#come join me please :)

[inkskinned]

you're grabbing lunch with a nice man and he gives you that strange grimace-smile that's popular right now; an almost sardonic "twist" of his mouth while he looks literally down on you. it looks like he practiced the move as he leans back, arms folded. he just finished reciting the details of NFTs to you and explaining Oppenheimer even though he only watched a youtube about it and hasn't actually seen it. you are at the bottom of your wine glass.

you ask the man across from you if he has siblings, desperately looking for a topic. literally anything else.

he says i don't like small talk. and then he smiles again, watching you.

a few years ago, you probably would have said you're above celebrity gossip, but honestly, you've been kind of enjoying the dumb shit of it these days. with the rest of the earth burning, there's something familiar and banal about dragging ariana grande through the mud. you think about jeanette mccurdy, who has often times gently warned the world she's not as nice as she appears. you liked i'm glad my mom died but it made you cry a lot.

he doesn't like small talk, figure out something to say.

you want to talk about responsibility, and how ariana grande is only like 6 days older than you are - which means she just turned 30 and still dresses and acts like a 13 year old, but like sexy. there's something in there about the whole thing - about insecurity, and never growing up, and being sexualized from a young age.

people have been saying that gay people are groomers. like, that's something that's come back into the public. you have even said yourself that it's just ... easier to date men sometimes. you would identify as whatever the opposite of "heteroflexible" is, but here you are again, across from a man. you like every woman, and 3 people on tv. and not this guy. but you're trying. your mother is worried about you. she thinks it's not okay you're single. and honestly this guy was better before you met, back when you were just texting.

wait, shit. are you doing the same thing as ariana grande? are you looking for male validation in order to appease some internalized promise of heteronormativity? do you conform to the idea that your happiness must result in heterosexuality? do you believe that you can resolve your internal loneliness by being accepted into the patriarchy? is there a reason dating men is easier? why are you so scared of fucking it up with women? why don't you reach out to more of them? you have a good sense of humor and a big ol' brain, you could have done a better job at online dating.

also. jesus christ. why can't you just get a drink with somebody without your internal feminism meter pinging. although - in your favor (and judgement aside) in the case of your ariana grande deposition: you have been in enough therapy you probably wouldn't date anyone who had just broken up with their wife of many years (and who has a young child). you'd be like - maybe take some personal time before you begin this journey. like, grande has been on broadway, you'd think she would have heard of the plot of hamlet.

he leans forward and taps two fingers to the table. "i'm not, like an andrew tate guy," he's saying, "but i do think partnership is about two people knowing their place. i like order."

you knew it was going to be hard. being non-straight in any particular way is like, always hard. these days you kind of like answering the question what's your sexuality? with a shrug and a smile - it's fine - is your most common response. like they asked you how your life is going and not to reveal your identity. you like not being straight. you like kissing girls. some days you know you're into men, and sometimes you're sitting across from a man, and you're thinking about the power of compulsory heterosexuality. are you into men, or are you just into the safety that comes from being seen with them? after all, everyone knows you're failing in life unless you have a husband. it almost feels like a gradebook - people see "straight married" as being "all A's", and anything else even vaguely noncompliant as being ... like you dropped out of the school system. you cannot just ignore years of that kind of conditioning, of course you like attention from men.

"so let's talk boundaries." he orders more wine for you, gesturing with one hand like he's rousing an orchestra. sir, this is a fucking chain restaurant. "I am not gonna date someone who still has male friends. also, i don't care about your little friends, i care about me. whatever stupid girls night things - those are lower priority. if i want you there, you're there."

he wasn't like this over text, right? you wouldn't have been even in the building if he was like this. you squint at him. in another version of yourself, you'd be running. you'd just get up and go. that's what happens on the internet - people get annoyed, and they just leave. you are locked in place, almost frozen. you need to go to the bathroom and text someone to call you so you have an excuse, like it's rude to just-leave. like he already kind of owns you. rudeness implies a power paradigm, though. see, even your social anxiety allows the patriarchy to get to you.

you take a sip of the new glass of wine. maybe this will be a funny story. maybe you can write about it on your blog. maybe you can meet ariana grande and ask her if she just maybe needs to take some time to sit and think about her happiness and how she measures her own success.

is this settling down? is this all that's left in your dating pool? just accepting that someone will eventually love you, and you have to stop being picky about who "makes" you a wife?

you look down to your hand, clutching the knife.

#writeblr #this is a mashup of like 3 dates i accidentally went on lol #by that i mean that i was out with a woman on a date in 2 of these situations #and a man just. joined us. and we were too awkward to say anything while he tried to ''date'' me #& one was a longterm friend that i was like. you what???? #like he's nice he's a doctor and my mom was SO happy she was like raquel think about it #''it's a perfect love story you grew up together and reconnected as adults and like the same things and he's friends with ur brother #and his sister is one of ur close friends!!!'' #yes but alas. he is a boy . she only likes girls. can i make it any more obvious #anyway im tryna write about like the force of male attention being actually incredibly ingrained to women like we are SUPPOSED to like it #it's seen as the only important thing #even if ur gay #and it's a nuanced thing idk #and while rn i i.d. as lesbian #like .... it wouldn't be UNTRUE to say i am probably like ''cusp bisexual'' bc i CAN experience attraction to men bc like . #sexuality is fluid... #don't tell straight ppl tho bc they do not understand the concept that ppl don't necessarily need a solid everlasting label #they're like GET in the BOX #if ur gay & in boston i'm 30 and pretty please come kiss me. #(i usually only date older ppl sorry in advance tho)

[egophiliac]

HEY GUESS WHAT!! BOOK SEVEN IS COMING TO ENGLISH LATE THIS MONTH!! WE GET TO GO THROUGH THE SUFFERING TOO!! I AM SO SCARED ABOUT BAT DAD

S O O N

#art #twisted wonderland #COME JOIN ME IN THE SUFFERING #I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU ENG! IT'S GONNA BE WILD! #EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN AVOIDING SPOILERS IT IS SO MUCH WILDER THAN YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE #GOD i am really hoping we get the next (possibly last?) part soon over here in jp #i think our halloween event/pickups go through december 1st so...maybe we'll get it for episode 7's one year anniversary :') #has it really been that long. oh my god. #please twst i need to know what is happening PLEASE

[nevermeyers]

Sukuna: this brat again?

Yuuji:

#i cant wait for megumi to come back please give him back gege #yuuji is me whenever another dilf joins the battle btw #i cant handle this #jujutsu kaisen #@meyers #megumi fushiguro #itadori yuuji #itafushi #fushiita #jjk 255

[mundaniel]

I FULLY believe Dan did actually clean up all of the detritus left from the presents video because if there is ONE thing he loves more than arguing with Phil's silly requests it's fulfilling Phil's silly requests and giving him exactly what he wants 😔😔 🙏🙏

#they are both princesses in different ways #im in my hyperfocus imagining corner come join me please #dan and phil #dnp #daniel howell #phil lester

[waveoftheocean]

yet another vw wip for this week's wip wednesday bc i have zero (0) self control and so. so. so many thoughts abt them

#vashwood #trigun #trigun maximum #vash the stampede #nicolas d wolfwood #mine #wip #lmao ngl this looks like it could be done but it is not!!!! it is not :3c #please join me on my journey of creating more and more elaborate merch #where the setup and trying to vizualize how the pieces should fit make my head hurt 🤯 #(but yes this will be a charm and it has multiple parts and i really hope it comes out like i planned it to) #merch stuff #actually my caption is a lie i have SO much self control #because this much? this is me holding back #i want to draw SO MUCH of them i want to read fanfic i want to rewatch tristamp and finish the 98 anime and finish the manga #i wanna admire other ppl's fanart and cosplays and theory vids and edits and everything just everything. #but NO. i live in a capitalist society and i have to WORK. I HAVE DEADLINES 😭😭😭

[venomous-qwille]

Dear 5+ asks I have had since last saturday which I wont be answering individually cause I don't want to put a target on your back:

Don't send me messages asking about GITM updates without reading my bajillion posts/ANs on the subject.

'not trying to be rude' - well you are being rude, actually, friend. receiving these messages doesnt make me feel good. In fact, it makes me feel very bad. If you spent half the effort it takes to write an ask actually reading the information I have already given people, rather than demanding a personalised answer, then we would all be a lot happier.

Another reminder, a bit louder for people in the back:

My chapters are now 12-15k words each for gitm, because of this I am now following a 3 weekly update schedule. I work full time and write for hours every evening. If that is not good enough for you, you can kindly fuck off.

peace & love, and all that

#gitm au #ghost in the machine au #ghost in the machine #qwillechatter #im currently doing nanowrimo and its going well #gitm sits about about 150k words total #i will still be releasing every three weeks though to keep the breathing space #please have some fucking respect for me and my time #and think about how that shit actually comes across #not just your intentions #if you want more detailed updates on schedule #join the discord #we literally have a calendar for the chapter release dates #my dumb ass thought these asks would stop when i turned off anon #apparently not

[imthursdaysyme]

I think Itd be funny if Steve accidentally became obsessed with puzzles but won't admit it the same way dads watch shows by standing off to the side. robin has them out and he complains but she finds him 2hrs later still standing doing puzzles and he's like a caught raccoon

#stranger things #steve harrington #robin buckley #listen I just think it would be so funny #man is like uh no I don't do puzzles but also completely unrelated there's the piece you're looking for #constantly hovering and pretending he's not #robin loosing her shit like istg come sit and join me or leave #and he's like god FINE IF YOU INSIST #and she's like bro I said or leave too #and he's like WOE IS ME- ROBERTO FORCING ME TO SIT AND FO THE PUZZLE WOTH HER #and she's like Steve pls stop #I AM BEING DETAINED AGAINST MY W— #Steve would you stop yell— #—FORCED INTO MATRIARCHAL TYRANNY FORCUNG ME— #—esteban stop taking all the pieces- #I AM SHACKLED AND CH— #Steve how are you taking so many pieces wait stop how are you so fast— #BOUND TO THE WOODEN CHAIR AND COLORFUL GRANDMA ACTIVITIES WITH— #Steve please let me do half stop— #NO ONE TO SAVE ME #Steve how did you do it that fast wait stop you finished it what are you— #I MUST NOW TAKE RANSOM— #steve put it down— #TO HOLD MY CAPTIVE ACCOUNTA— #—steve please where are you taking the puzzle and how are you holding it without break—whERE ARE YOU GOING??? #I WILL BE FREE OF MY CHAI— oh haha hey jon no i’m not doing anything strange no nance i’m just chilling— #YOU HAVE BEEN YELLING AND MONOLOGUEING FOR THE PAST THIRTY MI UTES LIKE A THEATER KID WHAT DO U MEAN CHILLING #i was doing nOTHING of the sort— #oh god he was doing the acting thing again with the medival imagery thing wasn’t he #nancy pls tell me he hasnt done this to you— oh god steve what is wrong with you

[the-adventures-of-dave]

✨Free to a good home!!! 🐱✨

Looking for someone who enjoys:

Late night soap opera level drama

Debate Club (12am - 2am)

Mysterious thumps in the night

Rattling doors to blur the line between nightmares and reality when you are half asleep

A beautiful singing voice designed to carry kilometres through the jungle

Fight Club (2am-4am)

Snack time (brought to you by the “”””cat proof”””” treat bin)

A sudden desire to throw hands

Priority given to those that are heavily caffeinated, have no love for the concept of sleep, or are afraid of the sun.

#please come take them at your nearest convenience 😊 #they’ll party with you all night long #and I’ll sleep peacefully knowing they won’t keep me up ALL NIGHT #I can hear them screaming and I want to join in #for animals that are supposed to sleep 16-20 hours a day they sure don’t do a whole lot of sleeping #I don’t care if the neighbour’s cat is staring at you through the window #close your eyes and you can’t see him anymore!!! #shut up Dave!!!!!

[hamspamandjamsandwich]

I wanted a Kurahi discord server and so I went out and became the change I wish to see in the world by creating one!

18+ server, multiship/proship friendly (no anti behavior, even if it's a ship specific discord!)

Let's all have fun and be happy loving our favorite gay demon boys <3

#yu yu hakusho #yyh #kurahi #kurahiei #kurama x hiei #hiei x kurama #kurama #youko kurama #hiei #hiei jaganshi #shuichi minamino #PLEASE COME JOIN ME AND MY BRAINWORMS #WE ARE DESPERATE FOR SOCIALIZATION

[mylittleredgirl]

the fluff fic fest is back!

i have a lot to atone for given how many thousands of words of angst i wrote last year leading up to a single fluffy scene, so i'm both taking another crack at it and spreading the word!

dreamwidth community with all the details: fluffityfluffexchange.dreamwidth.org

typical fic exchange requirements of 1000 word minimum fic or original art on unlined paper. they take a broad view of fluff, including angstifluff and smut tropes.

nominations are open now!! (a great part of this exchange is that nominations will continue to be open through sign-ups, but i learned last year it's good to seed the ground early so more people will use your pairings & tags...)

sign-ups: march 26-april 2

assignments due: may 26

works revealed: may 31

creators revealed: june 7

tagset for nominations: here!!

refer to the community for all instructions, but short version is: you can use / and & relationships, and instead of using the canon relationship tags, you add a (fandom or abbreviation) disambiguation at the end of each one -- e.g. fox mulder/dana scully (xf) or margaret houlihan & hawkeye pierce (mash tv).

additional tags: nominate specific or vague tropes you'd like to see! (e.g. "character a thinks something bad happened to character b but actually they were just picking up mcdonalds" or "hurt/comfort fluff")

edit: i am NOT the creator or mod of this event!! check out the dreamwidth for the mod info ☺️

#come join me!! #fic exchange #fluffity fluff exchange #i added some x files and mash and a few star trek pairings but missed a lot... #also someone please add 'snowed in' and 'body worship' for me they only let you nominate 10!!! i had so many other ideas!!!! #i was going to put a fluffy moment from a fandom show in there but the cute mice seem more generically rebloggable #small friends

[autisticlancemcclain]

y’all i genuinely need you to (RESPECTFULLY AND LIGHTHEARTEDLY) help me convince people lance is canonically brown eyed

#please i am begging it’s so fucking funny #JOIN ME BATTALION #THE DAY HAS COME

[decarbry]

Playing around a little with my Nomu!Aizawa... scars based on when he gets snatched, hair down to his middle-back, extra extra scruff because of an even more diminished ability to care for himself, a faded mark on his ring finger...

If you thought Aizawa couldn’t get more tired surprise! As a Nomu in my AU his main purpose is Shiggy’s alarm system (I love the head canon that Shigaraki is an Aizawa fan because he’s the kind of selfless hero he wished saved him as a child, so in this AU he gets that wish aaa). It means that even when he does get to sleep his quirk will open an eye automatically anytime something makes a noise near Shigaraki. I also kind of wanted to go with Kurogiri’s naming mechanic and give him a Nomu name that translates, so Yabureme is how he’s known!

#nomu aizawa #boku no hero academia fanart #shouta aizawa #ok so hear me out #I'm a sucker for tragedy so I will be running away with this #Yabureme means to tear or crack which applies to him in multiple ways #could've gone more complicated but I like how Yabureme sounds #in this version he and Oboro are both Nomu! #So coworkers lmao #it only veers off of the canon storyline at the USJ attack #considering AFO has always wanted Erasure and only ever tried once to get it #the fact that Shiggy could've just Grabbed Aizawa when he had him half dead at the USJ has always bugged me #I'll write more about this later but the au definitely comes complete with vigilante Hizashi #please join me on this self-indulgent tragic bnha au #again I am NEW to this school and the last thing I want to do is copy an idea that's already been developed?! so please don't be afraid #to (politely) let me know in messages and I'll be happy to change things so I'm not stepping on toes #Yabureme Aizawa AU

[junosswans]

Entry to RoyEd Week 2023 August 2nd Day 2 - Soulmate AU

(Edited: Long fic ahead! Also I posted this on ao3 too :> thank you everyone for all the wonderful comments!! I am all giddy over them)

It was already late when they arrived at the Rockbell’s house, where villagers said they could find the Elric brothers if they were not home. The cottage was dim inside, only allowing the faintest trace of dusk to put shape to the helpless boy in the wheelchair, and the enormous suit of armour towering over him.

In the literal blink of an eye, Roy Mustang’s life was turned upside down.

Despite the darkness, Roy saw the boy in foreign vividness that he had never witnessed; colours exploded in front of his eyes like fireworks, rendering him speechless. The boy’s shade was accentuated by a distinct warmth— Roy would later learn the name of the colour that was gold, a pigment that he would come to associate with justice, passion, and everything that was pure and magnificent.

Before arriving at Resembool, Roy had rehearsed his recruitment speech for five different situations, but none of which took the current one into account. For the first time in a long while, he had no idea what to say.

At that moment, assaulted by colours he had yet to know, he only knew one thing— that destiny had cursed this little boy to be attached to him, Roy Mustang. A man who had far more enemies than allies, more nightmares than sleep— more dead than alive.

The boy did not give any visible reaction to Roy’s loud entry into the house, and his aimless eyes had already betrayed his state to Roy.

He could not afford to have a soulmate. Not when his soulmate sat defencelessly like this, deaf to the entire world. Being his soulmate meant putting a target on their back, meant always sleeping with an eye open, meant never finding peace till the day of his death.

He could not, in good conscience— with what little he had remained of it— put his soulmate through what his life entailed. Anyone sane enough would be able to see him from a distance and turn around immediately. Nobody deserved to be Roy’s soulmate to experience what he would inevitably put them through. No one would be tough and yet foolish enough to stay.

Ignoring the nausea this revelation has caused him, Roy bit his tongue and demanded an explanation for the situation instead. He listened, in slowly freezing horror, to the younger brother of the Elrics– Alphonse Elric– explaining how they ended up in their current bodies.

Roy looked at Edward Elric who was missing two limbs, and reminded himself that this young boy in front of him had committed the greatest taboo in alchemy and survived. Then, as if it was not enough, did it again to bargain his brother’s soul back. An improbable, stupid, and lethal decision—yet it was undeniable that he had done the unthinkable and survived the consequences. At such a young age nonetheless, when most alchemists' apprentices were still struggling with the most basic of elements.

Perhaps given time, this boy could grow into someone beyond Roy’s imagination. Perhaps given time, Roy could grow into someone strong enough to shield his soulmate from harm.

And so Roy told him, in an earnestness that surprised even himself, that when he was ready, he could find Roy in East City and Roy would provide him with resources that could put him back on his feet. That it would be a road filled with thorns and danger, but the rewards were worth the risk.

Against his better judgement, Roy had provided his soulmate a choice. Edward could choose to run after him into the shower of bullets and webs of lies, or he could choose to stay in the quiet countryside and never let their paths cross again.

Secretly, Roy wished that his soulmate would choose the latter, wiser option. But he also knew acutely that the world had a morbid sense of humour, and whoever that was tied with him could never have any good sense in them. If fate had decided that they were meant to be, then his soulmate must have been as much of a stubborn fool as him, if not more.

Roy bid the family goodbye, and walked out of the dark shadows of the cottage. He was greeted with an entirely new world, now coloured in radiant hues he could not put words to.

He examined his palm under the flickering street light. He could see his veins faintly under his skin, pumping blood into every corner of his body. It was purple and flesh and red and human. It was warm and colourful and alive.

Remember it, remember what I’ve said, and catch up to me. Roy thought. Those who cannot keep up with me cannot be my soulmate.

I’m putting my faith in you that, no matter which way you end up choosing, our paths will converge, and we shall meet again at a time when you and I are wiser and stronger and unmovable in the face of danger. I’m putting my faith in you that, regardless of the dangers on my journey, you will find me and stay beside me and not be frightened.

I’m choosing to believe, if fate has decided that I’m still worthy of a soulmate despite my sins, then there must still be something redeemable in me, and you must be someone with enough love to love me for the monster I am.

Please find me soon.

==============================

And then Ed surprised him after a year when Roy expected to wait at least 5 more years lmfao

I wanted to play on the idea of “you only begin to see colour once you’ve met your soulmate” and thought VERY hard about how to visualise it without turning it into a long comic. My very stupid, no good brain came up with the idea of putting a colour wheel in the background :> in hindsight it’s very cringe but at that point it was already too late to give up or change it lmaooooo

I also put paint and paint brushes around as decoration which i think is kind of cute ^^ and special thanks to my sister who helped me fix the colouring because my usual way of doing it just… lacks the vibrancy this prompt asks for. She’s a goddess and 192729% better at this drawing business than me.

@royedweek2023

#royedweek2023 #royed #sorry for the wacky fic! haven’t written any thing fiction in ages #I wish I can join for more days but my brain is failing me so probably only one more #I want to emphasise the idea that roy wants someone strong enough to be his pillar #and so he puts a blind trust on Ed believing that no matter his choices Ed will come up on top and surprise him #letting Ed do whatever he wants knowing he will come back #regardless of dangers and temptations #because they are starcrossed lovers and they are meant to be in the very end #kind of like a /of course my soulmate is strong af they’re MY soulmate/ situation #but more like /my life is so dangerous that if you can’t survive hell there’s no way you could be my soulmate/ #and /I don’t want to lose you so please be strong and invincible/ #it’s the right amount of faith and DELUSION <3 #fma #lia’s art #fmab #fullmetal Alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #edward elric #Roy Mustang #fanart

[valentronic]

*pathetically rattles can* spare shockshipping content ??? spare shockship please sir ???

#saw #mark hoffman #daniel rigg #hoffrigg #shockshipping #PLEASE SIR I JUST THINK THEIR DYNAMIC IS FASCINATING #WE WERE ROBBED OF APPRENTICE RIGG #ROBBED I SAY #come on mark spent 70% of saw 4 pretending to be a damsel in distress there was something going on here man #i just want daniel to join the weird fucked up death cult is that too much to ask #robo rambles #this is possibly all incoherent but WHATEVER it is fine it’s good i’m good #i’m just thinking about daniel initially believing in mark’s philosophies on justice and punishment but #he gets to watch mark’s descent further and further into madness and it’d be SO INTERESTING AUUUUG #don’t get me wrong i also really love coffinshipping i just. would really like to see more shockship content #please sawblr make it happen

[six-white-venus]

pick an object to your right and tell me about it

#keep screaming. keep calling for help. #if you can do donate. join local protests. boycott companies funding israel. show your support in every way possible #in case you can't. it doesn't matter if you can't help through money or physical means #let your voice be heard #there's nothing more terrifying than getting used to what's going on #don't let it become a number #don't let them become an object #please. please. #save palestine #free palestine #also. do tell me if anything i've said comes off as insensitive #that was never my intention and i would gladly take it down if it seems that way #my writing #poetry #prose poetry

[liverbiver9]

everyone always has modern!wwx playing the flute and other classical instruments but you can’t make me believe that he would choose a FLUTE over the harmonica or kazoo.

that man would make everyone hate his motherfucking guts the moment he figured out he could play I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston on the harmonica. He would be known as “the kazoo guy” in high school because he was never seen anywhere without his kazoo, playing All Star nonstop on repeat.

#Madam Yu has confiscated both of them multiple times yet he’s always somehow found them the next day sometimes even the next hour. #Lan Zhan has in fact broken six of his kazoos but Wei Ying always has a back up in his bag. #he is also very disappointed in himself when he finds it kinda hot #Jiang Cheng would just like it all to stop. please. he’s tired. #Yanli was impressed for the first month but now she finds a way to stuff some sort of food in his mouth anytime she even SEES either of the #mdzs #ideas #mo dao su zhi #the untamed #wei wuxian #lan wangji #modern au #jiang cheng #jiang yanli #wei wuxian is a menace to society #love that for him!!!!! #this is inspired by my younger brother teaching himself how to play the harmonica #his cat fucking hates it so much she comes running downstairs to hide every time he starts practicing #under the same vein: wwx has repeatedly tried to convince lab qiren to join the school band #“harmonica is TECHNICALLY a wind instrument so you should let me play! #my ideas