#he just. got the stare down

[asublimehimbo]

in the middle of watching pride and prejudice (2005) and i understand finally why you guys are like this. i will never be normal again

#pride and prejudice #matthew mcfayden #aka the only man who should ever be allowed to play lovesickness ever #he just. got the stare down #keira knightley #p&p 2005 #elizabeth bennet #jane austen #mr. darcy

[hailsatanacab]

A Persuasive Argument - dpxdc

"Great!" Danny says, clapping his hands together to get everyone's attention. The dinner table falls silent as everyone looks towards him. It's a full house today and, honestly, Danny's a little nervous. "I'm sure you're all wondering why I gathered you here today."

"It's dinnertime. In our house." Duke mutters, while doing a very bad job of concealing his yawn. He holds his fork poised over the braised beef, but, just like everyone else, still looks towards Danny before tucking in. It's intriguing enough to wait.

"Yeah, no one misses Alfie's dinner." Dick says, with a brilliant smile that Danny can't help but return.

"Precisely! What better time to talk to you all than when you're all actually here!"

"Wait, I thought you came round to work on our English essays?" Tim asks, blinking owlishly.

"I'm afraid I've lured you here under false pretences, Tim."

"This is where I live."

"I would still really appreciate help on that essay though, I mean, what the hell is Hamlet even about? I just don't get that old time-y language, like 'Hark! A ghost hath killed me!' - absolute rubbish, what does that even mean?"

"The ghost never kills anyone in Hamlet, he's there to tell Hamlet that he was murdered. Have you actually read it?"

"No, but it sounds like you have. Tim, I want this guy to help me with my essay instead. I know for a fact that you haven't read Hamlet, either."

"So? We don't need Jason, I've read the Sparknotes."

"Hi Jason, I'm Danny, pleasure to meet you, summarise Hamlet in three sentences or less."

"Am I auditioning to help you write your essays? I can't believe you’ve gone through your whole school life without reading it, it’s good!"

"Hamlet, along with a number of other classics, was banned in our house because it portrayed ghosts as intelligent and sympathetic beings rather than evil, animalistic beasts. I didn’t even get to see The Muppet's Christmas Carol until last year with Tim! It was surprisingly good, and I hate Christmas because everyone always argued and it sucked. But we're getting off topic. I—"

"No, no, please go back to that, because what the fu—"

"Boys, please." Bruce interrupts, looking to the world as if he wants to hang his head in his hands. "Danny, you were about to say something?"

"Oh, yeah, Mr. Wayne! Thanks!"

"Please, call me Bruce."

"Well, that very succinctly brings me to my point, because I'd actually really like to call you dad."

Nobody says a word. Nobody even blinks, all as shocked as the other, watching open-mouthed as Danny pulls his laptop out from beside his chair. Bruce can definitely feel a headache coming on.

"Before you say anything, I've prepared a 69 slide PowerPoint presentation on why you, Bruce Wayne, should adopt me, Danny Last-Name-Pending. Please save your questions, comments, and verdict until the end, thank you."

#dpxdc #batpham #i forget - can we tag the parent fandoms? w/e #immediately alfred's like: while i do appreciate your initiative may i suggest it wait until after dinner? #and danny - who has barely eaten proper homecooked food ever - takes one bite and then absolutely wolfs down the whole lot #after he's finished he's like 'bear with - I've got to add that to the 'Reasons I Would Like to Live Here' section' #danny's powerpoint has tailored sections for each batfam member with lists of reasons why they'd get along #my au thoughts on this is that the fentons disowned danny when he told them he was phantom #and that this is after the ultimate enemy - wherein which he allied himself with the JL to fight against dan #(which didnt really work at all - BUT he knows some of their identities now INCLUDING batman's) #so one of the main reasons why he'd be a great fit is that he knows their vigilante status anyway so they don’t need to worry about secrets #dick just turns to tim like 'he’s your friend. he learnt this from you.' #tim: 'i didn't tell him our identities!! i would never!!' #dick: 'no i know that. it's the stalker tendancies. it's baby tim all over again' #tim: scandalised gasp #they all eat dinner in silence just super subdued and in shock and sending glances to bruce and danny #duke like: 'so i know I'm the last one in the family but like... this isn't how it normally happens right? did any of you make powerpoints? #tim gets all shifty because he absolutely did make a powerpoint he just never actually showed it to anyone #everyone stares at tim because they all know. it was in one of bab's blackmail files she has on him #damian's slide has danny offering to throw down at any time. 'tim says you like to prove yourself with your skills? #how about a real challenge? if i beat you then you have to vote yes to adopting me!' #damian is in two minds about accepting because... 1) look at him damian could take danny in his sleep! but #2) on the off chance that he does win... damian does not want any more brothers #(he takes the bet and its a suprisingly fun fight - and while he'll never say this... he would vote yes even without the wager) #on one of danny's slides there's a picture of ellie: you'll also get my clone sister! two children for the price of one!! #uhhh.... thats it now - I've been having fun with this haha #spent all day with the 'ive lured you here under false pretences' 'danny i live here' line in my head haha #anyway enjoy!!!!!! this was fun #i wanna make these slides so bad

[aroaceleovaldez]

i think a lot about how Leo didn't use his cabin on the Argo II, and instead just always slept in the engine room or on deck (or let's be real, probably in the walls once or twice). And how Nico and Reyna never even got cabins on the Argo II, since they were unexpected passengers and so probably had to just sleep in the sickbay (if they slept at all, which they probably insisted they didn't need to - or fell asleep in odd spots around the ship) and so were forced to be roommates for a little bit before their quest, or shared a room with someone else on the ship.

#pjo #riordanverse #leo valdez #nico di angelo #reyna ramírez-arellano #there are so many options #Nico and Reyna being forced to be awkward roommates for all of like two days before their quest #just staring at each other silently from across the sickbay #Nico refusing to sleep in the sickbay in general and insisting he doesn't need sleep (he conks out in the crow's nest all the time) #(cause there's no way he's not constantly tired even more than usual while he's recovering) #or maybe he crashes in Hazel's room - or Leo's if he knows Leo doesn't use his room anyways #maybe Reyna crashes in Jason's room cause they used to be best friends before Jason got yoinked #and he feels bad about it and is trying to make it up to her and for just a little bit they can pretend it's the old days #(and Reyna is allowed to bunk with Jason cause she gives Coach a withering glare that makes him back down from complaining) #(she's just tired and sad and could actually really use a hug from her best friend actually) #etc etc. many options here

[emdeerm]

*Disappointed Alfred stare tm*

Prompt? Idk, go ham

So, GK Danny has been with Batfamkly for a while now. Like, a few years. He's a freshly adulting adult. He loves his family. A lot of crap in DC canon didn't happen and stuff. He is now a part of JL.

He gets a mission from CW to go to an alternate version of his dimension and fix whatever is happening there.

He gets sent into the world where Gotham War is happening. He is DISAPPOINTED and also horrified, to say the least. His dad is way better. B, take him home pls.

But he has a duty to do. So...

*Loud clap from the sky getting everyone's attention at once*

"Ladies, gentlemen, and others, we are closing this shit show down for maintenance. Please vacate the premises." A person in the sky announced, grabbed the whole batfamily in reach and swooshed away.

#Bruce got the stare #and hell #and help #but a lot of stare TM #Alfred taught him that and he nailed it down to perfection over the years #full disclaimer: I have little to know knowledge of what's happening in DC rn #I just know that Jason has been given a very short end #and that the whole family is in disarray. #and that Dick wants to kill a bitch (my speculation after seejng a few panels) #Get Jason Yeti help #Get Tim a big hug #and Damian #and Dick #and others #and I think all of them need a bath or twn and sleep #dpxdc #danny phantom #dc x dp #dp x dc #dcxdp

[bizarrelittlemew]

every time i see "Ed asks Lucius to write down his lyrics" used as an argument for claiming that Ed can't write i just want to. you know. point out that Stede has Lucius write down everything he says?? and does?? all the time?? and when he can't find Lucius he asks Frenchie (who actually cannot write) to do it instead of just writing it himself. and we know Stede can write. it's got nothing to do with ability to write, just that the captains don't seem to want to write stuff themselves when they have an employee whose job is to do that exact thing for them

#this is not with any specific post in mind but i think this every time that point is brought up #like idk if ed can write (i think he can based on the scrolls and books in his room and he can definitely read) #and he is a genius no matter what #but i just think it's ~funny~ how 'ed asks lucius to write sth down instead of writing it himself' is used to argue that ed CAN'T do it #when stede does it ALL THE TIME. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING #it's just fancy captain behavior and having lucius do his job (his actual job and not whatever izzy seems to think lucius' job is lmao) #ok now i got it out thanks this keeps bothering me #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd meta #i guess #also it's hard to write while eating jam AND staring dramatically at a candle i totally get it #like if i had a scribey person in my employ i would also choose to dictate to them instead of writing myself lmao especially with quills

[fisheito]

re: pokemans

o wait holdd on dfrifrij

WISHIWASHI YAKUMO 🤣😭😭

nah but for real may i offer u some creatures that are just. assigned. i do not imagine them as anything else anymore

(girafarig yakumo, rockruff garu, hisuian zoroark kuya)

#i didn't want to take the easy way out and give yakumo a snake based pokemon.... but i mean... if the vibe fit i wouldn't complain #unfortunately. the vibe did NOT fit. #seviper? no. arbok? nope. serperior?? do i see ANY part of yakumo that acts as smug as snivy looks? Naaaaaahhhhhhhh #WELL!!! UNTIL THERE IS A MORE FITTING SNAKE POKEMON. girafarig. #cue me scrolling down the entire pokedex staring at the tiny sprites trying to get a read on who would fit which clan member #i ended up collecting a lot of POSSIBILITIES but after a while i wasn't sure if they were more suited to BEING the character... #vs being OWNED by the character #for example. with blade. i just started putting all the little weirdos under his jurisdiction. WAILORD. LUVDISC. ALOLA EXEGGUTOR. CHARJABUG #ok maybe blade wouldn't be inkay but tell me he wouldn't absolutely love it and call it cute #i even found new pokemon . unknown to me. . but they seemed cool? so why not put em on the list #i gotta say i'm a lil upsetti that i couldn't find an appropriate vessel for aster. the closest i could get was meowth/persian #and that just feels. cheap. pardon the wording #drawing these guys catapulted me back in time to when i was 4 years old #p sure pokemon was one of the first things that got me to draw? #wow and here we r today #may just. draw more pokemans later. kimda wanna see altaria rei #pokemon crossover #yakumo #garu #kuya

[markeronacomputer]

Heart, Mind and Soul but what if little bug men

(okay but why did I make wasp!soul kinda fruity tho?)

#Chonny jash #chonny’s charming chaos compendium #cccc heart #cccc mind #cccc soul #i imagine this was an attempt by Soul to punish them for something #but since he did the same thing to both of them at the same time it ended up affecting him too #(and shrunk down the trident… for some reason) #that’s why they’re both staring at him #and why he’s got that smug “mission failed successfully” look on his face #fun fact #this is the first time I’ve drawn HMS since about last May #I’m not going to show you that art tho because it’s OLD #and thus even worse than my current art #hms #looking back at this and realising I forgot Heart’s wings… #fuck #just pretend they’re behind his back #Chonny Jash au

[gothic-mothic]

Realizing that the reason I really liked the first HTTYD movie as a kid wasn’t because of any normal reason it was because I wanted to be Toothless

I didn’t want to be the one befriending a “monster” I wanted to be the monster reluctantly trusting a human. I didn’t want to study this fascinating new creature I wanted to be the creature being studied who’s just in it for the food. I didn’t want to be the one riding a dragon I wanted to be the fucking dragon because that’s infinity cooler

#does anyone else relate or is this the neurodiversity again #anyway I realized this because I randomly remembered that one scene #of Hiccup staring at Toothless on the forest floor immobilized by that catapult thing he fired #a terrifying experience for both of them #mostly (biased opinion) for Toothless bc like this human has just shot you down from the sky and now that you’re injured and trapped he #comes up to you and he’s got a knife #that’s certain death for a dragon #but he doesn’t kill him !! he frees him !! that’s beautiful I love this movie #I should rewatch httyd #just the first one tho I don’t reallyyy careee ab the sequels #anyway #.txt

[ao3dorian-gay]

au where haku joins the akatsuki after zabuza dies & gossips about itachi with deidara (fic)

#mine #deidara #yuki haku #finally DONE!! still might fix haku's hair more but i dont want to bc i think it's pretty but also it makes it hard to tell it's him </33 #itachi is like. wow! haku is just like me fr! he's so cool !! meanwhile haku h8s him for killing off a bloodline limit family kjnfkjf #i've got docs open and i'm typing away lmao god save me from my wips #i've got an OUTLINE. all so i can write the akatsukis pretty boys having a friendship triangle ksnjk lmaooo #im staring at it too much. how phoned in does the cave background look. i've drawn caves before but i'm also so lazy with backgrounds. #his hair is down bc he's letting himself be impractical sometimes <3 #also bc im p sure the Hair Up in the bun is part of the hunter nin Disguise

[south-sea]

when it's his own personal organic form, metal is miserable at gestures/expressions/etc. like when he's mimicking someone else, he has all the blueprints and guidelines already there, and it's flawless.

but with a personal organic form, he doesn't have guidelines like that. if he replicates too much of what he's observed, he just ends up talking like eggman or gesturing like sonic or generally any other person he knows.

taking on a completely unique form is basically asking metal to be himself, which, sure, but at the same time what does that even mean. he's never known what that means. how could he?

#so he just continues to look at you with the coldest deadest most intense stare known to man #he's at least got that part of himself down pat #the point here is second chance metal is comfortable in his identity as an inorganic individual #the ways in which he operates as a robot IS who he is #which is a big part of why he flounders a bit in an organic disguise/doesn't have much of a use for it #metal sonic #second chance au #sea talks

[fatedroses]

A bit of community service work to repay his third chance leads to Hien witnessing Zenos' own special brand of weird.

#ffxiv #sketch #digital art #zenos yae galvus #hien rijin #adventurer zenos #I have finally sat down to learn how to draw the porcupine + his outfit and I will now unabashedly misuse this new power #aka stuff for the au amongst other things #where hien reluctantly gives zenos a chance to prove himself #only to find out hes surprisingly efficient with a strong sense of work ethic- *if* he actually cares about the work hes doing #not at all anticipating that might involve him turning partially into shinryu just to get a bit more utility #and that to redisperse the aether into the surroundings zenos is very carefully making sure the laser is not going to hit anything #I also like to think that once zenos starts learning to respect more than WoL that he is just shockingly polite to people #even if that means when hes listening he is just ***Staring*** #->Lyse+Hien+Yugiri also getting unabashedly praised- Lyse especially- when he learns more about Ghimlyt #following in WoL's footsteps I like to think he'd *try* to form good relationships with leaders and people he meets- #-even if much of it involves attempted murder towards him only for him to go “hey- I can't die. let me do something else for it” #also completely unrelated but I just want minstrel's ballad:shinyru to be the canon version of the fight #I adore how absolutely unhinged that fight is #dog farming meant my entire fc got to sprint across his back and sit on his shoulders before he lobbed us all off #because he was stubborn #and hated dropping the mount for any of us

[taikanyohou]

there's an alternate reality where this vegas:

and this pete:

most definitely fuck.

#i have a scenario in my head where the bodyguard disperse to find porsche and as vegas is heading out back to main foyer area #he bumps into pete and pete just looks at him with disgust and knows vegas is Upto Some Shit and porsche disappearing is bc of him #and vegas who's already Mad does not need pete to be looking at him like that so he spits out a 'what the fuck are you staring at?' #and pete just cuts to the chase and asks vegas 'where the fuck is he i know you're upto some shit.' and vegas just smirks and says 'who?' #whilst he steps closer to him until he's trapped pete up against a wall and leans into his ear and says 'who pete?' #and pete spits back in vegas' face how 'i know you've got your eyes on him. don't think i haven't been watching your every move.' #and at first it feels like a bucket of ice water has been thrown on vegas but then he composes himself and says #'why? are you jealous?' at which pete just scoffs. and then vegas tries again and says 'or do you like what you see? the thrill of it? #eyeing me just to see what i do next?' #and pete doesnt respond. just bites the inside of his cheek. bc there is a thrill to it #but he is not gonna give vegas the satisfaction. and yet all vegas has to do is look at pete as he clenches his jaw and he gets his answer #and then vegas just rakes his eyes all over pete's body and says 'you've never looked so good'. #and pete isnt gonna get distracted by the fact that vegas of all people is telling him this. so he asks again 'where is he?' #and vegas just tuts and steps even closer and presses their bodies together and says 'fuck him. i'm talking about us. #stop being so fucking good all the time pete. doesnt it get tiring?' #and pete's trying to stay focused on the task at hand here and he knows exactly what vegas is doing as vegas carries on saying #'don't you wanna be bad sometimes pete? what if i let you be that with me? no one has to know.' #and the invitation sounds so tempting. the prospect of it. that he should be with kinn doing his job but instead he's fucking his cousin #and just being the centre of attention for once. being vegas' centre of attention .... it makes pete's toes curl. #and vegas glances down at pete's mouth that's fallen slightly open. and its so pretty. so pretty that he has to touch it. and as he does #pete opens his mouth wider and vegas runs his thumb along pete's entire bottom lip. and he can feel pete breathing hard. #'you want this.' vegas says. 'look how you open up your mouth for me so pretty to have more.' #and now vegas is calling him pretty too and pete's resolve is breaking brick by brick until he moans when vegas wraps his hand around his #throat and vegas says 'i wanna taint you so bad that you'd have to wear this to cover the bruises on your neck. and the next time i see you #i'd do it all over again.' and pete asks in a barely there voice 'next time?' and vegas smirks and leans into pete's ear and says #'if its what you want. because i do. i wanna see you be bad for me. just for me. i want you to come to me only. for me only.' #and then vegas bites down on the skin there making pete clutch onto vegas' blazer and as divine as vegas looks pete wants to rip it off. #and just as he's about to do something about it vegas steps back leaving pete's arm mid air. and pete hates that. and vegas sees it all #over his face and says 'what do you say pete? you either leave with me right now or you can go back and be the good little boy they think #you are.' and vegas holds out his hand. and no one's ever treated pete like this before. so he takes it. and lets vegas take him.

[introspectivememories]

everybody gets on shouto's case for being arrogant before the sports festival but like was he wrong to be arrogant???? if i was trained since 5 and then i enrolled in a school for hero hopefuls who have just started training their quirk, their body, and their minds for the job, god i'd be so fucking arrogant too. everything his peers are learning, shouto already knows!! flying spin kick? boo, boring!! he learned that at six. incorporating your quirk into your fighting? lame, yawn! he's been doing that his whole life. fighting quirkless? his father may be a piece of shit but endeavor is nothing if not thorough.

#am i saying he's right for acting like this? no. #am i saying i understand? yeah #we should've got like a scene where they have to fight quirkless bc #hey what happens when you've exhausted your quirk? or you run into sm1 #with a quirk like mine? think children think #and bakugo still cocky gets paired up with shouto and everyone gathers around to watch #and of course bakugo makes the first move but shouto dodges like he saw it coming #and the bkg makes the second and third and fourth but tdrk keeps dodging and bkg's slowly getting angrier and angrier #and then shouto /moves/. quick as a whip. a punch to the head. a kick to the midsection. he is relentless. #but even through this aizawa can tell shouto's heart isn't really into it. that this is too easy for him. finally it seems likes tdrk gets #tired of playing with bkg and drops down to sweep his legs. bkg goes down with an ungraceful curse. shouto stares down at bkg for a sec b4 #offering his hand and bkg ofc swats it away but the whole class is in awe. how does tdrk just move like that?? how did he just... woahh #anyway bkg gets pissy and is like “you looking down on me?!” and shouto who hasn't even broken a sweat just goes #“you didn't even put up enough of a fight for me to look down on you.” #anyway tdrk shouto you will always be my favorite prodigy #shouto todoroki #todoroki shouto #bnha

[skoulsons]

am i watching the winter embrace on repeat and staring at joels hand so gently on her cheek as she looks up at him in such an unbelieving manner because he shouldn’t be there because he’s half dead in that basement except he is there and he’s holding her and his touch is soft and comforting and protective and gentle and it brings her back to the present and helps her realize that she’s safe now because he’s here bur also that he is alive and here with her and she doesn’t have to worry about her worst fear coming true anymore because she can feel his hand on her cheek and his arms wrapped around her and hear the sound of his voice and see the alive look in his eyes? yeah.

#the way he just. #the way his hand just fits there. #she fights against him and he lowers them down and his right hand rests on her cheek and it’s just #it’s pieces to a puzzle #and she stares at him #never blinking #not once #and she can’t even speak because so much has happened #and she just hugs him and he finally gets to hold her #gets to hold her for all the missing times during the last few weeks he desperately wanted to #and she needs it. she initiates it #because it’s Joel and he’s her safe place and #despite never having hugged prior to this #she knows he’ll hold her. #and he does. fuck he does. #and she infuriates it and he holds her and smoothes her hair down and calls her baby girl and stands them both up and whispers reassurances #that he’s got her and that she’s okay now because he’s there and she’s with him #and they’re finally back together and alive #which is the most important thing. #please shut me up I have to stop it’s eating away at my bone marrow please. #the last of us hbo #joel miller #ellie williams

[nerosdayinanime]

fuckign obsessed with sabigiyu... sabito's tough and snarky and brash when hes around people but then see him with giyuu and hes the biggest fucking puppy... constantly touching and being affectionate whenever he can, harshly stopping/snapping at anyone who tries to badmouth giyuu or even looks at him wrong, always glancing back when hes talking looking for giyuu's attention and recognition- he so freely displays his love and its just so sickeningly sweet to anyone around as witness

giyuu's a youngest child too, you know he'd eat that shit up. he fucking loves how much sabito spoils him- the occasional time sabito tries to be stern or ignores him all he has to do is bat his eyes and raise the corners of his mouth and sabito near immediately caves to whatever he wants. anything to see giyuu's full smile, and giyuu never hesitates with him

they know exactly what the other wants at a given moment, know when to be soft and sweet or when to be rough and wild- quietly sitting together close enough for their thighs to touch and enjoying the warmth of eachother's presence to playfully pushing buttons until the other snaps and gives their full attention to grappling the other to the ground. they'd both stop at the drop of a dime for the other for whatever reason needed, lovingly teasing and calling the other an idiot the whole way out

#loserboy giyuu posting #fratboy sabito posting #sabigiyu #sabito x giyuu #i found Anything You Want(JAWNY ft. dojacat) and i just asfdghgjhykdsfghjkyj sABITO #he fucking loves giyuu sm. theyre both utterly obsessed with eachother but sabito's more outgoing abt it so its #way more obvious to outsiders. anyone who actually knows how giyuu is see how down bad he is- hes a different person when sabito's #way more obvious to outsiders. anyone who actually knows how giyuu is see how down bad he is- hes a completely different person when #sabito's around vs when hes not and everyone thinks they're ridiculous #sabito got in a fight one time bc he called someone pathetic for being scared to openly love their partner #giyuu had to drag him out like a cat carrying an angry kitten. he was staring them down with death in his eyes then as soon as line of #sight broke he looked to giyuu with a proud little smile and giyuu dropped him on his ass for getting into a fight for such a stupid reason #sabito tried to defend his superior opinion but stopped when giyuu kissed the top of his head and started walking off. scrambled to get up #and follow- whatever he was gonna say forgotten and no longer important #ough... #sorry im unwell about them #i like thinking of what they'd be like if they hadnt lost eachother and turned cold in eachother's absence like they did in canon #sabito asshole & giyuu spoiled brat supremacy #also this is ambiguous as to whether its canon-setting or modern its just Them #'youve got the funk- gets me stupid gets me drunk- ill do anything that you want- anything that you want want want' #its just oUGH

[technitango]

god the way doyoung invited dongsoo to dinner and just stared him down the whole time with those eyes like he fuckin KNOWS but still thanked him for his good work and POURED DONGSOO A DRINK like here's my final respect for you here's my last show of appreciation BECAUSE HE KNOWS DONGSOO FUCKED HIM OVER but he's treating this shit like THE LAST FUCKIN SUPPER but doyoung is no goddamn christ and he sure as hell isn't going to let dongsoo bring him down from his throne like THE POETIC CINEMA i tell you

#the stare down just got to me #and the way doyoung tapped the cup with like that repressed tension under the surface #but i just knew doyoung was about to end everything after this he was well aware of dongsoos betrayal #god the scene right after when doyoung left in the car #the look on doyoungs face as he knew he had to do what he was about to do #was it almost regretful #i dont know #but doyoung is not a man to hesitate when he has been betrayed thats for sure #dongsoo should have seen this coming #evilive