#his request was denied

[dumbpilots]

bradley's been looking forward to this dinner reservation forever. it took four months to get his name on the list and it was only because he knew a guy who knew a guy. so when natasha calls him 30 minutes before their reservation to say she can't come (impeccable timing, really), bradley's not only disappointed, he's pissed.

"nat there's a $200 hold on my credit card that they're going to charge if i cancel this late!"

"i'm sorry bro. there's no way i can get there in time. anyone else you can take? or put on your big boy pants and eat dinner by yourself."

"they'll still charge me $100 for one person cancelling, nat. you better venmo me for this." he hangs up on her.

---

and that's how bradley finds himself loitering outside the restaurant, scoping out unsuspecting passerbys, looking for his mark.

he asks a total of four people (#1 "dude, no?", #2 completely ignored, #3 "sorry, not interested", #4 "ew, creep") before he starts to get hopeless. the reservation has already started and he only has a 10 minute window before he's out $200. just as he's about to call it a loss and head inside to the restaurant, he locks eyes with him. well, here's goes nothing.

"excuse me! i'm so sorry to bother you, but i have quite an insane ask."

"oh yeah? shoot." his eyes are sparkling. don't ruin this, bradshaw.

"well, i made reservations with a friend to this restaurant here." he points behind him. "but she just cancelled on me. they're going to charge me $100 if i go in alone, or $200 in about... seven minutes if i don't go in at all."

"ahh... sounds like quite the predicament." bradley can feel his eyes on him.

"soo.. what do you say? fifteen, twenty minutes tops of your time and a drink on me?"

"you got yourself a date. i'm jake." he quirks a smile and extends his hand.

"bradley." he has a good feeling about this.

---

one drink turns into three, the food tastes like paper for all he knows. he's too busy concentrating on the new language that is jake seresin.

(bradley's pockets are much lighter when they leave, but they burn with the weight of jake's phone number)

#hangster #sereshaw #bradley's in charge of his own destiny #but nat would say she is #bradley rooster bradshaw #jake hangman seresin #tgm au ramblings #i watched a tiktok of someone complaining about rezzie fees #and then this happened #meetcute #nat requests a $100 venmo because she deserves a thank you #bradley denies it

[noughticalcrossings]

Watercolours, Study, Climbing Exercises

John Irving - Bedlington Terrier

John Bridgens - Irish Wolfhound

Harry Peglar - Roe Deer

#the terror #the terror animal au #john irving #john bridgens #harry peglar #henry peglar #my art #bedlington terrier #irish wolfhound #roe deer #yes irving is lamb-coded I’m a sucker for tropes #and I couldn’t deny John Lynch his magnificent eyebrows #if you want any others please request them I’m running out of ideas

[cemetaryvampire]

IS THAT UNPLEASANT GRADIENT?!?!?! NO WAY?!?!??

MAN I LOVE UNPLEASANT GRADIANT 🤑🤑🤑

#regretevator #bive #regretevator bive #bive regretevator #regretevator roblox #regretevator art #vins friend shenanigans #vins art #regretevator fanart #unpleasant gradient #unpleasant regretevator #regretevator unpleasant #cw smoking #fanum tax #gyatt #he probably would be those kids to lkke #Smack his friends gyatts then deny he’s gay #(Spoiler warning: HE IS.) #vin art request

[yea-baiyi]

about hua cheng re: that conversation w xie lian about his “true appearance”, and why hua cheng freaks out when xie lian’s asks to see his real appearance — like san lang is basically his normie appearance. whereas he usually prefers to be full makeup platform heels acrylic nails. but when xie lian asks the question, he wonders if xie lian would consider his “true form” as his ugly self. (after all, that’s what most people mean when they ask for someone’s true form — they mean their original human appearance). but the way xie lian phrased it makes it clear that it’s about being open and comfortable with each other, not about some demand for truth. which reassures hua cheng not only that xie lian will like him no matter his true appearance, but that he would accept hua cheng’s chosen appearance as his “true self” because it’s how he truly sees and portrays himself, rather than his original appearance. xie lian’s words assure him that it’s not the Honesty or the Original appearance that matters, just that he’s aware that san lang is a facade for his benefit and he’d rather see hua cheng the way he prefers to appear.

#hua cheng #tgcf #hualian #meta stuff #trans hua cheng #my hyperfixation demon #just posting the whole thing as i wrote it last night #tried to rework it but tbh my friends understood the original just fine so. #anyway it’s relevant that when most stories - including tgcf!! - refer to a monster or ghost’s ‘true form’ #they mean their original human form!! #so it’s reasonable that hua cheng thinks that’s what xie lian is asking for!! which is terrifying to him!! #because that form is traumatising and not what he identifies with!! #but also he wants to be honest with xie lian he doesn’t want to lie or deny his request #but xie lian’s response makes it clear he’s not asking for. radical vulnerability or hua cheng’s trauma #he just wants hua cheng to be comfortable!! #because he knows san lang’s appearance is a disguise for his benefit #he just wants hua cheng as he prefers to appear!! #and that’s why hua cheng starts laughing in relief #because of course xie lian just wants hua cheng as he is #god god god he’s so transgender for this he really is #hee really my hyperfixation demon forreal this just suddenly came to me. while i was watching cql

[saym0-0]

georgie has gotten a delivery of cat food to her door every month since college with nothing but a note that says 'child support'

#coincidentally elias has a meeting every month with the archives staff about inappropriate use of company funds #after he gets yet another email about archives staff requesting £50 every month for 'child support' #jon will not confirm or deny his envolvment #the admiral #the admiral tma #tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #georgie barker #£50 because its quality cat food

[rainystressed247]

Rawrrr surrender all your candies

#dream fanart #rainystressedart #dreamsbestfriendau #nightmare swapped his horns for ears #upon request from Dream #he got a soft spot #though he denied vehemently

[maiaczy]

anasui for the requests? 🩷

Here you go, the barbie of the jojoverse himself

Also there's this thing that I drew once as a result of an inside joke between me and my friend so. i guess yall can have that too

#you cant deny that he would absolutely demolish it if he had a chance to pole dance #look at his outfit. he was born for this #also i have a confession #please dont kill me for this but i used to not like him very much when i first read SO #i may or may not have drawn myself putting him in a trash can at one point or another #im happy to announce however that now ive come around and i actually enjoy this pink bastard #i just bully him now #but lovingly #he contributed to a lot of funny moments in SO so u gotta hand it to him #it truly wouldnt be the same without him #anyways rant over #request #sketch #fanart #jjba #jojo no kimyou na bouken #jojos bizzare adventure #art #digital art #jojo #jojo fanart #myart #narciso anasui #jjba anasui

[good-beanswrites]

hi! may i request some mikoto + amane (platonic obvs) … anything? they are very dear to me 😭

Yes!!! Thank you so much for the request -- they really are such a good pair ;-; (The thing is, I had so many nice scenes in mind about how they parallel each other, but they wouldn't know or reveal that about each other so I kept restarting...) Anyway, here's something right after Mikoto's first trial/verdict!

Mikoto could pick up on someone’s bad mood from a mile away, though the skill was unnecessary when the other party very clearly and calmly informed him, “I’m in a bad mood.”

After refusing his offer, Amane turned back to a thick textbook she’d been taking notes on. Didn’t kids usually complain that school was already a prison? She must have wanted the full experience. He'd worked nonstop at his studies as well, but this was a new level. Amane often reminded him of his little sister, though she always took the extra step like this. His sister would have jumped at this opportunity to play a few rounds of their favorite card game.

“It’ll be fun!”

He flashed a smile, but it had no effect on her severe expression. “I know you’re just trying to comfort me about our verdicts. I refuse to be pitied.”

“Comfort and pity are two very different things. But anyway, it wasn’t either of those things.” He gave an easy shrug “To be honest, I’m just a little bored. It’s weird not having any work to do during the day.” 

Mikoto couldn’t remember the last time in his life he’d had so many hours to himself. A lot of the others were fun to play games with. A few of the sportier prisoners helped him stay active. He enjoyed smoking breaks with the other men. Still, he was left to his own devices for the majority of his time. It was maddening. He’d recently requested some more art supplies, having used up the last batch, but they had yet to come in. Now with the verdict announcement, he wasn’t sure they’d ever arrive.

“That is your own problem. I already have something to do.” Her eyes lingered on the cards for the briefest of moments before returning to the book. “I told you, I’m not in the mood for it.”

Regardless of her hostility, he took a seat beside her. He leaned his arms out on the table. “We don’t have to play the same game.” The last time they'd played as a big group, several prisoners pulling the tables together to fit everyone. Amane had kept very quiet, eyes darting around at the cards as she tried to keep up with the rules. Not many of the others noticed the frustration clear in her face. Mikoto wasn’t the type to let her win out of pity, though he had begun to mutter the rules and strategies to himself a bit more as the night went on… 

“Is there a game you liked to play at home?”

 “No. There was no time for games in the house.” 

“All work and no play… hah… I know what that’s like.” He slumped his cheek onto his arm, lazily shuffling the cards around. He felt bad for bothering the girl if she truly was upset. He thought it was the bad experience that made her reject him, he hadn’t realized there were also family issues attached. Usually he could read people well; maybe he was losing his touch. He seemed to be losing touch with a lot of things, these days.

He readied a game of solitaire. 

“Mikoto?” Amane kept her face turned away. “There was… one game.”

“Yeah?” Mikoto shuffled the cards back together. He slid them over to her. “You should teach me!” 

She didn’t touch them. “You probably already know it.”

“Nah, I only know a few games. I’m better with tarot cards, though those aren’t really the gaming type. Come on, what is it?”

She told him the name of the game, insisting it wouldn’t be worth playing. She kept her attention on the textbook, but her eyes weren’t reading any of it. 

“Ahh, I’ve heard of that one! We start with four cards, right?” He started dealing them out.

“No, five –” she pointed to the deck, urging him to add two more. 

“Right, right.” He laughed lightly. “And the goal is to get pairs, and put them in a pile, uhh, here.”

Amane shook her head. She shifted her body slightly towards him. “You must be thinking of a different game. There’s actually three piles for pairs. One here, one here, and when it’s your opponent’s turn…” 

Her eyes gleamed as she explained the rules. She pointed to various cards, telling him exact moves and point values. “And to win, you need to –” Her expression shifted. “You… you already knew all this.”

“Of course not!” He put on his most convincing smile. 

She deflated. “You’re not a very good liar.”

“Tch, tell that to the warden.”

His shoulders sagged along with her. If Amane could see right through him, why was the rest of Milgram still coming up with stories about what he did and didn’t do? “Well, I might already know the rules, but it’s been a long time since I’ve played. You can still give me a hand. Plus, if you really are in such a bad mood, it’ll be good to take a break from your studies. You should always take a break when things get too overwhelming, yeah?”

She gave him a withering stare.

“Eh? What’s that face for?”

“Alright, let’s play. You can go first.”

“I mean it, what was that look? Aw, come on…”

#milgram #mikoto kayano #amane momose #see - the thing is they both had crimes about 'protecting themself' but both would deny it was for that reason #they both seem to have some family trauma but would never admit it #theyre both used to putting on their best behavior and being 'good' for others but hardly realize that themselves #they are both in denial all the time !!!!! #so i tried to show them getting along for their own perceived reasons -- mikoto thinks he likes her because she reminds him of his sister #and amane thinks she likes him because hes being kind about their verdicts #and while both are right theyre Also drawn to each other because they are very similar at their core #and both have skills with reading people/picking up on cues making it tough to lie to one another #that forced honesty makes for a solid friendship haha! #i also remember a comment from yamanaka that amane would be the worst at card games because shed have trouble with the rules #she seems old enough to handle complex games but she probably never got to play a lot at home ;---; and mikoto probably learns a lot of #types of games (and tarot) so can connect with even more people #i thought long and hard on whether mikoto would let someone else win but he doesnt seem the type (plus amane would notice) #once again i know amane starts speaking in the plural but this comes a bit before that #yaay thank you so much for the request! this was really fun to do - i hope you enjoy! #ive thought a lot about amane and john but less on her and mikoto lol so this was nice :D #drabbles

[jokeringcutio]

By the way, I accept 'imagine if...' prompts for slashers on the topics in the tags

#there'll be some pregnancy/birth/baby fics with our favorite slashers coming up #Drabbles and imagines mostly #expect horror drama and angst #I mean Art the Clown will eat the afterbirth #Stepdad William Afton will deny it is his baby when you are his stepdaughter while being delighted he got you like this #So prepare #And if you don't like these type of drabbles ignore them because there'll be loads more of kinder drabbles and fics online as well soon #All my tales carry warnings #There'll be more unrelated Stepdad William drabbles and fics #New chapters to Explore and more #New Albert and Harrow tale #you may request any bad guy #or any old one tbh #let me know if you want gore dark or romantic etc

[iero]

May or may not have filled out a request form to get a Stranger Things tattoo by a well-known artist in Pittsburgh when I go to Pittsburgh in like three weeks this morning... 

#personal #Dude only opens his books one month ahead of time and ONLY a month in advance so perfect opportunity. #He has like 45k followers so there's a chance my request could get denied but it's whatever. #I just want a ST tat so bad! #Actually ANOTHER ST tat if you count my Eddie bats I already have LMAOOO #Honestly I just want another tattoo in general... It's gonna be a year since I last got one and believe me I'm feeling the NEED. #*It's gonna be a year soon

[loadinghellsing]

Hellsing Facts: Alucard would run out of bullets before Anderson runs out bayonets

#i contribute #funny #hellsing #alexander anderson #hellsing alucard #--- #the hellsing facts that make me laugh #because Anderson is amusing #beyond all reason #he uses swords #but he fights ranged #without any regard for leaving some 80 bayonets scattered around #god when one asks for infinite bayonets #specifically the knife part #can't deny such a ridiculous request #Alucard runs out of bullets mid fight with Anderson #and just chucks one of his guns at Anderson's head #how to beat Anderson at his own game

[kurokoros]

I'm just incredibly pissed off right now because no one is getting me my cat's medication and I'm about ready to commit homicide if this prescription doesn't ship today.

I reordered it ahead of time like usual and my vet back in Wisconsin denied my order because they wanted me to come in for a wellness check. Then I had to wait two weeks to get into the vet nearby where I'm living in Chicago. Got the prescription set up, but they use covetrus as their provider so my order is just sitting in the "filling" stage and probably won't be shipped out within the next few days and I'm just extremely done. I'm sick of listening to my cat growling in pain on and off for hours because his stomach hurts. I'm sick of watching him lose weight because his stomach hurts. I'm sick of being kept awake all fucking night listening to my cat cry and being anxious because I can't do anything about it.

#alisha babbles #I reordered his meds on FEBRUARY 10TH when I realized he was getting low #and the order just sat there stuck until my previous vet finally denied the request on the 21st #Graham has been off his meds for almost three full weeks now #and he's had constant tummy problems since

[twistedapple]

In regard to my previous post and one of the many changes brought by Patch 3 (I stand by the opinion that BOTH brown and black hair on Raphael), I'd like to point these out as well:

Now we only need to be able to adopt Myshka and maybe Grub to have a full, lovely pet family 🥹

Otoh, we've been tragically robbed of His Majesty. He now has hair, because Larian preferred keeping Steelclaw hairless. But His Majesty was the most gloriously haughty ballsack kitty and I wouldn't be surprised if someone rolls in with a mod to reverse that tragic choice.

#not twisted wonderland #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #myshka #scratch #owlbear #His Majesty #Larian no we loved him as a ballsack kitty #can we pleased get him some milk instead #even though milk is bad for cats #he requested it and we can't keep denying Him

[alister312]

Hi!!! It's the Clip anon again!! Nice to see that you like that little rarepair at least a bit^^

For they common ground, I actually think they could find it a bit in a sport!!! Since Clyde's a jock and Pip is really good at dogdeball

I see Clyde just really admiring Pip's skill in it maybe and Pip going out of his way to throw balls only at people that Clyde doesn't like to make him like him more

Also Pip's just kinda a sporty guy in general (reminder that he is very skillfull both in dogdeball and in archery) and Clyde is just suprised how actually talented and skilled Pip is

OK……. OK YES I AM SEEING IT….. Clyde’s genuine enthusiasm is something Pip would probably really appreciate too!! just a couple of golden retrievers, the two of them. endless hype and support.

sketch of the sporty lads…….

#pip is not someone I ever really think about being athletic but he does have a wicked dodgeball arm #clyde would campaign every year to get him on the football team but stan keeps denying clyde’s request and also pip doesn’t want to play #he would appreciate having someone so in his corner tho #south park #sp clip

[youngpettyqueen]

when a character is rude to Data for absolutely no reason and completely shows their ass in android prejudice only for Data to literally go "ok." it makes me laugh. incredibly hard

#star trek: tng #data #its like when someone texts several paragraphs in an argument and you just reply by liking the text #im on the s5 premiere and Data's being a captain and his first officer was like #no I dont think you can do this. I want a transfer #and Data was like oh I understand your concerns. request denied #and then moved on #this guy is just continuing to make a clown of himself like dude... embarrassing

[eorzeashan]

"you are being extra goth today admin" well you see I got emotional thinking about how Eight would stumble back to Jadus after KOTFE/ET with all his adventures and experiences in hand and tell him everything and how it made him realize he loves others but loving them hurts him in a way he can barely comprehend, and that this loneliness is a poison enough to kill...

what do you think of this pain of mine, o lord? is it not unlike anything you've ever tasted? he'd ask across their bond, with a smile so radiant that its light surely would belong to some distant star-- nothing so flesh and blood.

then he'd bury himself in his embrace and whisper how he can no longer stand to be apart from him. even the walls of their physical bodies entwined this close are another separation he can't bear. the darkest parts of the universe are the only place he can live now, with the hearts of men having rejected him thrice over.

so please, he'd murmur, when it all becomes too much-- when your body fails you-- when there comes a time where I can't follow-- take me. take me whole. I promise I'll give you this world and all that my eyes have seen of it.

Jadus understands immediately. It is the one request his Hand has made that he cannot fulfill, if he does not find a way to preserve this fleeting spark of light that has made its way into the dark sanctuary of his being. He will take him, and he will be taken by him-- and he will lose him.

It is a fresh pain he has not felt in nigh over a decade. Not since the early days of his youth, those memories that have never resurfaced from the murky abyss of his tempered mind. He thanks him for this gift. None other could compare, to serve him so faithfully to the ends of his universe and further still. To place at the altar of adoration his own suffering and love, every experienced agony a tribute to the one he places above all.

For that, Jadus must betray him. His Hand, beloved by the dark, will be consumed by the void he lays with so willingly. This future will not come to pass. So is his will. So will he return his bride to that world of suffering he longs to escape.

When the last vestige of his agony has sputtered and died, he will return.

Call the object of my hatred. I have a mission you must carry out.

A single beacon rings.

#swtor #jadorre #for context: I realized Eight would be so lonely that he would ask for his body to be possessed by Jadus someday so they wouldn't be apart #in his in-game timeline he failed to find his answer in other people #his answer was that others would never accept him. he would never find a home amongst them #and so he requests to be taken fully by jadus bc he feels so much agony except in his arms #yet even their bond is not enough now #and Jadus though he WOULD oblige him it makes sense and who is he to deny his beloved Hand #in a final act of his generosity and his duplicity sends him away from him. #because though he has done so countless time to all his other retainers and consumed them #this is the one he would feel more loss at taking than not #this monster can feel loss? maybe. maybe not. but he can betray. #and so he will betray him to cipher nine and have him take him away #and if nine fails to free him from his torment #he will reduce them to the last atom and fulfill Eight's last request #such is the respect and hatred he has for the last soul to best him #YEP THIS IS THE PRECURSOR TO ALLIANCE ALERT.