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jinkookspencil · 10 months

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i just don't understand | jjk

in which jungkook does not understand how someone could not have a crush on kim namjoon

description/tags: jungkook drabble / fluff / friends to lovers / ~580 words

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“I think this calls for the end of our friendship….”

If Jungkook hadn’t been lying on your couch and hugging your teddy bear with a pout on his face after laughing himself into exhaustion only minutes prior, you’d have been confused at his words, especially when said so seriously.

“It really isn’t that deep,” you laugh beside him, slapping his thigh and hopefully snapping him out of his rant.

“I just don’t know if I can trust you anymore. I definitely can’t trust your opinion, at least.”

“Jungkook…”

“I don’t get it. How the heck are you not attracted to Namjoon?”

Jungkook loved Namjoon. You, and everyone who knew Jungkook knew that fact. Even if it wasn’t in his character to constantly talk about Namjoon in admiration, which it was, his adoring stares said it all. It was, in fact, adorable. To you, that respect and appreciation he’d had for his older friend only attracted you to Jungkook himself, seeing the way he loved and learned with all his heart. But the fact of the matter remained.

Your crush had a boy crush, and once again, he was weirdly trying to convince you to join in.

“I’m just not.”

“Well, have you seen him lately? Wait, you were there when he gave that speech a couple days ago, right?”

“I was.” Namjoon eloquently delivered a very well-written speech, as usual. He did a great job.

“And? How did he look?” Jungkook asks, sitting up to face you.

“Fine? Normal? Like himself?” you shrug.

“Y/N… he bulked up... a lot...He’s huge and handsome. I try so hard at the gym and I’ll never get his build. I've shown you the album photos, right? Oh, and the album itself... You heard it! It’s... genius.”

“Are you trying to set me up with him or something?” you ask, already exhausted from the conversation.

“No,” Jungkook lets out immediately. “No…“ A moment of awkward silence passes until Jungkook finally breaks the tension. “I just figured… you’re so smart, so you must go for a guy like him. You both read.”

It was endearing that Jungkook assumed a shared hobby could be the basis of sheer compatibility. But then again, you remember all the times you’d quietly celebrated whenever you’d discovered that you and he had similar interests, your friendship and crush growing simultaneously. Plus... Jungkook was one of the smart ones himself, though he never seemed to give himself that credit.

“Namjoon looks a bit bigger, I guess. And he is a handsome guy… still not attracted to him, though.”

Jungkook furrows his brows, touching the space between them, before looking at you with wide eyes and that same pout on his face. “I… how can you just say he’s handsome, then say you’re not attracted to him?”

“Jungkook, let me break this down for you, okay? I understand why you and so many others find Namjoon attractive, okay? I get it. He’s handsome, sweet, a very smart guy, and his album is a masterpiece. Oh, and he's artistic. I’ll give you that, those are pretty much facts. But another fact is that I’m still not attracted to him.”

“Then what the hell are you attracted to?” Jungkook laughs. “Ugly, stupid, mean, untalented guys?”

“Of course not, Jungkook,” you sigh. “I like other handsome, smart, kind, respectful guys.”

“Like who?”

“Like YOU!”

This was not how you imagined confessing.

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stergeon · 3 months

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25 rejected edeleth fluff ideas

here are some edeleth stories i thought a lot about but did not write. if anybody wants to actually write one of these, be my guest (and also pleeeeease send me a link, i'm desperate for content about Them Girls™)

byleth takes edelgard on a fishing trip and she has an absolutely abysmal time

edelgard makes a valiant attempt to corral byleth's atrocious fashion sense ahead of a formal event

byleth teaches edelgard swear words

edelgard tries some of those weird herbs rhea used to give students to relax; byleth is more than happy to babysit

byleth does edelgard's taxes. she's wearing her goofy professor glasses. it does something weird for edelgard

edelgard takes byleth on a date to the opera and byleth cries the whole time

byleth reads a work of fiction for the first time ever. it's a horror story. she did not like it. edelgard reads her something nicer.

edelgard gets byleth to pose for a portrait and shows it to her

byleth has to give a speech at a big event and is a nervous wreck. edelgard has been waiting all her life for this coaching opportunity

edelgard tries to teach byleth how to draw (she is very bad at it)

byleth cannot for the life of her figure out which fork is used for what purpose at this fancy dinner. edelgard covers for her

edelgard goes all out to celebrate byleth's birthday on the day byleth thought was (read: randomly chose as) her birthday, not her actual birthday; byleth doesn't have the heart to tell her

byleth brings edelgard various souvenirs from her travels around the country. edelgard tries not to be so soft over it, even though they're… not all hits

edelgard attempts to make dinner and botches it beyond salvation. they get takeout.

byleth will not shut up about this cute house she saw when she was out on a mission and how nice it would be for them to "have something like it one day." edelgard arranges to buy the place

edelgard sees byleth in a dress uniform and cannot stop swooning

byleth is being relentlessly pursued by a suitor who won't take a hint and edelgard challenges the idiot to a duel

edelgard decides she will learn to swim. it goes poorly, to say the least, but she manages in the end. as it turns out, getting to see byleth in a swimsuit is a good motivator

byleth gets caught kissing edelgard by hubert. the resulting conversation is unpleasant for everyone. ferdinand, meanwhile, is overjoyed

edelgard is having a terrible, horrible, no-good very bad day. she chews byleth out over nothing and immediately feels awful about it. byleth forces her to take the rest of the day off to chill

byleth is going away for a month-long mission. both girls are inconsolable. they write each other letters literally every day.

edelgard really puts somebody on blast in a council meeting. byleth gets stars in her eyes

byleth concocts a very, very elaborate story about some kind of summit in faerghus; she and edelgard leave enbarr for two weeks to attend. surprise: there's no summit, it's a spa retreat

edelgard arranges a "normal date" where they go out in town in disguise and do very boring things like run errands, look at furniture, buy socks, etc.

doropetra-edeleth double date

#edeleth #edelgard von hresvelg #byleth eisner #byleth x edelgard #fire emblem #fe3h #fire emblem three houses #fe3h fanfic #sterge.rtf #i would Love if anyone would grab one of these and run with it #as much as i would like to write any or all of these i don't have the brain for it at the moment #i actually did write the swears one but it was too silly to post. i simply can't.#i'm considering doing a story where each chapter is a teeny-tiny one-shot along the lines of these prompts #but i have like. three or four wips right now and i Should Not make it five #c'est la piss. i love them girls #also um. it should go without saying but don't buy a house for your partner without having a conversation about it lol #this is fiction and our girl has money to toss around on stuff like that. the likes of we don't have the luxury #i probably Will write that double-date eventually tbh. i keep chewing on it and rotating it in my mind #thanks to arrow for making me so crazy about that one

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tonberry-yoda · 11 months

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Comfort - Portgas D. Ace

notes - AHHH IM HERE!! Sorry this took so long, I was really busy this week going to concerts, going to work, stuff at home, and setting up my new room, so chaos has been more than normal for me this week lol. But I am so glad I got to write such a relaxing Ace fic, this was really nice for me to just spill out of my soul! This was also for that poll I did earlier this week! I hope my Ace lovers enjoy this one and have a lovely evening! I love you all, stay super hydrated!

word count - 966

"What are you doing?" Ace laughed, watching you dig in the sand like a dog for the fifteenth time.

"I'm telling you, Ace," you tried to explain. "There's gotta be treasure in this sand. The map says so!" You pointed to a map that was sitting next to you; old and covered in sand.

"Isn't that thing like a billion years old?" He picked up the map and turned it over in his hands a bunch, still not understanding how to read it.

"Maybe it is, but who knows, that treasure could still be here!"

Ace just playfully rolled his eyes and grabbed your arm, pulling you out of the sand. "Come on, babe. Let's just get a hotel for the night and wash up. You got sand in your fingernails."

"Yeah, but it's rich Alabasta sand, so it's fine." you joked, following Ace and taking back your map.

"Still gross though." he teased, running his hand to your lower back and pressing a kiss to your cheek.

The two of you walked for a while to the nearest town, not even realizing how late it had been. When you walked into town, it was pitch black and freezing cold.

Ace shivered and held open the hotel door for you. "Man, it's cold."

"Maybe cuz you always have your nips out, Ace." you said, pressing a kiss to his cheek and thanking him for holding the door.

"You leave my nips alone!" he defended, dramatically pressing his hand to his chest.

You turned to him, shocked that would say such a stupid thing in a lobby with people in it, but just rolled your eyes.

He smirked at you and grabbed your hand, getting the two of you a nice room.

Once there, it was like heaven. You slipped off your shoes and threw yourself onto the bed with pure joy painted onto your face.

"Scoot over, y/n," Ace said, clapping his hands together. "Or I'm gonna land on you."

He didn't even give you time to move and instead landed straight on top of you, making you lose your breath for a second before busting into laughter.

"Ace, what the hell?" you said between deep breaths and a little bit of laughter.

"Oh, damn, you were just so cozy looking, I thought you were the bed." He winked at you and hugged around your waist, burying his face in your chest.

"Wait!" You jumped off of the bed, making Ace pout. "Before you go burying your face anywhere, I'm taking a shower. I smell like," you took a whiff of yourself and dramatically fake gagged. "Yeah, I smell like I should probably take a shower."

"Let's save water then," Ace smiled, taking off his hat and already slipping off his shorts to just a pair of boxers. "Lemme take one with you."

You couldn't say no to someone who you loved with all your heart and so happened to be pressing kisses down your neck.

"Fine," you said, pushing his face away. "But you're washing your own hair."

"What?!" Ace exclaimed, pouting. "But I haven't had head scratchies in ages! Not fair."

You turned on the shower, stripped down, and waited for the water to heat up as Ace sat behind you, whistling and reminding you how pretty you were. You blushed, of course, and turned to Ace, smacking him on the bare arm.

"Owie! What was that for? I was calling you pretty!"

"For making me blush." you said, turning away, your face as bright as a tomato at this point.

Ace grabbed your hand and pulled you into the shower, sighing at the warm water. He rubbed your shoulders while you washed your hair and would occasionally whisper sweet nothings into your ear as you washed your body, washing his own self in the process.

You two hadn't had self care like this in forever and it felt nice to just enjoy yourselves for a while. Being on his little boat was stuffy and the last time you had stayed in a hotel as nice as this was when you first joined his crew, which feels like ages at this point.

You looked at yourself in the mirror as you wrapped your towel around you and saw Ace behind you with stupid goo goo eyes. You turned towards him and gave him a peck on the lips before turning back and drying yourself off.

"I'm gonna ask for about six more of those kisses, cutie, so you best be prepared for that." he whispered in your ear before placing a kiss onto it and drying his own self off.

You took one of Ace's shirts that he took and didn't even bother to put on any pants over your underwear as you walked over to the bed, yawning. When you slammed yourself onto the soft mattress, Ace laid right next to you and smiled.

"Can I get another one of those kisses?" he asked nicely.

You obliged and gave him another quick peck.

He pouted and then asked, "Yeah, but longer. Can I give you a kiss this time?"

You thought about it and then smiled with a little nod.

Ace apparently took that as his opportunity to be his hottest self and tilted your chin up and bringing your face as close as possible before pressing a long kiss to your lips that made you hungry for more.

When he pulled away, he smiled at you and you hugged around the back of his neck. Ace rubbed little circles into your back and buried his face in the crook of your neck.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too, Ace."

It was nice to get a bit of comfort in a world where you two were always being chased.

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quaranmine · 1 year

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i know tumblr gives us a feeling of safety but it IS a public platform and as such there is literally no reason for CCs not to be able to use it just like we do. they're members of the public. we're members of the public. you see this right?

so i'd like to introduce you to a concept that i've been holding myself to since i made this blog: if you aren't prepared for a CC to potentially see something, don't post it at all!

now, realistically, i still post stuff i would cringe if a CC saw. it's a calculated risk i take, then, when i maintag these, because i count on the statistically low chance they'd see it. i accept that they might see something, and if they do see it or comment on it and i get embarassed then, well, i knew i could never eliminate the possibility completely and still chose to post it.

however, to further break it down--if you reallly don't want a CC to see it, don't main tag it. if you're even more serious about it, block the CC's blog (if it's known) and make sure to do it in blog settings if you use a sideblog. and if you still really, really, really want to be safe from a CC ever seeing it, then don't post it publically at all. dm your friends about it or whatever

idk, man. just control your own online experience. that doesn't only mean filtering/avoiding things you don't like, it also means being conscious of the things you put out into the world as well

#i feel like my mother saying this #discourse #i should stop posting about this tbh and move onto something less negative i just have Opinions #by realistically i mean like. i would cringe soooo hard if pearl found the chapters of htbahb that shes tagged in #but im willing to take that risk because i wanted to post my fanfic #does that make sense? i knew i cant control her going thru her tag on here or whatever so i just hoped she would know to avoid a fanfic lol #but like genuinely i have no way of knowing what ccs look at in their off time and it isnt my business

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umber-cinders · 1 year

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Mount Jabari

Relationships: M’Baku x Black!FemReader

Rating: MATURE (18+)

Summary: M’Baku, Leader of the Jabari Tribe is one of the most frustrating people you have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He’s as annoying as he is strong and good looking. That alone should be enough to keep you from wanting to do anything more than bicker with him whenever you meet, right? You definitely haven’t developed any sort of feelings for him…right? Lol- WRONG!

Feel free to Reblog and Comment ❥ This should go without saying but DO NOT republish this somewhere else. Or I'll send The Dora Miljae after you.

Warnings: 🔞Mature Content ‼🚨READ THE TAGS🚨‼ Explicit Sexual Content, Cussing/Bad Language, Shameless Smut, Porn with a bit of plot, Some light choking, Sex, Enemies to Lovers if you squint, Size Difference, Overstimulation, A bit of fighting, A bit of fucking, Mild Spanking

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Okoye was right. M’Baku was an oaf; a big stupid musclebrained oaf- From the day that he came down from the Jabari Mountains to challenge T’Challa, to the day after the battle with Killmonger and the Border Tribe turncoats. As you’d come to tend to his wounds in the infirmary, he’d slowly looked you over and deemed you cute. It had to have been meant offensively because you had been glaring at him as you treated him for the minor cuts and bruising he had received. Your narrow-eyed glower of disapproval had only prompted a smirk from him before you went back to your task of stitching his shoulder.

“You can glare at me but you cannot speak your mind? What? Are you without your tongue?” He chuckled sarcastically.

Beside him, on the next bed, his lieutenant Kelechi and a few other Jabari warriors sounded off with low laughter as well. You always found it mildly aggravating how much they seemed to follow his lead in jokes without a single thought going on in their own heads.

You gave the Jabari leader a tight, forced smile. “I am not talking- Jabari-man- because I am trying to concentrate on my work so that you- and the rest of your coconut friends- can get back to the snowy mountains where you belong.”

“Ah, she speaks!” M’Baku crooned.

More laughter. Ugh.

“You need to work on your insults. Calling someone a coconut is hardly a good comeback.” He declared.

You rolled your eyes and spoke immediately without thinking, “I think that calling you a coconut is a perfectly valid insult considering your head is empty like one.”

⇈ Read The Rest On Ao3 ⇈

#m'baku #m'baku x black!reader #m'baku x reader #m'baku x oc #black panther #black panther wakanda forvever spoilers #black panther wakanda forever #bpwf #fanfic #fanfiction #wintson dukes #shameless smut tbh #this gif is unhinged and does things to me lol #i am not sorry #my fics

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koskela-knights · 4 months

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Imagine if the AW2 fandom had blown up

Iike fandoms in the early 2000s did or even 2010s when the first game actually came out.

Just imagine the kind of music videos we could've gotten

Bring Me To Life ALAN WAKE FAN VIDEO

Alan x Alice || Everytime We Touch Fan MV

Mr Scratch x Alan YAOI BL

ScratchWake || Malchik Gay NSFW!

What Hurts The Most - Jaakko RIP Tribute

For Your Entertainment - Mr Scratch + bonus yaoiii

HOT AW BOYS 18+ Sexy Naughty Bitchy

Rose/Alan Rarepair! Diary of Rose

Jaakko and Ilmo - Promise of lifetime

Alan & Barry are best friends! (Toy-Box Best Friend)

Mister Scratch Tribute- MONSTER

Ilkka Villi is Mr Wonderful

#the list could go on tbh lmao #memes #my posts #alan wake 2 #alan wake #not this list being so telling on where i was a decade ago #I'm just kinda surprised the AW fandom was so small??#but most remedy games seem to have that or maybe I was in the wrong circles lol #there were only a handful of fanfics on ao3 thought that has changed #big nostalgia trip down memory lane #used to eat up all those MV for various fandoms #my ramblings #honestly fandom culture and its evolution is very interesting to look at #my memes

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hopepetal · 1 year

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Part One | Part two pog | Part Three

You guys blew me away with your support and everything, holy heck. Thank you all so so much!

I'm not sure if you guys still want me to tag you, I won't in the next part when I write it but! All the credit here goes to @applestruda and @stiffyck for the boatem knights au and the lovely inspiration!

“Gri-”

“...-ang on, we’ll-”

“Medic, someone-”

“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”

Silence.

Grian was drifting in an endless sea of darkness. Enveloped in the soft blanket of night, he was weightless, free from the burden of gravity and pain. It was almost like flying at night. Almost.

With a soft groan, Grian woke, squeezing his eyes shut tight before slowly blinking them open. It took his eyes a moment to adjust to the light, but once they did a very familiar face came into focus. Grian couldn’t help but smile, though his expression was weary. “...hi, Mumbo,” he whispered, his voice strained.

Mumbo’s face lit up with relief, and he ran a hand through his hair as he sighed and leaned back in his chair. “Thank goodness you’re awake. You scared us, Grian.”

Grian let out a soft laugh. “Can’t get rid of me that easily, I’m afraid.” He shifted his hands so that he could push himself into a sitting position, wincing slightly at the pain in his side as he leaned back against the headboard. “Ach… what even…”

Mumbo reached out, gently laying a hand on Grian’s shoulder. “Careful. You’re still injured.” His voice was level, expression carefully guarded in a way that made Grian know something was wrong.

Glancing down, Grian noticed his torso was wrapped in an honestly concerning amount of bandages. His winged ears fluttered slightly in amusement as he chuckled. “Well. And here I thought Scar was the only one who could rock the half naked look. Speaking of,” he added, looking around the room, “where is Scar?”

Mumbo paused, his expression briefly morphing into one of concern. “Grian…” he began, folding his hands together in his lap as he leaned forward, “do you not… remember?”

Grian glanced over at Mumbo, his smile falling as his feathered ears drooped slightly. “Remember… what, exactly?”

“Grian… you’re here because of Scar.” Mumbo delivered the words carefully, his expression becoming guarded again. “He lost control and hurt you badly. After that, he ran off to who knows where.”

A pit formed in Grian’s stomach, anxiety clawing its way up his chest and into his throat. “He… what?” Reaching out, he grabbed one of Mumbo’s hands and held it in his own. “Were people sent after him? Do you know which direction he went off in, or have any idea as to where he could’ve gone?”

Mumbo placed his free hand over Grian’s comfortingly, looking up into his friend’s eyes in earnest. “We were a little occupied with you bleeding out, Grian. We almost lost you.” He looked away. “Cub tried following him, but Scar’s a slippery fellow. You know how he is.”

Grian’s eyes darkened, and he pulled back. “Right, then. How long have I been out?”

Mumbo frowned. “About a day and a half. Why?”

Swiping a half empty regeneration potion from the side table, Grian uncorked it with a satisfying pop! before downing it in one gulp. “I’m going to find him.” He tossed the bottle aside, wincing slightly when it shattered on the floor, ruining his dramatic exit. “...I’ll clean that up later.”

Mumbo stood up just as Grian pushed himself onto his feet. “Absolutely not. Sit back down- Grian-!”

Grian set his hands on Mumbo’s shoulders and gently pushed him back down. “I’ll be back before you know it,” he assured the spluttering man, before turning and carefully pulling himself onto the windowsill.

“I swear, you’re going to get yourself killed one day!”

Grian smirked, turning back to grin at Mumbo. “You love me too much to let me die.” With a mock salute, he spread his wings and took off.

Time to find Scar.

#boatem knights au #my writing #mumbo jumbo #grian #hermitcraft fanfic #angst #sort of #hurt/comfort #i guess #I think this one is better but the ending is a little meh tbh lol #oh well

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essenceofarda · 4 months

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Once i had a fic idea (that I still wanna get back to writing one day) that was the REVERSE* of the "Girl falls into middle Earth" trope, so instead it was "Prince Eldarion of Gondor falls into modern day Earth", and lives for a very confused time in modern day America, where he falls in love with a modern-day woman who he ends up taking back with him to Middle Earth when he Does manage to return, and so the fic would cover two timelines so to speak, or more...

take dual place in both like,,, modern day Earth where he's grappling with the craziness that is technology and modern day... everything, and then also in Middle Earth where she is grappling with "holy shit he was telling the TRUTH about where he came from????????" etc and it was... yeah sure, ridiculous, cliche, and probably something no one would be interested in reading, LOL, but it would satisfy that itch of mine to write a SUPER Self-Indulgent lotr fic 🤣🤔

#lotr #lord of the rings #tolkien fics #lotr fic #lotr fanfic #lotr fanfiction #my writing #I still might write it 👀#tbh i've decided 2024 is the year i finish some fanfics 👀👀#but also like... just get invovled in fandom more bc i kinda strayed away from it from 2021-2023...#and i feel like i'm happier when i'm creating fandom stuff #I don't know if it's bc it tends to be more unapologetically self-indulgent...#or whether the constant feeling of 'if i'm not monetizing this its worthless' isn't applicable to fandom stuff #but yeah.. i want to do more fanfic writing and fancomic writing and #just all in all more fanart #i mean it kinda IS still a girl falls into middle earth but more it's a 'girl follows her husband to a magical land and suddenly realizes #he's not crazy' lol #but you get the drift haha

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wikiangela · 8 months

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fuck it friday saturday

tagged by @watchyourbuck 💖

technically it's already saturday here, but fuck it lol this time not car smut bc I share way too much of it lol

so here's a bit of the coffee shop au bc I got back to it this week haha, their second meeting and Buck being a disaster lol

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“Uh, it’s on the house.” is what comes out of his mouth with no consultation with his brain, and he cringes at himself. He’s met this man twice, there’s no reasonable explanation for giving him a free drink. Suddenly he wishes Eddie never came back here again, because apparently Buck can’t stop embarrassing himself in front of him.

“That-” Eddie’s staring at him, eyes wide, hands midway through opening his wallet. His lips twitch, as if he wanted to smile or laugh, and Buck wants to die. “That’s nice, but I can’t just not pay.” he finally says, shaking his head a bit, definitely a hint of an amused smile playing on his lips, as he pulls out a ten dollar bill and places it on the counter, eyes twinkling playfully as he watches Buck. “Keep the change.” he adds almost teasingly, pocketing his wallet and taking his coffee in his hand. Ten bucks is way too much for a cup of coffee, and Buck immediately wants to argue, and Eddie seems to sense it. “As a tip. For good service. Thanks for the coffee, uh-” he looks down at Buck’s chest, where a name tag should be, if Buck hadn’t just misplaced it this morning. In his defense, those tiny things are so easy to forget and lose, and sometimes accidentally break, it’s not his fault.

“I’m Buck.” he supplies, smiling widely, and for some reason his face burns. He feels like he’s in middle school talking to someone he’s had a crush on forever. While in reality he’s a grown ass man, talking to a guy he sees for the second time ever. “Uh, it’s a nickname, everyone calls me that, so, yeah, Buck. I’m Buck.” he stutters, not sure why the clarification was even needed. He should just shut up forever.

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no pressure tags: @loserdiaz @diazass @elvensorceress @andrewblur @thebravebitch @silentxxsoul @shortsighted-owl @alyxmastershipper @transbuck @jesuisici33 @diazblunt @cowboy-buck @theotherluciferr @911onabc @ladydorian05 @eddiediaztho @hippolotamus @spotsandsocks @housewifebuck @thewolvesof1998 @honestlydarkprincess @disasterbuckdiaz @fortheloveofbuddie @lover-of-mine @giddyupbuck @forthewolves @wildlife4life @gayhoediaz @jeeyuns @rogerzsteven

#fuck it friday #buddie coffee shop au #buddie wip #buddie fic #buddie #wikiangela writes #my writing #fic snippet #my wips #tbh i can't wait to get to the madney part of this fic haha i should probably just write something with just them too lol #also lowkey in a little slump over the car smut #bc the annoying part of my brain wants it to be realistic despite being a fanfic and I did way too much research I'm not gonna need lmao

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strawberri-draws · 9 months

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Googled Jaskier, and wow! Congrats on the girlfriend, named *checks notes* PRINCE Radovid of Redania!

anyways I died laughing good job google

#not art #witcher #the witcher #the witcher season 3 #jaskier #quite literally caught me off guard #also yes I do watch the Witcher #do I know a single thing that is happening??? no #I watch it with my mom #and every five minutes I’m like ‘who is that????’#and she informs me it’s *insert villainous character who is important but from like two seasons ago*#it’s a good show I’d just need to rewatch the first two seasons lmao #also I’m mostly in it for the fanfic tbh #it’s all god tier #alas I have never made good fanart for it lol

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falmerbrook · 5 months

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People have probably asked you this before but what is your personal interpretation of The Battle of Red Mountain? Personally, I love the idea of Dagoth being tempted by the heart despite him being the one guy to urge the tools not be used. (Nerevar too to an extent but he’s bad at making decisions)

I just love my tragic six council.

*rubbing my hands together* This is the perfect question for me! I have already given this much thought because I too love drama. So you're getting a bit of an essay; I hope you are ok with that :D. Skip down a bit if you just want just my thoughts on my interpretation, but I'm gonna start by laying out the options and my thoughts on some of the different interpretations first.

So first of all, I don't think there is a canon for it. Both in the sense that I don't think Bethesada or the Morrowind team actually have a solid canon idea of what went down, and that I don't think any one retelling has overwhelming evidence that blows the others out of the water completely (although some have more merit to me than others).

The other strong opinion I have is that I dislike the Dragon Break explanation (at least in the way I see most people present it). Despite Dragon Breaks being one of the more interesting pieces of lore (and one of my favorite watsonian explanations for an in-game thing ever), I think it is the most boring interpretation of the BoRM. I know there's some canon support for it, but it just doesn't speak to me. Like, if every version of the battle could have happened "simultaneously" because of a Dragon Break, then that means that there's a chance no one is lying because the version they tell is truly how they experienced it, even if someone else experienced something else. Where's the fun in that? We're here for tragedy and lies and drama.

So I sort of see there being 6 main versions of what happened that we've been given (with some details changed depending on the exact source): 1) the Ashlander version (descended from the account of Alandro Sul, 2) the Temple version, 3) the Nord version (from the Five Songs of King Wulfharth), 4) the version in the 36 Lessons of Vivec, 5) Vivec's version (as told to the Dissident Priests and the Nerevarine), and 6) Dagoth Ur's version.

The Ashlander version (x) (x) (x) has the Tribunal outside of the mountain fending off the Dwemer army while Nerevar and Voryn fought Dumac and Kagrenac in the Heart Chamber. These put Voryn (and presumably House Dagoth) on the side of the Chimer. Progress of Truth claims the Dwemer destroyed themselves, while Nerevar at Red Mountain claims Azura showed Nerevar how to "use the tools to separate the power of the Heart from the Dwemer people" (whatever that means) and turned them to dust. After that, Nerevar is kinda fucked up, so while Voryn urges him to destroy the tools, he tells Voryn to guard them while he get's the Tribunal's opinion. They're like "let's keep 'em" and he's like "actually never mind I want Azura's opinion" so they poison him, take the tools, and kill Voryn. This one is interesting because the Ashlander mythology and culture seems to be mostly based on oral tradition, so the versions we see of their accounts have been written by scholarly outsiders (obscuring the truth even further). Additionally, they claim this version was passed down from the the account of Alandro Sul, but that leaves a lot of time for this version of the story to change and morph. These are probably, like, 30th level accounts of what happened.

The official Temple version (x) (x) (x) (x) (x) claims Nerevar was martyred in the BoRM, dying of his injuries, and puts House Dagoth and Voryn on the side of the Dwemer. Most of these claim Nerevar killed Dumac and then died from his own injuries (Saint Nerevar specifically claims these were injuries inflicted by Voryn), but don't specify what happened to Voryn or what was going on with the Tribunal during the battle. This version is much more vague about pretty much everything than the Ashlander or Vivec versions. The thing to note with these sources is they are either obviously biased propaganda from the Tribunal Temple or are drawing from obviously biased propaganda from the Tribunal Temple.

The Nord version (x) is way different from the others and for that reason I kinda ignore it to be honest. So in this version (as far as I can tell?) after the War of the First Council kicks up, Voryn drags the Nords into it by telling them he knew where the Heart of Shor (Lorkhan) was. This version seems to put the Nords and House Daogth (including Voryn) on one side and the Chimer and Dwemer on the other. Nerevar and Dumac are still buddies here and fight Voryn and Wulfharth in the Heart Chamber. Voryn kills Dumac. Nerevar kills Voryn. Lorkhan kills Nerevar. Nerevar kills Lorkhan. Alandro Sul is blind now. Vivec might be there.

The 36 Lessons of Vivec version (x) is also one I kinda ignore in terms of what happened during the BoRM since it too is essentially propaganda and largely lies (also I have a hard time understanding it). From my understanding, Vivec puts the Dwemer and Nords against the Chimer. There's sort of an overall placing of the "Sharmat" against the Chimer/Nerevar as well, but no explicit mention of what Voryn or House Dagoth is doing. The Tribunal destroy the Dwemer and "remove them from the world", while Nerever "went too far inside [Red Mountain], seeking the Sharmat [Voryn]" as it exploded. I guess that's how Nerevar dies? Of course, there is also that infamous secret message in the lessons: "He was not born a god. His destiny did not lead him to this crime. He chose this path of his own free will. He stole the godhood and murdered the Hortator. Vivec wrote this."

Vivec's version to the Dissident Priests (x) is probably the most detailed, and one of two that are first hand accounts. In this version, he claims that during the battle Nerevar and Voryn went into the Heart Chamber and fought Dumac and Co., where Nerevar killed him. Kagrenac did something with the Heart and *poof* all of the Dwemer are gone. Voryn tells Nerevar they should destroy the tools, but Nerevar wants to get the Tribunal's opinion. They tell him to keep them, and he agreed under the condition that "the tools would never be used in the profane manner that the Dwemer had intended". Nerevar and the Tribunal go to get the tools from Voryn, but he refuses to give them up, so the gang fights him, gets the tools back, and Voryn escapes. The Tribunal keep their oath for years (Nerevar nebulously stops existing during this time) before using them and pissing off Azura.

Daogth Ur's version (x), claims that he loyally served Nerevar until the end, and Nerevar betrayed him by killing him after telling to him to guard the tools. "Yet beneath Red Mountain, you struck me down as I guarded the treasure you bound me by oath to defend. It was a cruel blow, a bitter betrayal, to be felled by your hand." What a wordsmith!

The one depiction we have of Nerevar's murder is a sketch Kirkbride did for Morrowind's 10th anniversary and it doesn't match a single one of the other versions we have, but because it's visual (and dramatic) it is burned into the fandom zeitgeist so it's worth mentioning.

So none of these line up completely, but there is some significant overlap between a few.

Interestingly, the Ashlander version of the build up to the War of the First Council and the events of the battle itself up until Nerevar goes to chat with the Tribunal is pretty much the same (with the exception of how the Dwemer disappeared) as Vivec's account to the Dissident Priests. Where they differ is in what happened to the Dwemer, Voryn, and Nerevar. To me that makes that sequence of events the most likely of all of the options from a "which is most likely canon" perspective, and the differences between the two come down to bias, with the Alandro Sul and the Ashlanders trying to bolster Nerevar's accomplishments and portray the Tribunal poorly, and Vivec trying to dissuade any suspicion that he killed Nerevar.

Also interestingly, Dagoth Ur's account matches Vivec's pretty closely, with Vivec claiming Nerevar (and the Tribunal) had to fight Voryn to get the tools back, and Dagoth Ur claiming Nerevar killed him (presumably to get the tools back), despite their completely opposing biases. That's gotta mean something. I'm not sure Voryn ever actually says the Tribunal murdered Nerevar now that I'm thinking about it (please correct me if I'm wrong), rather just implies they betrayed him (which could of course include murder though). Meanwhile, Vivec's secret message in the 36 Lessons is basically a murder confession.

This is so messy (in the best way).

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So which one do I like? It depends. Like I've said before, I'm here for interpersonal tragedy among Nerevar and Co., so the version I prefer depends on what part of the tragedy you want to focus on. If I want an interpretation of the story that focuses mostly on Nerevar and the Tribunal's relationship, the Ashlander version where they murder him is the most juicy. But a version where he dies from his fight with Voryn, and the Tribunal watch him die, might be the most tragic. If I want the focus on Nerevar and Voryn's messiness, then perhaps his version where Nerevar kills him is the best fit. If I want a focus on Nerevar and Dumac, perhaps Nerevar dies from those wounds. One of my favorite things about Morrowind is that there is no right interpretation, so you can mix and match for the circumstances of what kind of story you want to tell! You don't even have to be consistent. So much angst potential! So much fun to be had!

If I had to create a best ""canon"" interpretation though based on all of those versions I just detailed, it would be this: Following the Ashlanders' and Vivec's account of the build up to the battle, with the Dwemer (and Nords and Orcs are there too I guess idc) on one side and all of the Chimer houses and tribes on the other, Nerevar, Voryn, and Alandro Sul (among others) end up in the Heart Chamber while the Tribunal lead the charge against the bulk of the Dwemer army outside of the mountain. During the fight in the Heart Chamber, Nerevar and Dumac fight one-on-one, ending with Nerevar very injured, but having killed Dumac (it's tragic and emotional. Poor Nerevar). With Dumac's death, the direction of the battle turns to Kagrenac, who is messing with the tools and the Heart. Knowing everything is about to close in on him, Kagrenac does... something... to the Heart and the Dwemer all disappear (I personally like to think it was a lot less planned and perfected than most like to think. It was a panic move). His tools are left behind, and Voryn gets them and tells Nerevar they should destroy them, considering what they just saw and what he knows personally of Kagrenac. Nerevar is pretty delirious and distressed, and doesn't trust himself enough to make the decision. Knowing he hadn't trusted the Tribunal as much as he should have about the Dwemer leading up to this point, he decides it would be best to get their input. He tells Voryn to stay with the tools, and while Voryn is hesitant to be there alone (that could be because he is nervous to be in the presence of the Heart with the tools, or because he doesn't want Nerevar alone with the Tribunal or getting their advice), Nerevar trusts him fully. He is helped out of the mountain and to the Tribunal, who are dealing with the aftermath of the Dwemer disappearing. Note that at this point in their lives, they are annoyed and frustrated with his leadership, and don't trust his decision making too much. They urge him to keep the tools, and he is not thrilled about it, but relents because he is tired. They all rest a few hours, and then go back into Red Mountain to get Voryn and the tools. There, for whatever reason, Voryn won't give them back (I'll get back to why in a minute), and things escalate very quickly, with the situation ending with Nerevar having killed him. Nerevar, now having killed two of his closest friends over this, changes his mind and decides against using the tools, making the Tribunal swear an oath to never use them, period. They aren't thrilled about this, and their animosity towards Nerevar just grows. They either bide their time and wait for Nerevar to die, or kill him themselves sometime after this, after which they use the tools and piss off Azura.

So back to the topic of Voryn, your point about him is interesting. I feel like there's so many ways to interpret him in this situation and how exactly he was invovled. How did he find out about what the Dwemer (or at least Kagrenac) were doing? What side was he on during the war? Was House Dagoth on his side? Did he mess with the tools when he was left alone with them? If he did, why?

Knowing he was probably closer with Dumac and Kagrenac (whether that be personally and/or politically) than most other Chimer, that could explain how he knew about the heart. I've had a thought in the past that perhaps one of them straight up showed him the Heart and the Numidium, which spurred him to warn Nerevar about it. What if that exposure to it fucked with his head a little, like radiation? Afterwards, he could always feels it's pull and beating, and it only got stronger when he got closer to the mountain. It's like a drug that gets you hooked instantly. My thought was perhaps that was the reason why 1) he is hesitant to watch the tools (and be alone with the Heart), 2) wanted the tools destroyed, knowing first hand how maddeningly powerful the Heart is, and 3) he gave in and messed with the Heart when left alone. There is a delightful irony to him being the first of the Chimer to use the tools despite being the one to most strongly urge not to.

On the other hand, it is from Vivec's account to the Dissident Priests that we get the idea that he had messed with the tools when left alone with them, and of course Vivec has reason to portray Dagoth Ur as insane and unreasonable and corrupted by the Heart to the priests. Perhaps though, Voryn had been faithful and hadn't done anything with them, and was instead unwilling to give the tools to Nerevar because he didn't want them in the hands of the Tribunal, who he believed wouldn't be so noble. Vivec only depicts this as an irrational and power hungry move as projection. On that note, I wish we could've gotten Almalexia and Sotha Sil's account of what happened. I'm sure they'd be just as dubious as Vivec's, but they would've been fun to analyze.

One last thing, I've always been curious about House Dagoth's involvement in the War of the First Council. While the Temple puts them on the side of the Dwemer, it's pretty safe to say this is a form of propaganda to make them look bad after their house was disbanded and essentially erased from history. Other sources give little mention of House Dagoth, but mention their leader, Voryn, as serving under Nerevar, so it's likely the house was on his side as well. I have had the curious idea before though that perhaps House Dagoth, having been more closely aligned and politically/culturally similar to the Dwemer compared to the other houses, had a fracturing caused by the war, with some following Voryn's leadership on the side of the Chimer, and others following the Dwemer. This could explain the conflicting accounts of whose side they were on (ignoring the propaganda angle). But that's more AU than a headcanon.

Anyway, TLDR: it depends! There is no one account that is particularly more canon than others (although i think some are more reliable than others). Different scenarios maximize different drama for different characters, so my interpretation depends on what you want to get out of depicting that battle!

Oh my god I am so sorry this is so long. I'm sure you didn't want this much, but I just have so many thoughts and I figured his would be a good opportunity to vomit them all into the world. If anyone actually read this whole thing, I appreciate you greatly!!

#mine #ask #a very wonderful ask!!#morrowind #tes #the elder scrolls #headcanon #avahkadoo #long post #so i have a fanfic i started drafting where the idea is each chapter is a different way nerevar couldve died #so i already had a lot of these thoughts on hand lol #i debated deleting most of this because writing this much is veryvery cringe of me but im being brave and making myself post it #im also kinda anxious posting any of my interpretations #so uh nervous about this one tbh

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hacemorra-death-gremlin · 5 months

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Rereading Resigned, Though Not To Fate by @crit20art again and, see, I know the point of it is the 'bad end' posited at the end of Jon's section could never happen and that's like, the point of the fic, however the idea of it lives rent free in my head so I did a doodle about it (plus some rudimentary color)

#crit20lesbian #also used my own jmart designs. oh well #tma #magpod #tma fan content #tma fanfic #fanfic fanart #my beloved lol #jonmartin #jmart #hace can draw #lyf is talking #bodyhorror #bodyhorror tw #eyes tw #tbh its because of medium but i went light on the eyes. should have done more

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hotcheetohatredwastaken · 3 months

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Ask game!!

flower <3

You managed to pick the most spoiler-y word in the entirety of my drafts, it seems. Every single one I could to pick for BDOR Arc 1 was like

"Ah, yes," said Ravio, handing Legend a flower, "now that the queen of England is dead and Time has delved into deep alcoholism because of Warrior's untimely death because Linkle killed him, what is your next step, heroes?"

Obviously, that's not what happens (or is it 0-0 LIZZY NO), but I shouldn't have been as surprised as I was, given that the title is Blood Drops on ROSES. ANYWAYS, here's ya snippet for the first instance of "flower" from BDOR Arc 2 (since you didn't specify a WIP I get to be sneaky like that lol).

And then came the dreams. They were comforting, at first. He was sitting in an nondescript field under the warm spring sun with Wolf, picking little white flowers from the tall grass. He was climbing a steep cliff, chilly rain battering his face and hot exhilaration racing through his veins. He was crouched over a smoldering fire on the trail, humming to himself as he prepared some surprise for Twilight that included pumpkins and fish, for some reason. Then came the memories.

The word existed about 14 times across both arcs, and about 5 more times in the Prologue pieces. Thank you so much for the ask! In my 15-minute sprint, I got 641 words for a wpm of 41.5! Thanks to you and @unexpectedstormy, the final chapter of The Yiga and The Sheikah is now finally just about ready to be edited for publishing XD.

The Ask Game: put a unique word (and choose between my WIP's Blood Drops on Roses (Arc 1), Arc 2, or the Prologues (Link), if you wish) in my inbox and I'll respond with a three sentence to three paragraph snippet once I've done a 15-minute writing sprint, and I'll give you my wpm too.

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eldritch-thrumming · 9 months

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i saw that review on letterboxd of all the rhetorical questions for barbie and like… the more i think abt it, the more i’m certain that the review’s author fundamentally misunderstood the film. barbie land is not a utopia in the way that adults would think abt a utopia, like the author seems to imply… barbie land is canonically shaped by little girls playing with their dolls. that’s why we see a supreme court. thats why there are nobel prizes and authors and lawyers (also because that’s how the toys are marketed… would there be a mermaid in ur utopia??? there would be in mine!). that’s why barbie and ken don’t necessarily know what a boyfriend and girlfriend are “meant” to do (not to mention that the author’s assumption that sex is fundamental to a romantic relationship is problematic at best). that’s why barbie is indifferent to ken (i personally had the life size barbie and my sister had the barbie dream house—we had the working woman barbie game, i had the genie barbie gameboy game, we had countless barbie dolls; we didn’t own a single ken doll lol). barbie land is a world created by and for little girls as they play with their dolls (she says in a comment on the original post “don’t little girls play with their dolls in a sexual way?” and yeah, sure, some do. but i didn’t and i’m sure there are others who didn’t… just like there are some girls who completely mutilated their own dolls and made them into horrifying creatures)… that’s why stereotypical barbie starts having an existential crisis—because a grown woman begins to play with her doll again and starts reshaping barbie land… we, as the audience, are meant to understand this as an outlier to how barbie land is canonically created. the author also calls ken “crass” and “slovenly”… maybe after he builds the patriarchy in barbie land he becomes “crass” but i wouldn’t call him slovenly at any point in the film (i suppose this is just semantics tho).

also, please stop saying that barbie land is a reversal of the real world. it isn’t, even if that may have been the filmmakers intentions. again, barbie is indifferent to ken. she does not abuse him, she does not treat him like he exists to service her by cooking or cleaning or providing other favors for her… barbie does not oppress ken in the way that men oppress women in the real world (we have no idea if he owns property or where he lives and she doesn’t seem to particularly care—extremely different from the fact that women couldn’t have their own bank accounts or credit cards, get a mortgage on their own or divorce their husbands through no fault divorce until the second half of the 20th century in the us… within a lot of our mothers and grandmothers lifetimes!!!!) and it is a complete disservice to conflate or equate the two. we actually see barbie drawing clear boundaries around her time and space in regards to ken—this is not a reversal of misogyny as women and girls experience it in the real world, by any stretch of the imagination.

is the film perfect or revolutionary or radical? of course not. it was produced by major studios and corporations in hollywood. of course the barbie movie is a fucking commercial for barbie, like… to expect anything different is just extremely dumb on your part if u saw the trailer, saw the marketing, saw the interviews, bought a ticket, and sat ur ass in the theater, like be fuckin serious. but don’t do women and girls a disservice by discrediting the world and thoughts and ideas it could open up for them by seeing themselves be taken seriously on screen in a major summer blockbuster with stupid fucking questions because u want to feel superior to everyone else because YOU and ONLY YOU see through the capitalist marketing of lipstick pop girlboss feminism (especially when juxtaposed with the way the female characters are treated in oppenheimer, which we cannot help but compare to the barbie film with the viral marketing of barbenheimer).

#i had to block a bunch of people so their barbie takes would stop showing up in my for you tab lol #i just wanna read steddie fanfic and reblog cute barbie gifs not see ur lame ass takes abt how barbie is evidence that both patriarchies #AND matriarchies are bad #there is not a society on earth where women treat men the way women have treated women for millennia… even the matriarchies smh #the way men have treated women*** literal smh!!!!#barbie spoilers #tagging this as barbie spoilers but not using the barbie tag bevause i don’t want to get into all that tbh #i’m just frustrated… esp as someone who teaches film #every time a female led film comes out we have to have these same convos over and over #let’s talk abt how oppenheimer glorifies the atomic bomb and doesn’t acknowledge the indigenous populations that the bomb was tested on!!!!#let’s talk abt how oppenheimer doesn’t even acknowledge the japanese experience of the bomb!!!! bevause oppenheimer is the real victim #let’s talk abt how christopher nolan repeatedly uses the trope of mentally ill suffering crazy woman to propel his male protagonists story!!#he’s just so sad :( that he killed thousands of ppl :(#anyways i’m over it lol #ok wait making this non rebloggable bevaude i don’t wanna argue w anyone i literally jus wanna say my piece into a void 🙏

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