared, and that makes them listen to liars and swindlers, fear-mongers pointing fingers at those trying to help and declaring them to be the actual fear-mongers. And that sucks because as much as I want to just blow up and tell them that they're being stupid, I know that it will only make things worse. It's something I genuinely don't know how to approach.

So yeah, I understand why Gwen is the way she is. Doesn't make it any less infuriating, or the harm she causes to her daughters any less real, but she's not inherently a bad person. But sometimes harm done out of a desire to do good is even worse.

And in our b-plot, we also find out something interesting. Turns out that rebellious rapscallion Eda was the golden child, while dutiful and talented Lilith was overlooked and neglected, despite all of her incredible accomplishments! Y'know, you have loving families in cartoons, you have toxic and dysfunctional families, but here we have a family that is both. They do all care about each other, but they're all so wrapped up in their own issues that they often don't see how they're hurting each other. At least now those rifts are starting to heal.

Now, granted, everything did wrap up a bit neater than I would have preferred. Like I said, this episode's themes hit really close to home, so having Gwen just suddenly realize the error of her ways and have everything smoothed out with a bunch of hugs and apologies felt a little too easy, but it's a kid cartoon, and I applaud them for even tackling these subjects.

Though I'm not sure what Gwen said about her needing to accept the curse. Like, the wording sounded like one of those LGBTQA+ allegories you often see in cartoons, but it's curse, and we have canon LGTQA+ characters. Magical AIDS, maybe?

And in lore business, we find out that Eda came across the portal completely by accident. We also find out that long ago, some human slipped through the cracks and wound up in the Boiling Isles, only to mysteriously vanish. Gee, I wonder who that could possibly be?

Though I wouldn't be surprised if Belos turned out to be a red herring. Regardless, he's still the number one suspect.

And finally...Wow. Okay, Luz has a creepy doppelganger, who supposedly is also the one who had been sending her mom those notes. Y'know, I think Eda might be the one responsible. We already know how attached she is to Luz, so it wouldn't surprise me if she cooked something up to keep Luz's mother to come looking for her.

Though given how I feel about Frankenstein's Monster-type characters, I'd really like it if Creepy Luz ends up becoming her own character and befriends her "sister." I'd like it a lot.

#the owl house #toh #eda clawthorne #lilith clawthorne #gwendolyn clawthorne #luz noceda #emperor belos #reaction

[cartooness]

I UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE ART SUPPLIES AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT

But I have my phone, so pls accept this unplanned ficlet bsskekdkdnwksmq

Good gracious, it had been a long day.

Lavender had taken three tests at school today, and she couldn't wait to be picked up from school.

She kept a lookout for Hadley's car, thinking about the faint scent of roses that lingered in there despite him never having air fresheners in there.

Her phone buzzed, and there was a text from Mason:

"Did u already go home?"

She shot him a quick reply:

"Lol no Hadley's not here yet"

"Can I catch a ride w u? Ashley had an emergency at her job and can't get me today. She said it's fine if I go with u"

"Yea u can, Hadley likes u so I think it's all good :p

I'm by the giant tree pls come to meeeeee"

A moment later she caught a glimpse of his Lightning McQueen letterman jacket and waved him over, and he looked so cute as he scurried over to her.

"Lovely, I missed you!!", he greeted with a kiss to her cheek.

"Hey Button, I missed you too!" she replied as she awkwardly hugged him over his backpack. "Oh I think I see Hadley's car, you came just in time."

...

Lav was now home with Mason in hand, and she made a beeline to her room and flopped on her bed face first.

"Finally, I can relax..."

"Can I join you?"

"Always <3"

((Hadley belongs to @thefearanddespair ))

#mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #cartooness writes sometimes #I HAD TO MAKE SOMETHING SORRY IT'S NOT GOOD #lavender grey #mason adalbert #hadley trivia #masonder

[cartooness]

"These flowers match your eyes." for the requests pls? (and... maybe Vithur?) :3

OOOOH IT'S BEEN A HOT MINUTE SINCE I'VE DONE THE MYSTERY GANG JAJA

"Arthur? You ready to wake up yet?" came the gentle voice of Vivi, caressing Arthur's face. 

"Hnmg, just a lil' bit longer…." replied a half awake Arthur, snuggling deeper into his warm blanket. 

"Alright, I'll go ahead and make us some breakfast, okay?"

"Mkay.."

It was Saturday morning, and Vivi was relieved Arthur actually went back to sleep this time, he usually dragged himself around for a while before he felt even remotely awake. Seizing her opportunity, she went into the kitchen and turned on the stove.

...

Arthur quietly slipped into the kitchen, the smell of caramel pancakes giving him a reason to get out of bed before Vivi came back. They smelled absolutely heavenly, damn it took him back to the days when he was a little boy…

Without quite thinking, he came up to his sweet girlfriend and hugged her from behind, Vivi unaware of his presence. 

"Oh! Hey Artie, didn't realize you'd come over here.."

"S-sorry Blues Clues, I-" 

"DID YOU JUST CALL ME BLUES CLUES?!?"

"UM. NO. MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW IT JUST SLIPPED OUT!!" panicked Arthur, holding her tighter. 

"Artie, my Sweet Boyf, it's fine. I think it's cute. Plus I loved Blues Clues as a kid." replied Vivi, turning off the stove and putting her hands on Arthur's. 

"You smell so sweet right now… I'm going to hold you for a while longer. Plus you're warm too." 

"Aw, let me at least serve you your pancakes! I have a little surprise as well ÒwÓ." came the cheeky reply of Vivi. "Come on, I think I did a really good job on these, they're prolly Lewis worthy!"

"YES PLS GIB PANCAKES!!" 

"Artie you sound like a gremlin!!"

"I'm aware uwu."

With their light banter over, they quickly set the table and Vivi presented Arthur a marigold on one knee. 

"For you, my boyf, a token of my love. Plus, these flowers match your eyes!" 

Arthur blushed at the fact she had kneeled down, but happily accepted the flower.

"Aw, thank you Darling. Sorry I don't have anything for you.."

"No it's alright!... I would like a kiss though. If ya don't mind…" she whispered, voice soft.

Arthur carefully put his flower down, cupping her face in his hands. He looked into her eyes lovingly and pressed a sweet kiss to her lips. He ended up sprinkling a few more kisses onto her face before ending it off with another peck to her lips.

"Was that okay?" asked Arthur, still holding her close.

"That was absolutely wonderful, thank you Artie. Let's dig into these pancakes before they get cold, yeah?"

"OH YES!!" 

Not even a minute later, they were drowning a stack of pancakes in maple syrup and feeding each other every other turn.

"Vi you did so good!!! I love these!!"

"Glad you like them so much. I love you."

"I love you too." he smiled, blowing a kiss.

Vivi caught it and pressed it to her face, receiving a smile from both parties. 

AHHHHH THIS WAS SO CUTEEEE THANK YOU SO MUCH SORRY I TOOK 44 YEARS LMAO 

#mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #cartooness writes sometimes #vivi yukino #arthur kingsmen #vithur #flash the geist

[cartooness]

YOOOO

I WROTE A THING ON AO3 IT’S SHITTY BUT OH WELL!!!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23417254

It’s a Villain!Lav AU fic and my god I broke 2000 words and I’m genuinely surprised. It’s also masonder uwu.

#cartooness speaks #cartooness writes sometimes #mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #masonder #yeah that should be good

[cartooness]

“These flowers match your eyes”- Masonder please?

Ooooh ok!

❤❤Button Love❤❤

Hey Lovely wanna go to Michaels? I have coupons owo

It Me uwu

OOOH YES PLS LEMME GET READY!!

Spring break had finally begun, and Lavender's fun filled days had already started. She quickly filed through her closet and picked out nice denim shorts and a tye dye shirt. A few swipes of mascara, cotton candy lip smacker, and a hair tie later, she was ready to head out. 

"Decan! I'm going to Michaels with Mason, is that okay?" 

"Yes Peaches, make sure to text me when you're ready to be picked up, unless you want to use the magic way. Have fun! Be safe!"

"Okay I will!" 

And with that, Lav was on her way.

It Me uwu

Button r u here??

❤❤Button Love❤❤

Yee I'm getting off the car 

It Me uwu

:DDD I see you!!

She practically ran to her Button, and lifted him in her embrace, "Button! You're here! Ready to have some fun??" 

"You know it!" he replied with a laugh.

They walked through the craft store's door holding hands, and were instantly in awe of the spring display at the front of the store. They perused around all the activities and toys on special, inspecting anything that looked interesting, like ice cream flavored bubbles.

"Do you think they even taste good, Lovely?" asked Mason, slightly skeptical 

"I'm not sure… let's take them! If they taste bad I'll make some brownies to get the taste out of our mouths." she replied, booping his nose. 

"Let's hope they taste bad then!" he smiled, hoping to have the opportunity to bake brownies. 

"Wait, do you have your dad's credit card still?" asked Lav, aware of the fact his father was a horrible man. 

"Oh yes, always. It's the closest thing to revenge I'll get on him. Anyway, let's keep going, I wanna see if the dragon section has anything cool- OMG WE SHOULD LOOK AT THAT FLOWER DISPLAY IN THE BACK IT LOOKS REALLY PRETTY!!" 

Lavender averted her gaze to the flower display in question, "Oh you're right! Let's go check it out!" she replied, speed walking towards the display, Mason in hand.

They admired all the different colors and designs the flowers had, especially the "non natural" glitter flowers.

"Button! These flowers match your eyes!" she exclaimed, holding up a bundle of decorative grey glitter flowers. 

"Wait really-" he started, until he was cut off with a peck to the lips.

"Here ya go, pretty boy. My treat." 

He took the flowers with a laugh, holding her hand. 

"Thank you Lovely, I love them. Wanna go look at the dragons?"

"YES!" she exclaimed, a sparkle in her eyes.

And with that, the two teens ventured off into the world of dragon figurines. 

SORRY IF IT'S CHOPPY I TRIED XDDD

((Decan belongs to @thefearanddespair uwu))

#mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #cartooness writes sometimes #lavender grey #mason adalbert #decan #masonder #I'M SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG DJEJDJWJWK #knight the king

[cartooness]

“Aye! Share the blankets!”-OwO?

Ok so this is a part 2 of 2, part 1 is here uwu

"Wanna grab some blankets and make an awesome pillow fort?" asked Mason, excited to have extra time with his girlfriend. 

"HELL YEAH!!" 

And with that, the two teens went to work.

They started with a large sheet, pinning it up to create a canopy in Lavender's room. 

"Lavender, can you help me put this- OH MY GOD!!" he yelped, as Lav picked him up from under his arms. 

"Can you reach it now, Cinnabon?" she replied, still holding him up. 

He carefully pinned the sheet up and shakily answered "Y-yeah I'm done, thank you."

She put him down and he was a blushing mess, not realizing how strong she really was. He was definitely a noodle, so he's not heavy, but being lifted up by your lovely girlfriend is a bit of a ride.

"Ready for pillow stacking, Button?"

"Yes!! Um, but first, um… how heavy am I? I didn't hurt you, did I?"

She flashed a shy smile, flexing her arms with ease, "Please, you're about as light as a grapefruit compared to what I normally lift, no harm done! OH DAMN YOUR NOSE IS BLEEDING, OKAY-" 

"S-SORRY." he choked out, hiding his face and attempting to wipe his nose clean with his hands. 

"Here, let me help you" she said, pressing a kiss to his nose. "Better?" 

'God, that look on her face is so soft I literally can't.',thought Mason to himself. In return, he planted a kiss on her lips as a thank you. "Yes, Snuggle Bun, I'm fine." 

"Wha, who- who taught you that?!" she sputtered, furiously blushing from the pet name. 

"I can't call you Snuggle Bun?" he pouted, holding her from behind. 

"Well, you can call me whatever you want I… I GET FLUSTERED EASILY OKAY!?"

"I know!! It's adorable!!" he smiled, wrapping his arms tighter.

Her blush flared up once again, but subdued it with a large smile. "You will be the death of me, Pretty Boy.~" Not getting away with it THAT easily, Cinnabon!!

He squeezed her tighter at being called a "pretty boy" and you could hear the faintest of squeals. 

"Are you okay, Pretty Boy? Cat got your tongue? Am I too smooth? ÒWÓ?" 'This was so much fun, thought Lav to herself. Victory at last!!'

Until he decided to open his mouth again. 

"Well you are fairly smooth, but I'm not sure if you can outdo me, my Lovely Princess~"

TKSTRKSTKATKATEAWV DAMMIT MASON.

"HOW DARE. YOU HAVE LOST KISSING PRIVILEGES." she whispered, trying to make her voice sound mad and failing. 

"I'm sorry for flustering you, I couldn't help myself. To make up for it, do you want to finish pillow stacking?" he asked, hopeful.

Lav turned around: "Fine. But quickly, the fam is likely to be here soon."

So they continued to arrange lots of pillows for maximum comfort, and once that was done, Lav put an enchantment so they'd stay in place and not shift around when they'd eventually cuddle and snuggle. They lined up all of Lav's plushies and throw pillows, got a large blanket for themselves, and topped it off with fairy lights.

"This looks… magical. I love it. Ready to have some fun??" came the excited voice of Mason, ready to get the most out of the stunning fort.

"Yes!!" 

And with that, the two cuties crawled into the cozy abode and snuggled up spoon style. Lav tucked them in with magic until Mason piped up. 

"Aye! Share the blankets! I'm cold!" 

"Well I'm afraid you'll just have to hold me closer and tighter to keep yourself from freezing. Also I want to snuggle into your chest. Please." she replied, hoping to achieve what she wanted. 

Cracking a smile, he did as she asked. "You are way too adorable for your own sake. I'll hold you and kiss you as much as you'd like until we're caught." came his voice, sweeter than honey.

Smiling like a fool, Lav buried her face into his chest. "Thank you, Pretty Boy. I love you."

"I love you too, Princess."

OK SO THIS IS SO FUCKING CUTE I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M THE ONE WHO WROTE THIS SJSJSNSJSKWIDBJW

This was so much fun!!! Thank you for requesting uwu

#mystery skulls #mystery skulls animated #cartooness writes sometimes #mason adalbert #lavender grey #masonder #knight the king #villain!lav au

[cartooness]

‘I am NOT blushing, it’s just warm in here.’ For the masonder drabbles pls?

"Alright, Lav. You can do this, he's right there. Just go up to him and ask him out! Can't be that hard... right?"

Lavender was nervous beyond belief, she's never done anything like this before. But she's read enough books to know that to move the plot along, you've gotta go for it or you'll be screaming in frustration later.

Mason Adalbert. The one boy who could send her heart a flutter and turn her whole being to mush with a smile. He didn't seem like the kind of boy "girls like her" would go for; but she didn't give any fucks about that. He was cute as a button, smart, was super kind, and drank his respect women juice. Did she mention he was absolutely adorable?

She fixed her collar, adjusted her romper, and tousled her hair a bit. Here goes nothing.

"Mason."

He looked up from cleaning his glasses. "Yeah?"

fUCk he's cute, "Um. I was, um, hoping that. Um.", 'God I'm going nowhere, just cut to the chase.' she thought to herself. "Would you go out with me? Uh, please?"

He looked at her with a blank stare as he adjusted his glasses, "Me? Are. Are you sure?" 'Of course it's you!', she hastily thought.

"Yes, you. I'm sure of it. I um.. would really like to go out with you."

His cheeks flushed red and he gave a shy smile. "Yes. I'd love to. Where.... were ya thinking of going?"

Time for her plan! "Well, I was thinking of going to the roller rink tomorrow because it's Half Price Thursday. Plus, I've never been and I just thought it'd be fun... and yeah." God, she hoped she didn't look or sound too awkward.

"Ooh that does sound like fun, Lavender! What time were you thinking of-"

Ah, shit, Sheila's coming...

"Well, well, well, look at what we've got here! A goth wannabe prude asking out a boring little prude nerd. What a perfect pair, I'll bet-"

Lavender bared her claws, "Sheila Anderson get the fuck out of my face before I slice your damn neck off."she growled.

"Jeez bitch, calm down, I was just leaving", replied Sheila, annoyance and fear in her voice.

"Good." And with that, Lav went back to her business. "I'm so sorry Mason, I HATE when she talks to people like that, especially people I... like. Um, i was thinking around 5:30. Will that work for you?"

"Uhh yeah, that sounds good! Let me just, um, write it down really quick in my Little Tiny Journal for Various Things. ((Authors note, I actually have a notebook that says that on me at all times. XD))"

"Alrighty! It's a date! See ya then, bye! One of my dads should be here by now to, uh, pick me up haha."

He pulled her into a quick hug, "Bye Lav!"

...

She shouldn't have said a single thing. Lav had just come home to a small swarm of deadbeats, and not quite thinking, she spilled the beans about her upcoming date with Mason to them. But the thing about them is, they're like little kids; they'll repeat what they hear to anyone who'll listen. Excited about the news, they roamed around telling everyone in HQ that 'Lavender has a date with a boy tomorrow!' over and over again.

"Dang it, now I'll probably have to deal with- oh no he's pounding on my door."

"LAVENDER DEARIE, PLEASE LET ME IN, I HAVE TO KNOW ALL THE BITS AND DETAILS ABOUT YOUR DATE!! OH MY GODS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR-"

"Calm down Decan, you're going to break down my door!! Come in, we'll talk, I promise."

She let him in and he immediately started asking his burning questions, "Who is it!? Who's the lucky lad!? I'm all ears!!" With a sigh, she prepared herself to answer his 300 questions. "Well, it's Mason,-"

"HAH!! I KNEW IT!! LEWIS, YOU OWE ME 20 DOLLARS!!" he exclaimed.

"Um. Alright then. Mason and I are going to the roller rink tomorrow at 5:30 for Half Price Thursday."

"Ooh! I have a couple of outfit ideas that will make him fall head over heels for you~" he replied, ready to plan.

"Fine. But I get to choose the shoes."

"Deal! Let's see what they are so I can plan accordingly!"

She phased through her walk in closet and pulled out her choice of shoes, recieving a slight grimace from Decan. "These ones. I insist."

Decan took a large inhale, "Darling, I  L O V E  you, but I'm starting to regret that deal... I just... can't quite DEAL with those shoes... but! I like a challenge, so let's see what I can do!"

The shoes in question were knee high tye dye Converse in the demi romantic and asexual flag colors, but the green and purple colors were neon; not the easiest thing to match, that's for sure.

What felt like AGES later, Decan found an outfit consisting of a shin length black dress with lavender lace trim on the bottom, completed with sheer tights. He looked as if he was in the nth dimension, proud to have accomplished an impossible seeming task. "I DID IT!!! FINALLY!!!"

"Yes you did! I feel cute uwu."

"Well, you ARE cute!" he replied, stating his facts.

"....fine. I'll let you have it this ONE time." she replied, a small blush on her face.

"Alrighty then! Let's go downstairs, everyone is a buzz with excitement about your first date~"

So downstairs they went, and about four seconds later E V E R Y O N E was shooting the same rapid fire question,

"LAV WHO ARE YOU GOING ON A DATE WITH?!?!"

With a sharp inhale, she spilled the tea, "I'm going on a date with Mason, he's the cutie I'm always talking about." 

"And YOU, LEWIS PEPPER, OWE ME TWENTY BUCKAROOS!! FORK IT OVER!!" bellowed Decan, thrilled to have predicted correctly for once.

A slight grumble was heard from the back of the living room, and an annoyed deadbeat swarmed over with a twenty dollar bill and put it in Decan's waiting hands, "thank you!!~"

Everyone shared their excitement for the girl, along with a bit of worry about what could happen, but Lavender assured them that Mason is a very kind person. Plus, if anything happens, she always has a way to get out of a situation; magic and her amazing combat skills.

...

The day had come, and Lav had just been dropped off at the roller rink. She began looking for Mason until she felt a tap on her shoulder.

"Hey! Looking for me?~" he announced, playful smirk on his face.

"Actually, yes. Sorry to keep you waiting, one of my dads took a bit longer than I thought doing my makeup... but hey! I'm not technically late, it's only 5:19." she replied.

"Oh please, you're worth the wait."

"What?"

"What?"

Both teens had a dusting of red on their faces, standing in an awkward silence.

"Umm, you look very nice! Love the shoes, must've taken ages to match haha." Mason chimed, nervously laughing.

"Aww, thank you. My Papa Decan almost gave in trying to find something, twas funny." she replied.

"Lav?"

"Yeah?"

"How. How many dads do you have, um, exactly? Are they polyamorous or, uh, something to that extent?" he asked, curious.

"Oh, that! No, they're not all poly, I'm adopted and a bunch of people have shared custody over me, so I basically have like, a dozen parents at this point pretty much. And all but two are men, so that's why I have a bunch of dads. Funny thing is, they're all in their mid-to-late twenties, so they're not quite on that 'dad age level' but I don't care. They all make bad jokes and are very caring so... yeah, haha. Don't tell anyone, but I'd totally do anything for them, all my caretakers. I love them a lot, and they all love me a lot, and I don't deserve them most of the time." she warmly replied, softly smiling to herself. Mason felt his cheeks warm up and his eyes were likely shining.

"Awww, that's so sweet! Also, you SO deserve each other! I like to think that things usually happen for some reason one way or another, and I think it's wonderful that they found you and that you all care for each other so much! Wh-why are you crying? Are you alright?"

She touched her face and realized 'yep those are mascara tears alright.'

"Oh, um, I'm okay. Sorry, I didn't even see I was crying. Um, let's, um, go inside, it's getting dark... or something. Haha." Lav replied, trying to move the date along.

"Oh, um, ok. Do you... want a hug?" he asked, trying to make her feel better.

"Yes please, I'd love that."

And with that, he pulled her into a warm hug, taking in each others warmth with a smile. 'She smells like warm apple pie... no wonder she's so wonderful...'

After what felt like An eternity, they departed and both were blushing messes.

"Um-"

"I am NOT blushing, it's just warm in here." snapped Lav, not sure what to do with these... warm,,, happy static feelings.

"Wait, you're  B L U S H I N G?? You look so cute though!" he replied back, smile in his eyes.

"Wha, uh, I-I do NOT!!",she sputtered, blushing deeper, "YOU'RE the cutie here! With your beautiful silver eyes, your soft caramel hair, and your breathtaking smile that I like so much! Not to mention, you're SUPER smart and nice and, and, GENUINE!! Do you know how many times literal DIRTBAGS have tried to flirt with me? They're always weird and gross and I do NOT like it, and I don't like how it's easily accepted for them to be all... X rated all the time!! Like, it may be cause I'm ace and repulsed by s*xual stuff, but still! Don't be gross, people!" she outburst, recieving some strange glances.

"*sigh*, I'm sorry Mason, let's go inside now, people are staring and I don't want them to do anything to you." she softly spoke, gently holding his back for him to follow her.

"...thank you. For, um, everything. It means a lot to me, stuff like that. Again, thank you so much.", he whispered, not sure what to say or do. "...am I making this, uh, awkward for you, Lavender? I'm really sorry if I am-"

"No, you're fine it's, uh, all good. Let's go get skates and such already, haha." she nervously replied, finally walking inside.

...

They were having a surprisingly good time, despite the shaky beginning. Both were doing laps around the rink, holding onto the perimeter every ten seconds due to fear of falling. But they got the hang of it, carefully skating around. They kept tapping hands, unsure of whether or not it was appropriate to join them together. Finally, Mason went in for the kill and took ahold of her hand. She felt a smile creep up her face, and held his hand back.

"Your hand fits nicely into mine, ya know." he smiled.

"Yeah. It does." she replied back, pressing a soft kiss to his knuckles, and him in return blushing like crazy. "Aww, you're so cute when you're blushing, Mason."

WELL THAT TOOK FOREVER LMAO. Sorry for the excessive length, it turned into a full on fic lol. Hope you enjoyed it anyway!!

Also Decan belongs to @thefearanddespair

EDIT: This is for the Villain!Lav AU, I forgot to mention it lol

#mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #cartooness writes sometimes #lavender grey #mason adalbert #masonder #villain!lav au #writing stuff

[cartooness]

“I trust you — that means a lot more than love.” V!Lav??? :3

Yee uwu ((sorry it's shitty it took a while to come up with an idea djsjsjsjdjfhejnska) 

Lav and Mason had just finished another date, and Lav offered for him to come over to her house for a little while, since Ashley and Jenny had late work schedules again. 

"Are.. you sure I won't be any trouble? I mean, it is kinda late, and I don't want to be intruding on anything." said Mason. 

"Button please, you're never a bother in my eyes. If push comes to shove, you can even sleep in my bed if ya want. If we keep it on the down low though, the family knows we're ace, but they like to be careful." replied Lav 

Mason was staring at her as if she licked a doorknob. "Lavender. Lovely. I'm not entirely sure if that's against their morals and such, I can just go home, it's fine!" he panicked, "I love you to bits and I'd never like… do anything BAD but still, I'll go home if you want me to-"

"It's fine, Button. I trust you — that means a lot more than love. Plus I'd kick you out if you tried any 'Tom Fuckery' as I like to call it. So don't worry about anything for now."

They had finally arrived at their destination; the Magical Adventure Buddies HQ. Lav unlocked the door and walked in, Mason in hand. "Alright, so only us two seem to be home. Wanna snuggle in my room? Let's keep the door open a crack, in case they come home soon." came the voice of Lav, excited to have extra time to cherish her sweet boyfriend. 

"Okay! Wanna grab some blankets and make a comfy fort?" asked Mason.

"HELL YEAH!!" 

OKAY THIS IS PART ONE OF TWO, THE OTHER REQUEST YOU ASKED FOR WILL BE PART 2 CAUSE THEY FLOW TOGETHER NICELY DJSJWKSKSNSKDN PLS DON'T BE MAD 

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[cartooness]

“Oh? This is your favorite food? I had no idea. Haha. What a coincidence.” For masonder? 🙃

The school week had dragged on for 5 long, groggy days, and the weekend had come at last. Lav had just finished the last of her homework when there was a notification on her phone.

❤❤Button Love❤❤

"Hey Lovely. Wanna come over owo?"

It Me uwu

Okay! Lemme ask the fam :p

And with that, she grabbed her messenger bag and hurried downstairs. She made her way to Hadley's room, "Hadley, I finished all my homework. Can I go to Mason's house please?"

"Mmmm... Alright. You may go. Be back before 3:30. Have fun!"

And with that, she poofed over to her Button Love's house, leaving behind a small trail of lavender petals. She was standing idly in his living room, until Mason walked in and greeted her.

"Lovely! You made it! Are ya hungry? There's snacks in the kitchen, I made them myself!" he greeted, smile across his face.

"Oh, okay, sure! What did ya make?", she asked, making her way to the kitchen, "I'm sure it's super yummy."

"I hope so, I took a lot of time cutting some peaches."

"You got my favorite food?" she inquired.

"Oh? Is this your favorite food? I had no idea. Haha. What a coincidence." he replied, an almost nervous aura lacing his words.

"What a coincidence indeed.~" she mused, smirk on her face. "Thank you though, it was really sweet of you." She took a few slices to snack on, "Ah, sweet and wonderful. Just like you, Mason."

A small blush dusted his cheeks, "Awww, thank you. Can I have one?" he asked.

"Hmmmm sure, but you need to give me a kiss first. UwU", replied Lav.

With a smile, he pressed a kiss to her forehead and he got his peach in return. They went back and forth like this, trading peaches for kisses, and enjoyed their snack in contentment.

THIS WAS HARD? TO COME UP WITH? HOPE YA LIKE IT THO HAHA.

((Hadley belongs to @thefearanddespair love you uwu))

#mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #cartooness writes sometimes #lavender grey #mason adalbert #masonder #ashley adalbert #hadley trivia

[cartooness]

“Are you ok? Talk to me, please. Tell me you’re ok” for Masonder. Y’know....if you want to XD

It had all happened so fast, Mason wasn't sure if it was real or not. One minute, he was enjoying a date with his Lovely, and the next, he-

...he didn't want to talk about it.

"Are you okay?", worried Lavender, "Talk to me, please. Tell me you're okay." She had a rather concerned look in her deep brown eyes, and was holding his hand, trying to comfort him. "Can we go home? To my house? Please? I don't feel... comfortable at the moment", whispered Mason. "Of course, Button Love. I'm sorry this happened."

"Lav, darling, please, it's not your fault whatsoever that there was a... trigger on the premise. It's not your fault him yelling at his kids gave me an anxiety attack. It just... scares me and makes me think of my father and all the horrible things he's done to me, to Ash, to Mama and Gramma, all of them. I just...", he exhaled a deep sigh, "Let's just forget about him. Not like I'll ever see THAT dirt bag ever again."

Lav wrapped her arms around him and asked, "Do you want to go to your home now?"

"..yes please. Also, can you carry me? I'm tired and I want you to hold me, if you want to", he replied.

"Anything for you, Button."

And so Lav carried him bridal style all the way to his house, receiving many looks of confusion. She didn't pay any mind, she's used to it, having a magical family with both humans and non-humans who are not hetero receives lots of stares as well. Before she knew it, there they were, at Mason's house. She concentrated on the door bell, and she rang it telepathically.

"Hello? Oh, hey Lav! Is Mason asleep again?" asked Ashley. "Yep, he was tired so he asked me to carry him. He's so cute", answered Lav. "Well, you two can go ahead. Surprised that you can carry him all this way, you must have a strong build."

"Yep, I do haha." And with that, Lav sauntered over to his room and closed the door, not wanting any noise to wake him up. She carefully lay him down, and joined right after. "Mhmm", Mason began to stir a bit, and she gently stroked his face, planting a kiss on his cheek. A little tuckered out herself, she got a blankey, snuggled up into him, and began do drift off in his arms.

SORRY BOUT THE ANGST AT FIRST, LOL. HOPE YA LIKE IT OWO

#mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #cartooness writes sometimes #writing stuff #masonder #mason adalbert #lavender grey #ashley adalbert #that's masons sister btw #more of her soon owo

[cartooness]

“Will you say you love me? Pleeease?” For the masonder if you’re up for it :3

Alrighty!!

“Ooh, Button, look! These markers are so cute!! They’re candy cane striped!” 

Lavender and Mason were currently at Target, on a “casual date” where they were supposed to be getting brownie box mixes as they were discounted for the week, which they did grab as soon as they arrived, being their main goal. But, the quick task accomplished, they thought, “we have time, why not wander for a bit?” It was early November, and everything winter holiday related replaced any, if not all, fall themed items. The two cuties were holding hands, happily gazing upon the festive colors and displays of all the aisles. 

Mason, in particular, had found a false mistletoe decoration and had a cheeky idea. “Lovely, look what I found!” 

She looked over to him, and realized he was holding the mistletoe above their heads. 

“Is. Is that a mistletoe, Button?” asked Lavender.

“Sure is~”, he answered, confident smirk on his face.

“Ya want a few smooches, don’t cha?”, she realized, cocking an eyebrow.

“Mm-hm. Also, will you say you love me? Pleeease?”

With a playful sigh, she answered his request. 

“I love you. Very much.”

And with that, she pressed a sweet peck to his lips, slowly developing into many pecks along his face and jaw. He started giggling like a little kid, and repeated the gesture to his Lovely. They ended up taking the false mistletoe, along with the markers and brownie mixes they had initially came for. 

“You’re right, Lav. Those markers are super cute. But not as cute as you are.~”  

They left the store, blushy and content with their date. 

This was actually hard to come up with lol, but I hope I delivered well enough!! Thanks for requesting, if any of y’all want a masonder drabble, my requests are always open! Just leave an ask and choose from these two lists please!

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[cartooness]

“I’m not much of a chef, but… I really hope you like this.”-For masonder if you don’t mind UwU

Oooh fun!!

"Alright, all I have to do is find Lav and... oh! There she is!"

Mason spent his whole Sunday afternoon preparing this surprise. It was something he'd know Lav would enjoy, and was ecstatic to give it to her. He'd made her a lovely mini peach pie, with the minor help of Jenny, who was an honorable taste tester. He had a giddy smile on his face, a pep in his step, and the excitement of a puppy. After a hot minute of speed walking, he'd arrived at his destination.

"Lovely! I made you something!!~" he called, hiding the box behind his back.

"Oh, hey Button Love! Whatcha hiding, hmm?" she replied, a bit of curiosity in her voice.

"Well, I'm not that much of a chef, but... I really hope you like this", he started, holding out a small cardboard box with heart shaped stickers on the top, "I made you a mini peach pie!"

"Oh my gosh, thank you so much!! It's adorable, just like you!" she replied, taking the box and opening it, "it looks yummy!"

Mason felt a blush rise upon his face, "Aw, thank you Lovely. How does it taste?" She then opened up the box, poofed up a fork for herself, and took a bite of a piece she cut.

"Oh wow, this is delicious! You did a really great job, Button! Thank you so much!"

And with that, she enjoyed her mini pie with Mason right beside her.

#this was fun! #cartooness writes sometimes #mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #mason adalbert #lavender grey #masonder #writing stuff #knight the king

[cartooness]

“Stop that, it tickles!” For the Masonder Sentence Starters? :D

:DDDD ((thank you! So much!))

It was a freezing cold Thursday evening, and Lav and Mason had just finished off the last of their homework. Mason, feeling cuddly, decided to inquire Lav;

"Lovely?"

"Yeah?"

"Can we cuddle please?"

"Aww, of course! Let's go to my room, it'll be more comfortable there."

On her way, she pulled out a blanket and settled into her soft colored bedroom. "Well, Button Love, go ahead and take your shoes off and we'll get to it!" With a smile, he replied "Don't have to tell me twice." And so onto her bed the two cuties went.

Mason instantly wrapped his hands around her waist, but a small giggle escaped his Lovely. "Something funny, Lovely?" he asked, a twinge of charm on his tongue. "Oh, nothing, it's just it kinda tickles when you graze over my scars and stretch marks, haha." "Oh does it now? Well, do you mind if I plant a few.... kisses here? And here? Ooh, let's try here!" he cheekily replied as he began to kiss her scars and stretch marks.

"Stop that, it tickles!" she laughed, covering her blushing face with her hair. "Just a moment please, I'm not done loving your minor features yet," he answered. A massive blush plastered her face, she hoped that OH BOY WHAT IS HAPPENING DOWN HERE- "MASON WHAT ARE DOING?!" she blurted, feeling a shiver shoot up her spine.

"Sorry, my hands are cold right now, didn't mean to spook ya," he apologized. "No, it's fine. Here, let me warm them up for you," she replied. She took his hands into her own, and they cuddled in a comfortable silence.

THIS WAS SO FUN AND CUTE OMG THANK YOU WADE!!! LOVE YOU!

#cartooness writes sometimes #mason adalbert #lavender grey #masonder #mystery skulls animated #mystery skulls #requests #ghostly-business

[cartooness]

Sweet as a Peach

HELLO!! IT ME, CARTOONESS!!! This is a fic about masonder. Keep in mind I’m not a fantastic writer, but I’ll try. ENJOY! OwO (idk what i’m doing lol)

here’s a read more just incase 

(Lav’s perspective)

It felt absolutely wonderful to be in Mason’s company. Whether it be at school in the cafeteria, going out and about as a group with their friends, or when he came over to her house for homework help, or, her personal favorite, cuddling and snuggling with him on the couch or in her room. Arthur, Lewis, and Vivi always made sure the door was at least open a crack so they could check up on them to make sure they don’t fall asleep (It would take a while to wake them up).

On a particular Monday, a certain Mason asked to hang out with a certain Lavender after school. No real reason, since it was testing week and there would be no homework at all that week, so it would be the perfect time to just. Relax with Lav. Since her “house” was very far away, Lav teleported both of them to the, as she called it, “not really haunted” mansion. In a moment they arrived to their destination and oddly enough, nobody was home yet. They set their bags by the door and got on their usual spot; the mauve couch in the living room.

The two teens instantly snuggled up against each other and, like many other students after school, checked their social medias. Lavender only got two minutes in before she glanced up at Mason. She was going to show him something, but stopped mid thought. She found herself staring up at his face, taking in all his features. From his light auburn hair, to his bright silver eyes, leading to his cute button nose, and was especially staring at those healthy, soft looking lips-

“Woah there Lav, don’t get so ahead of yourself”, she hastily thought to herself. “Stop staring at his…lips...you weirdo.” She didn’t stop staring. She looked at his lips with an intensity that rivaled a blazing fire, she wanted to kiss them so bad she imagined how wonderful it would feel to embrace him like that and how sweet he must be. Oh how amazing would it be to have her first kiss with-

“Lavender? Are you oka-”

“Can I kiss you, please?” Oh fuck. Oh no. I was caught off guard and I said it out loud and now everything’s going down the drain and I’ve messed up everything, God I’m such a - her volatile thoughts were stopped at a hand being brushed against her cheek, instantly making her stop mid-thought. Mason was looking at her with an incredibly flustered expression, and his eyes were shining much brighter than they normally do. The two sat there in silence until he spoke up, voice just above a whisper, “Yes.” She was absolutely over the moon that he had agreed. Trying not to make her voice not sound completely lovestruck and just, overall absolutely smitten for this boy, she shakily replied, “O-okay, on the, uh, count of th-three. One, two, three-”

They closed the space between them with a soft kiss for what was about four seconds before departing. Mason was grinning ear to ear, smile brighter than the sun, and was holding back the urge to squeal with happiness. His whole face was warm and lovestruck and hoped he could kiss her again. Lavender, on the other hand, was sure her heart was going to beat out of her chest any second now with how enamoured she was with him. She had to use every ounce of self control she had to not scoop him up in her arms and kiss him ‘till she couldn’t anymore. A tense silence had developed as they were alone with their own thoughts.

Mason broke the silence with a light chuckle, gazing into Lavender’s beautiful deep axinite eyes with a loving expression, forehead against hers, his hands cupping her face. “Can we… do that again?”, he asked, voice soft. Lav was strawberry red, and had a smile on her face that was all teeth and breathlessly replied “yes please”, immediately wrapping her arms around him, one hand on his back and the other on his cheek. His face heated up, a blush quickly creeping up his neck. In return, Mason wrapped his hands just above her waist, breathing hard.

With no hesitation they went back in, more fuel behind the kiss, attempting to figure out how the actual heck you actually kiss people. After trying (and failing) to figure out how their lips should meet, they had a ‘forget it, just do whatever’ moment and just went in for the kill. It was very awkward for the first couple seconds, until slowly but surely they melted into the kiss, both completely enamoured to the moon and back with each other. Hands were either tangled into the other’s hair or wrapped firmly around the other’s waist, with Mason now sitting on Lavender’s lap. Needless to say, they were knee deep with lust for each other, and them kissing was like receiving therapy for problems they didn’t even know they had.

Nearly a whole minute later, they departed, left breathless and gasping for air. Both were flushed with a deep red, lips swollen, and now looking into each other’s eyes. They could have stayed like that forever, cherishing every little detail on their faces. With a giggle, Lavender cupped Mason’s face with her hands and planted many simple kisses all over his face, him giggling in return. “Wow. That was… absolutely wonderful, Lav.” “Yeah. It was…” They were now holding hands, a seemingly permanent blush on their faces, and Mason, smooth as they come, pressed a mellow kiss to her right hand. “What do want to do now, my lovely? Can I call you that? (uwu)”

A furious blush crept back onto her face, “Lovely?”, she thought to herself, “Is he trying to kill me? My heart can’t take a name like that!” Deep inside she loved the idea of having a pet name, but had no idea it’d feel like someone lit your heart on fire the first time you got one. With a sharp breath, she replied, “Okay, you can call me that. In return, I get to call you…”, she took a moment to consider what she’d call him, and instantly came up with one that she knew would fluster him just as much as he did her. “Button. ‘Cause you have an adorable button nose,” she chimed, booping his nose in the process. Just as according to plan, he instantly turned dark pink and promptly hid his face with his hands, “you are going to be the death of me, Lovely.”, he commented with a cheeky grin. “Not if you kill me first, Button.”, she replied, just as quickly.

“What am I going to do with you, Mason?”, she inquired, twirling his hair around her finger. “You could… snuggle up in a nice blanket with me while I cover your face with chaste kisses.”, he implored with a small blush on his face. “I-if you want to, of course-” “I would love to, Button. Let me go get one from the blankie closet, hold on.” And a minute later, they were snuggled up on the couch cuddling each other just as Lewis came home. “Hey guys, what’ve y’all been doing?” With a glance to one another, the teens simply replied, “We’ve just… been here, chilling.” “Uh-huh, explain that to my deadbeat that’s been watching the house all day.”

“WHAT?!?!”, they exclaimed. Sure enough, a cheery purple deadbeat returned to Lewis’ side at that very moment. “Now, are you two dating now? Or do you want to wait for Vivi and Arthur to come home and hover over you two more than I ever could with twelve million questions while you try to explain?”, questioned the magenta ghost with a smirk. “Well”, began Mason, “That’s a very… long story there, and I’ll bet that Lavender here would LOVE to tell you allllll about it with me. Isn’t that right, Lovely?” “Well I guess it is, Button.”

“Gasp!! You guys have pet names already?! Tell me EVERYTHING.”, insisted Lewis with an excitement that could rival a small child’s. And everything they told.

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