#i was delighted at being able to take a nice video of this one

[777gojosgf]

GOT LOVE-STRUCK WENT STRAIGHT TO MY HEAD…

777GOJOSGF IS TYPING…

777gojosgf: reader x satoru gojo modern!au

IN WHERE ::

reader and satoru do the kiss trend that’s been going around on tiktok.

a/note: the kiss trend is where it starts off with y/n applying lipstick but it smudged, satoru wipes it away but when the camera is moving to him it shows that his face is planted with kisses. not proofread and it’s quite short, sorry!

also, slut! by taylor swift (tv) coded

HE WAS THE ONE who persuaded you to follow the trend alongside him. satoru disagreed with your hardly noticeable interest in social media and openly flaunting your relationship to random online users. he says he loves taking pictures and videos so he can always look back on them later and that he wants to show you off to the world.

and besides, he knows you can’t say no his annoying smile.

“are you sure you want to do this? lipstick will be all over your face.” searching through your makeup bags for a red lipstick, you asked from the bathroom. satoru approached and pressed himself up against the door frame. his dishevelled white hair had come down so nicely on his head, and he had a dorky smile on his face. "if i ever say no to you kissing me, sweetheart. kill me, please.”

you laughed at that and walked over, planting a kiss on his cheek. “you always know the right answer.” before moving back to find the lipstick you just couldn’t seem to find. you heard his footsteps behind you, and before you had realized it, he had thrown you over his shoulder. holding you in a tight hold you giggled but still protested, “put me down ‘toru.”

“sorry, you were taking way too long. and the lipstick— was right here.” he answered, pointing at the cursed lipstick being next to the sink. you groaned in defeat and reached with giddy hands for the lipstick. he had to bite back a laugh and handed you the lipstick before moving you guys to the bedroom.

he’d laid down beside you after carefully placing you on the bed. he was able to rest his head on your lap and observe you applying the red lipstick while using your other hand to hold a tiny mirror. this brought back memories of all the other occasions he had delighted in observing you apply makeup. he thought you were gorgeous with or without, of course, but it was kind of adorable to see how much you enjoyed getting ready. there was a lot going on, and it was fascinating that you knew how to use every product. he had previously offered to assist you, claiming to be an expert at applying mascara.

well, spoiler alert. he wasn’t.

but it was of course the thought that counts.

despite everyone else’s claims, you knew one thing for sure.

in a world of boys, he’s a gentleman.

indeed, satoru made his typical boyish gestures. he wouldn’t be satoru if he hadn’t, but even so, he’s the warmest person you’ve ever met. he always knew how to take care of you; he would lift you when you were too exhausted to walk, offer you his shoes when your heels started to hurt, and remove your makeup when you got home from a difficult day at work.

you smirked, looking down at him with pursed lips. "now what should i do?" he pointed to his face and closed his eyes, flashing a grin. “now, you kiss me”

“alright,” you mumbled before planting a kiss on his forehead, slowly making your way down his face. though you purposely avoided his lips. he pouted at that and looked at you with those irresistible eyes of his. “patience is bliss, satoru.”

“yeah whatever,” he grumbled before lifting himself up and positioning himself with his back against the bed frame. he reached for your wrists and gently pulled you towards him, moving you onto his lap. your giggles filled the room and echoed down the hallway and satoru wouldn’t want it any other way. ever since you had entered his life, he had found a new light. someone to get up for everyday, to try and become the best version of himself because you deserved to be so loved.

though your personalities had somewhat been the opposite of each other, there was no denying that you guys were destined for each other. having grown up together, standing besides him all the time in high school, him being the one next to your seat in every class. where you went, he followed.

when you called, he would always be there.

something about the way that his entire face was filled with the print of your lips made you feel confident, he had seem even more handsome than usual. your confidence was shown when you teasingly made your way to his neck, earning a soft groan from him. “don’t be a tease, y/n.” his voice low, and the grin on your face widened. “it was your idea, was it not?” you commented innocently, but there was nothing innocent about the act.

he rolled his eyes dramatically at your smart remark.

once you finished kissing his face, he reached for his phone and opened up the app. your eyes widened at the 99+ notifications he had and you had come to the realization that your boyfriend was way more well known than you thought he was. something about that made you feel a bit jealous, as you were aware that 90% of his followers found him incredibly attractive. and there was no denying so. besides, it was out of his or your control so you tried not to make a big deal out of it.

but you were glad that it was satoru who came up with the idea to do the trend. it meant that he wanted to show you off and make it clear that he was taken.

or in his words, “locked 4 life.”

he started off the recording with you applying your lipstick, it being purposely smudged on one side. his thumb reached out to wipe away the lipstick, and as he did so, you turned the camera so that it would face him. his handsome face being filled with kisses, you smirked at that and leaned in to kiss him on the lips. a kiss he’s been waiting for the whole time getting ready.

after watching it a couple times— him commenting on how pretty you were— you were the one who clicked post and he turned off his phone.

“now,” he started, a mischievous grin on his face and you knew that it would be his time to get payback for you teasing him. effortlessly, he flipped you so that your back was against the soft mattress and he towered over you. your doe eyes followed his every move and your lips were parted slightly, he loved when you looked at him like that.

“the whole world knows that you’re mine. i guess i better prove it to you now too, princess.”

and so, your giggles reverberated throughout the space and corridor. you had filled his apartment —which once was empty and lifeless— with love and laughter. there were hints of you everywhere, memories haunting in every corner of every room.

he knew that the day you would become his wife, he would’ve made it in life.

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[blue-and-grey-army]

- - C A R A M E L - - 7

7. Cotton candy

Genre: BTS, Idol AU, poly au, BTS x reader, OT7, OT7 x reader, Idol BTS, Dom BTS, sub reader, angst, fluff, eventual smut

Warnings: BTS x reader, very subby reader, innocent reader, power play, eventual smut, sexual and non sexual domination, a lot of skinship (but like lots) excessive pet names, sexism, anxiety, insecurities, possessive behavior, maybe BTS x BTS etc..

“Y/NNNNN! What a delightful surprise, hmm” Hoseok smiled at you happily, getting up from the dance studio floor and getting closer to you. You couldn’t help to breath in as you took in his sweaty look, low hanging pants and his cheeky yet kind smile. You shake your head slightly, making an effort to get yourself back together, but of course Hoseok noticed, and his smile widened. “What brings you here, cutie?”

You smile softly, playing with the hem of your shirt before answering to him.

“None of the boys have required my assistance with…well, nothing, so I don’t have anything to do right now” you admit shyly, your lips frowned in a small pout that he wants to kiss.

“Hmm, I see…As much as I would love to keep you here all to myself…” you chuckled at his antics, not taking him seriously (Hoseok promises himself that you would be writhing to him one day) “I have to finish this choreo, and with you here I won’t focus…I heard Namjoon is in the Gym though, go check him out! I’m sure he’ll be happy with your visit”

You nod fervently, waving goodbye at the boy as he does the same, sharing his joy with you. You walk out bouncing on the balls of your feet slightly, going to the elevator so you could reach the gym in one of the top floors. You were happy that day, wearing your comfort socks and having your hair done on a small braid. You were proud of yourself from how pretty it had turned out, subconsciously wanting the boys to see it and praise you for it.

You hum to yourself softly as you recall hearing people, passing by through Hybe’s building, talking about how Namjoon was really devote to his workout routines and how consistent he had been lately. If you said you hadn’t notice, you would be lying. The way he had gotten so much buffer was clear to everyone, and even more to you, with whom he shared his space almost everyday.

Even so, you hadn’t had much interactions with Namjoon. Well, nor with Jimin, Taehyung or Jin. Hobi, Yoongi and Jungkook seemed to be much confident when it came to approaching you freely, maybe because you had already started to break some barriers with them, but they were still keeping some distance.

You didn’t know it was because they were trying to leave some of you for the other members, though.

You stepped out of the elevator once you reached the right floor, and started looking for the gym, when your phone dinged. It was a notification from twitter. You would never admit it, but before getting this job you weren’t really a fan of BTS. Of course you knew who they were, and had heard some songs, but you never really took the time to get involved with their fandom or content. It was an accident, you swear it, but you clicked on a YouTube video about a compilation of ‘Funny Taehyung moments’ and you had to watch it.

And that’s how you got absorbed into army.

It’s not your fault, ok? How could you have known?! It was just so easy to jump from one video to another, and before you realized you were doing one of those tests of ‘guess the BTS member by the picture of his nose’. But who could blame you? You were sharing almost everyday with them, how could you not get into the fandom and all the content? It was amazing being able to watch all their content and videos and also experience their company in real life. It was only normal for you to get obsessed.

And, it was also kinda nice knowing they had something for you, whatever it was. You may be naive, a little hazy and absent, and a complete expert in hyper focusing in unimportant things, but you would have to be a complete half wit to not notice. Yeah, you were coming to terms with that.

When you finally found the gym in that bloody huge floor, you just entered and scanned the place looking for Namjoon. You didn’t really think things through, that if he was working out he wouldn’t probably need you to do anything for him, but just following Hoseok’s orders felt too tight to do anything else. When you finally found the leader in the treadmill, you mouth hanged open.

Oh. My. God.

He wasn’t shirtless. He definitely wasn’t. But he could very well be with the way his tank top was sticking to his skin thanks to the sweat. His back was turned to you, an gosh what a blessed sight. You had noticed in the past the way his arms had gained lot of muscle and filled his shirts nicely, but his back…that was on a whole other level. Wide, muscly, sweaty shoulders that went down to a nicely defined back, a small waist and a nice, very nice butt. You were so focused on him, that you weren’t even embarrassed about ogling him that way.

Until…

“Y/N…Y/N, hey?” His voice got you out of your trance from looking at his ass…ARMS! Looking at his arms, just to find him standing right in front of you with a smirk. Of course had caught you drinking him up, ever since the moment you entered the room. The wall was made of a mirror, after all. Your cheeks heated up and you tried to babble an excuse.

“I was…I-I just…I…you…well…” he had the audacity to laugh and lean over so his face was closer to yours and touching the end of your braid.

“Hmm, I like this one” he tugged at it very softly and you bit your tongue from the satisfying pull. “It suits you…but I don’t think there is something that doesn’t” he admites with a breathy chuckle. “But enlighten me, what brings you here, doll?” His fingers get closer to your chin and he wipes it affectionately with his thumb. You tongue feels tied and your mouth filled with cotton. But a very soft and fluffy one…like cotton candy taking its time, sweetening your words even before they went out. “Hmm, there is something that does not suit you indeed…” he keeps quiet for a bit, but before you can even process it, he gets an inch closer “Disobedience”

“I-I’m sorry…” you admit, having to turn your head up a tad to be able to look at him comfortably, even when he was bending over “I…I didn’t have anything to do, and Hobi told me you were here so I wondered…I thougt…maybe you would need me” your voice was meek, but in a good way.

He couldn’t help the smile that came to his face when he noticed you were barely stammering with your words.

“That’s better, little one” you almost hiccup with his words, clenching your thighs subconsciously. “But there is no need for you to wonder”

You eyes widened slightly at his crude words as your lower lip came a little out in a pout. You were so stupid…getting all confident that they wanted to be with you. You had forgotten your place, and how important and busy people they were. Of course they would treat you nicely, you are their personas assistant…or whatever name your position had. You were their employee, with whom they spent lots of time with and of course they wouldn’t want you messing up.

Your own head started to play against you until Namjoon’s chuckle filled the air.

“There is no need for you to wonder, pup” his voice enveloped you as softly as if it were velvet. “I always need you”

You thought he was joking, so you chuckled slightly at his antics. To your bad, or good luck, he wasn’t as patient as Hoseok when it came to his approaches and words for you. Specially these ones, where he had meant each and every word.

Your breathing hitched softly as he put his hand on your nape, reminding you of the first time you met. Your body felt hot all over, and you felt yourself getting agitated and tense, but not in a bad way. He started playing gently with the hairs on your nape, pulling at them very softly and enjoying the goosebumps that would break all over your soft skin.

“Yeah, isn’t that better?” Your eyes lowered instinctively, but a stronger pull on your hair brought it your head back into place “You do remember what I told you when we first met, right doll?”

You go back into your own memory, getting swayed over the memory of his hand pulling way firmer on the hair form the back of your head, making sure you were looking into his eyes when your shyness prevented you from doing it. Oh, of course, that’s it. You nod softly, looking into his eyes and you are rewarded with the sight of his beautiful dimples and a wide smile.

“Hmm, someone likes my smile?” Your cheeks heat up again at being caught and he laughs wholeheartedly “In that case, I’ll make sure to save this specific one just for you.”

“I don’t think Army would be very appreciative of that” you say boldly, with a soft and genuine smile grazes your face. And he wants to see more of this comfy and confident side of you. He wants to earn it and to have you keep it just for him…and the other members.

“Then, let it be our little secret, right, Y/Nie? His voice was filled with an airy laugh as he squeezed your nape firmly and pulled you closer, getting you to rest your hand on his hard chest from how close you were. “Can I make a confession to you, cutie?”

You nodded your head fervently, licking your lips as you felt all fuzzy again, with the same cotton candy getting over your mouth and throat. So, so sweet you felt as if you were having a sugar rush.

“I’ve never been one to believe in sin…”he started, rubbing his nose against yours, as light as a feather. The hand that was resting on your chin lowered to your waist, his pinky finger inching a little to down for it to remain proper, but if you were bothered by it, you were too distracted to notice. “Until I met you…tempting me…each second, each minute, each hour of every day”

You couldn’t say anything, and it’s not like you wanted to.

“You have no idea what yo do to me, to the others, do you?”

Your lips felt dry, unlike every other part of your body. You swallowed nervously and gave him a flash of your tongue when you swiped it through your lower lip. You felt a deep growl bloom and rumble under your hands, getting over his chest as your eyes met his once again. You swore you felt the thread snap, as his head went down and his lips rested the tiniest of inches away from your lips, less bold than Yoongi had been. While he was still there, he mumbled some last words against your skin, caressing it both with his breath and his own plushy skin.

“You, my dear, are walking sin”

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I know I said night but…ITS ALREADY NIGHT WHERE I AM HAHAHA enjoy your treat :D

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#bts #bts au #bts au fanfic #bts fanfic #bts fluff #bts idol au #bts ot7 x reader #bts poly au #bts poly x reader #bts smut #bts soulmate #bts x reader #ot7 x reader #ot7 x you #poly bts x reader #bts angst #bts army #bts fic #bts ot7 #bts poly fic #caramel #bts jimin #poly bts #hoseok #namjoon

[macsimagines]

sleep paralysis demon ran? halloweeny enough?

very spooky and yandere, but also hilarious because i just watched that brandon rodgers sleep demon video lmfao

TW: YANDERE BEHAVIOR, MINORS DNI, DEMONS, NON-CON TOUCHING, SOMONOPHILIA , Weird warning but the gif i used in this is scary so pls be aware

Yandere!Sleep Demon Ran Haitani

You're just the cutest, Ran has always thought so from the moment his eyes met yours. And he was terrifying. You always thought so ever since he started haunting you as a kid.

Ran learned very quickly that he needs to feed off of fear in order to live, and he picked up on the fact that children were the easiest to scare. And you were always so scared of him darling.

It was almost like when a boy bullies another girl in his class because he had a crush, except the boy was another worldly being that decided you were going too be his personal meal for the rest of your life.

As a little girl he'd always find ways to torture your paralyzed form from everything like pinching to pulling on your hair and sometimes when he was feeling more sadistic biting.

You tried to get help, told anyone that would listen but no one wanted to listen to you cry about the monster hiding in your closet anymore and so you were left to bear Ran's sadistic bullying alone.

Over the years he got better at it too. Jump scares weren't having the same effect anymore you got too used to it over the years, but that fine because he was smart enough to evolve his tactics.

He got very good at creeping out of corners you could just barely see out of the corner of your eyes. Knowing that he was there but being unable to fully make out what he was going to do to you.

Somehow Ran trained himself to be able to whisper at you from all angles making you confused about where his voice was coming from and where he was really hiding at. Sometimes the things he would say would vary from threats, to maniacal laughs to down right unhinged.

"Keep shaking, baby girl, you look so tasty~ Can't wait to take a fuckin' bite out of you~!" "HAHAHAHAHA! Lookit how scared you are? Don't even know what I'm gonna do or where I'm comin' from!?" "You're so fuckin' beautiful. You're all mine~"

Years go by and you're an adult who will never truly have a good nights sleep. It doesn't matter whether or not he's really there and if he's really messing with you. You're too paranoid to sleep more than four hours without worrying if he's going to show up.

He's learned not to push you too far, he can't have his favorite meal going off the deep end. He needs you around. So he'll leave you alone for weeks, just sitting where he knows you can see him, watching...smiling.

Ran delights in terrifying you, the way your eyes go wide and your body shakes, unable to do anything. The way your body breaths so hard and heavy desperate to make any sound for help but choked by his force to keep your fucking mouth shut. He enjoys all of that but truthfully...

Ran loves to watch you sleep. Your delicate features when your relaxed, how soft your body is when you feel safe instead of rigid when you think you're in danger. Your lips slightly parted just enough for him to kiss...

It's unimaginable to a creature like him, but he does find himself wanting to be...affectionate to you. So he lets himself touch you gently, allows himself the privledge of being soft.

And this terrifies you even more... Your fear is so delectable when he's just looking down at you, hands rubbing your arms to soothe the aches he knows you have from working all day, brush the hair away from your face so he can take good looooong look at how cute you are...

Why are you so scared? He isn't trying to be scary right now? He wants to be nice to you. To be good to you... But you're just staring wide eyed and crying even.

"I just wanna touch, just be good and let me touch." he whispers gently, like you'd even have a choice or say in the matter. He wonders if he could have an actual conversation what you might say...

But its the curse of his people, human interaction beyond feeding is forbidden and his biology makes it so you naturally paralyze at the sight of him. Isn't that a shame...

"I just want to feel," he whispers to you crawling onto your bed to really get a good look at you, "Just want to know," he continues running his hand down your sides, you really are so warm, "How soft you really are."

#yandere tokyo revengers #yandere ran haitani

[siempre-bucky]

Sending Letters Home

Headcanons ft. Rooster | Hangman | Bob | Fanboy

summary: headcanons about some of the guys sending letters to you while they're away

warnings: brief allusions to sex, fem!reader

a/n: i had one idea about rooster and it spiraled into this...enjoyyy

Rooster prefers calling and video chats while he’s away, he loves to hear the sound of your voice at every given opportunity.

 He has some letters that his dad wrote to his mom, which was nice and all…but being able to see you made him feel like he was right there instead of an ocean away.

But then he dropped his phone into the ocean 

It wasn’t like it fell over during a storm on the carrier or something heroic 

A little kid bumped into him while he was trying to take a picture of the view while they were docked 

Sending his phone into the ankle deep water 

The poor guy froze for a while and simply watched his phone fall to the sand

“Think it’ll work again?” he asked Phoenix after begging their cook for rice to put his phone in 

“Give it a couple of days,” she said, patting him on the back 

“I’m supposed to call her tomorrow,” he said solemnly as he swished the container back and forth 

Phoenix smirked and pointed to his desk, “There’s always the old fashion way… mail goes out tomorrow.”

Rooster sat there for at least an hour trying to find the right words 

He paced the room and took breaks without a word on the page

“Talk to me dad, what would you write?” 

You didn’t expect a letter from Bradley a week later, knowing he didn’t write to anyone 

But Jake also called and laughed hysterically about Rooster’s phone incident 

Rooster wrote you the most beautiful letter, telling you how much he missed you and how everything he saw reminded him of you. He told you about his time on the carrier and the places he got to see while they were docked 

He fails to mention his phone 

“Will you write me another letter,” you asked once he was finally back home and you were wrapped in his arms 

He looked at his letter pinned on the corkboard frame by your dresser “You really liked it?” 

He smiled brightly and held you tighter as you nodded and he promised to write you all the time 

Jake loves the romance of it all 

sendiing a handwritten letter to a lover just makes his heart soar 

Every time he ships out he takes the personalized stationery from his family’s ranch to write on 

Seeing the Seresin’s logo every time you opened his letters made you smile 

Jake had a way with words, the southern charm really came out when he wrote to you 

He’ll tell you that he loves you, but it’s a whole page of him describing how you make him feel 

‘I’ve never felt a love like this before you.’

‘You make me want to come home and fly safer—can’t imagine my life without you, Darlin.’

Of course, he hypes himself up too and tells you about his successful missions and training exercises 

always, always, always reassures you that he’s ok and will come back home to you safely 

Sprays his letters with his cologne 

You always know there’s a letter in your pile of mail by the way it smells 

You keep a small box of his letters that he’s sent you over the years in your closet, pulling one out when you miss him 

His spicier letters always go in the drawer of your bedside table 

When he’s home you make him read the letters to you 

“Read me the part where you tell me how pretty I am,” you said, only half joking as you hand him one of the pages 

He pulls you into his lap and attaches his lips to your neck 

“I could always just show you, Darlin’,” he grumbles, his accent slapped on thick while his hands roamed your sides 

You hummed in delight but gently pushed him away 

He pouted and threw his head on the back of the couch boyishly

“I wanna hear it in your pretty voice, start us a bath and I’ll get my favorites,” you told him with a smirk

Jake smiled and considered it a win/win situation 

You sat in front of him in the tub, one of his hands running a loofa along your chest while he held the letter away from the water, whispering all the pretty words in your ear 

Bob wrote letters for his little family 

He’d always sent you letters over the years you’d been together

Bob cutely asked if he could send you letters while he was away right after you began dating 

You knew you were each other's soulmate from the very beginning so naturally, you said yes

He thought it would be a good way to help his daughters with their reading by sending them their own letter

Each envelope contained four letters: one for Amy, one for Jo, one for you that was paired with some polaroids that were meant for your eyes only, and one to read together 

“Girls! Your dad sent us mail!” you called, sticking the photos that were wrapped in another sheet of paper in your back pocket 

The girls ran from their spots and gasped as they saw the mail in your hands 

You passed them their letters but they both looked up at you longingly, “Let’s go,” you giggled 

The girls ran to the couch and eagerly waited for you to start reading 

Josephine always curled up to your side while Amy sat on the floor with her head resting on your knees (she was a daddy’s girl and didn’t want you or her annoying little sister to see her cry) 

“For my Floyd girls…” 

“Are you crying already?” Josephine cackled 

“Shut up, Josephine!” 

“Four eyes,” Jo mumbled 

“Baby…” Amy bit back 

Ironically the first sentence was Bob telling the girls not to make fun of each other 

After the girls went to bed with the read letters sitting on their tables, you read your letter in private, wiping away the tears that always seemed to fall 

“Don’t cry, sweetheart,” he told you over the phone later that night, trying not to laugh 

“I can’t help it. I miss you so much,” you tell him, finding yourself trying not to laugh at how fast the tears came while you clutched the paper to your chest. “Your letter was beautiful.” 

“I’ll be home in a few days, I miss you so much—I really miss you.” 

You clenched your thighs at the sudden change of tone 

Your fond smile turned into a sly grin, putting the letter down and picking up the pictures he managed to take of himself for you. “You outdid yourself with these, Robby,” you said, biting back a moan. 

“Only for you, my love.” 

Mickey loved sending you letters when he had no signal 

He always had something to tell you 

He often found himself being cut off by signal failure when you two got to talk 

“So we were in the air, right and then another plane came in an-” his face fell when he heard the small beeps 

“Mi amor? Baby? Can you hear me? Shit…” 

His letters contained heavy detail about everything 

Training? Pain painstakingly in depth 

The whales he saw? You got at least three pages about them 

“Another thick one, Mrs. Garcia,” your mailman let out a big belly laugh as he handed you the envelope 

You were surprised the envelope managed to close with how thick it was 

It was at least a month or two worth of pages sitting on your bed

Fanboy didn’t send letters…he sent novels 

But then again, you loved a long read 

He included little doodles of airplanes and ocean animals in the corners 

You remembered your first date when the WSO barely said a word out of nerves 

But after you mentioned a tv show you both liked he hasn’t shut up since 

You liked that he sent long letters, it occupied the time while he was away 

It made you miss him slightly less 

“I think you should be a writer,” you told him playfully over a video call 

You swooned as those pearly white teeth flashed when he smiled, his gorgeous laugh was music to your ears 

“I think I’m a better WSO, mi amor,” he countered 

“I don't know, Mickey, your page about going through that mountain was riveting.” 

“You think?” 

You nodded and showed him a binder filled with the letters he sent you 

His smile faded a little, “I wish I could keep them that organized,” he told you as he held up a couple that you sent him 

Shaking your head you sighed, “You kept them, that’s all that matters to me.” 

“I kept every one of ‘em.”

#bradley bradshaw x reader #rooster x reader #jake seresin x reader #hangman x reader #bob floyd x reader #fanboy x reader #mickey garcia x reader #top gun #top gun maverick

[alexissara]

What A Year For Games! Top 10 Games of 2023 For Little Lesbians Like me!

I am on and off again with video games often switching between years where I am really into games and years where I am snoozing but I started to dedicate myself to finding and sharing more sapphic art so people can stop saying it doesn't exist lead me to playing tons more games and wow I played so many fucking amazing games this year it was an extremally hard year to pick a top 10 games. Now these aren't a top 10 sapphic games, it's just the best 10 games of the year, on an objective scale because I am the goddess of this world and there for right. Not all of these games will have come out in 2023, it's games I played in 2023 why limit ones self?

These games are roughly in order by how confident I am to put them on this list but each of these games did something different than me so I wouldn't say that a game is "better" rather than what I got out of it at the end of playing felt biggest.

Stray Gods

It's a musical, it's a video game, it's Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. This game is a really fun little Greek myth story telling experience with an neat interoperation of myth and the characters to provide a fun experience to people with or without attachment to the stories. The dynamic music changing to your choices is a really cool concept although I wish more of the songs were a bop. I also wish the game explored the idea of polyamory like the Greek gods were not monogamous and I see no reason I can't kiss Freddie and Persephone in the same playthrough. What is there though is still compelling, fun, and engaging with a great set of characters across the board romanceable and not.

Pokémon Emerald Rouge

Pokabbie's amazing Pokemon Rom Hack that shows the utterly wild shit possible for Pokemon experiences we could get. It's amazingly fun to do runs of Pokemon where you catch new pokemon, fight trainers and get to then recatch that species to use in later runs. It's a really great gameplay loop that really just uses what's fun about pokemon and allows for a lot of different run customization which leads to the loop not getting stale and makes it easier to find particular pokemon you want. This was my favorite Pokémon experience this year.

Street Fighter 6

Street Fighter 6 has some of the worst monetization to date in fighting games. However, despite that it provided a lot of fun to me this year playing the base game's amazing World Tour mode and in enjoying the greatly designed new characters who I hope become Street Fighter staples. All while making my favorite SF character Juri even better with new interactions, a little bit of progress to her story and more. I hope that World Tour mode encourages a lot of other fighting game devs to step up the single player experiences in Fighting games and I also hope [as seems to be the industry trend] that "modern" controls take over. It was so nice to be able to do all the special moves consistently and more easily feel like I was in control of the game rather than feeling light I was fighting my hands to move out an input.

Drums Of War

I sure do wish a Fire Emblem game came out in 2023, it's been so long since Three Houses and Hopes is amazing but not the SRPG gameplay I came to love. Well if there was a Fire Emblem game I am sure it would have ENGAGED me, wait, there was the amazing Fire Emblem rom hack Drums Of War. Parrhesia utterly killed it with this take on Fire Emblem. The heart of the story being an emotionally damaged lesbian and the dancer with a big secret who fell for her makes for an utterly captivating romance paired with a real "war is hell" story that really does it's best to show you how fucked all sides of this conflict are until the player finally gets to forge their own path forward. Roxelana and Calista would be among my most favorite Fire Emblem lords if I was ranking them alongside all the lords of the series with both characters being utterly delightful and some charming side characters too like Estrelle. The gameplay itself aired a bit on the harder side to what I like but regardless I had a great time with the majority of maps and by the end of it I think I finally managed to get with the curve of the difficulty even if I wish there was an easier mode.

Cassette Beasts

The soundtrack alone would put this game on this list but luckily it has even more than a soundtrack. The whole cast are really charming, I totally fell for Viola and the other characters all have their own special charms. The game has plenty of faults I talked about in my review of it but despite the flaws of the game basically right until the very end where it massively declined for me this was one of the best games in all of monster tamers for me. The DLC was sadly not so great that came out later in the year but I didn't mind giving the extra money to the devs when the core game was so good. The monster taming is fun, the gameplay feels flexible enough for you to find the niche you like to play in and become really good at that niche, it allows for a lot of flexibility from folks who wanna swap partners all the time to people who will find their favorite characters and monsters and stick with them. I really hope the developers keep moving forward with Cassette Beasts and making new strives forward with their concepts because of all the indie monster tamers I've played this is leaps and strides above the rest.

En Garde!

This extremally short little romp is a compelling experience that is just a little bit longer than your average modern block buster. It's a simple and sweet swash buckling game where you play as a bisexual vigilante woman with a big crush on a sexy pirate woman trying to stop the oppressor of the people's evil schemes. Each chapter is like another adventure of Zoro short and puppy, fun and with ever so slight tension but you know the hero will come up on top. It's a really good experience and it has some great accessibility features for folks with reflex issues like me to still be able to enjoy it. The music is staller, the voice acting is fantastic, it's a great package that instead of padding itself out fills every second with greatness.

Luxaren Allure

I am a massive fan of turn based RPGs, I love getting to look at menus and think about my actions, being able to multitask while I play, enjoy a big juicy narrative and so I was very happy to play a JRPG style experience that's all about lesbians. An amazingly fun concept for a JRPG plot where one woman's beloved whom she chickened out of confessing too gets corrupted by an evil power and she is tasked with being the hero to take her out. This gives the interactions and the end goal a sense of uncertainty, will this be a sad case of tragic yuri, will she find joy with someone else, will she be able to save the woman she loves from this evil power, will she submit to the evil herself to be by her side? Everything feels uncertain with just this little angle added to a fairly typical JRPG formula. All while on the side having an adorable romance between a naga and a human girl giving us the good good lesbian sweetness between the dramatic tension.

Baldur's Gate 3

I am so often the contain, the noted hater but not on this day, nay I say, it was pretty fucking fun. The game is flawed, pretty flawed, like it's got a lot or fantasy racism shit I hate, it's tied to an IP I hate, it's got so many bugs that happened on my own run but if there is one game from this list I will probably think of the most and play the most in 2024 and beyond from this year it's probably this game. The games depth of interactivity, the wide breath of options, and the mods, oh the mods, the many many many mods, this game has so much to do and will for a very long time. It's rare to get a truly great multiplayer game and this game also provides that, this is a fantastic experience for playing online with others and makes for really great runs. Then there is the romances, oh the romances are really great, the girls are all fantastic and the side queers are super brilliant too. It's just a really fun video game and it does a good job exploring trauma and different takes on abusive relationships and overcoming [or succumbing] to them.

Thirsty Suitors

What a fucking great game, while the gameplay is mostly quick time events it does an amazing job of making each aspect of the game feel distinct from each other. While skateboarding in general kinda sucks in this game the combat and cooking all feels really great. Then there is the vocal performances and writing which are all fucking stellar. It's really great to see a fully fleshed out and fully real feeling queer woman who has had messy exes of all genders and has done a lot of fucked up things in her time. Jala's road to redemption with her family and exes all feels really great and this is a special story and I realized sometime after there is some level of variance too that I could have seen if I made some different choices. It's really great and even if it's not a dating sim like I thought it might be it's still a really great little thing. Then you factor in all the cool queer brown people in this game and wow, like I felt so scene by this game like the angry mess Tyler is speaks to my little transbian heart, the high fem lesbian struggle with family that Diya has I could feel echoed in my own life, I just, wow, it was great. I am so happy this game exists and I will likely always see this among the best narratives in all video games.

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

My game of the year, The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood fucking blew me away. In a shocking twist of fate while I complained about a lot of endings this year I didn't like my original ending for The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood either but then that drove me to go from liking the game to loving it as I ran the game again in spite of it, fueled by spite alone I felt a sense of determination, I would change my fate! This thematic fortune telling game where you make your own cards, help people or end up seeing a fate that only hurts them, I knew how to play it, I knew the systems now, I understood how the cards worked, the truth of my powers and the price I agreed to pay and I'd use all of that to make the happiest fucking story possible for Fortuna aka ME. So I dart through the game, I help the trans woman be herself and happy, I get my hot butch girlfriend, I help everyone out with their life problems crafting only the best cards possible to make sure I can give the best fates possible and then I hit the end point, the time to pay the price. I say no, the game says, you have to, I keep saying no, and then I draw my cards again and shape fate and in that I defied fate, made an ending I could be happy with, a better world for all my fellow witches, and so my story ends with my friends back by my side [probably gonna be a polycule] and a whole lot to look forward to. What a fucking experience, what a cool fucking game.

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#Best Of 2023 #2023 #top 10 #top 10 games #top 10 games 2023 #top games #top games 2023 #gaming 2023 #thirsty suitors #the cosmic wheel sisterhood #Stray Gods #Pokémon Emerald Rouge #Pokemon #Street Fighter 6 #SF6 #Drums Of War #Fire Emblem Rom Hack #FE Rom Hack #Fire Emblem #Cassette Beasts #En Garde! #Indie Games #Luxaren Allure #Baldur's Gate 3 #BG3 #Cosmic Wheels

[strobichie]

just sae, forever.

♡⸝⸝ summary: poor you decided to replay ddlc, but instead you were stuck in an unideal situation. this is part two of just sae!

little note: i didn't expect my last post to get 30+ likes XD, i was never good at writing per se, regardless i'm delighted to see people enjoy my small short fic even if it wasn't that eye-catching. also, oftentimes i write for gn and fem readers and honestly.. i don't know which to use for this one. i guess it's up to you then reader ^_^ (small hints of inconsistent type of reader, reader's style and etc depends on her or their mood.)

your perspective:

huh, it's been a few days after that unfortunate event.

was i just pranked? geez, hopefully it was. the shit that 'sae' pulled back there felt real as hell. even his dialogues sounded real.

i heard a knock on my apartment door and froze in place..

i haven't gone out in days, i think i already became a neet.

my legs dangled from my bed as i stood up, rushing to the front door, i opened it, expecting to get ai hoshino's fate.. but instead... ---

"it feels nice to see you in real life." that.. was sae's voice. or more realistically AND honestly, takahiro sakurai's voice.

i perked my head up, oh... he was, tall. obviously. what am i saying?

he pulled me into a sudden hug, he wore the same clothes when he appeared in the manga and anime.

i was speechless, this... couldn't be real. i was just being pranked, was i?

"why are you so quiet? why don't you speak up, love?" he looked at me lovingly, gosh, my single ass felt blood running to my cheeks.

"no way, you're real? here?! in flesh and blood??" i said, absolutely flabbergasted. he looked exactly like sae, but i was still in denial.

"why would you think that my words were just empty nonsense? i was being true to my words... and you." he shyly admitted. why was he so out of character?

"and, i may not seem like the cold person i was in the anime and manga, but i.. since i'm with you, after all those times in the literature club, i actually found happiness with you." he continued to speak.

"...yeah, let's, like, settle this inside." i brought him in my apartment, it wasn't too small, rather it was quite big. my job paid me really well and i was able to afford quite a luxurious and spacious apartment. those years in school really did pay off, haha.

sae sat on my comfortable white couch as he looked around, surprised. i dug into my pantry desperately searching for.. something.

i was really warming up to sae now, i mean, judging from my tiktok reposts i reposted videos and edits of him way more often than rin, sorry... rinrin...

my eyes caught sight of my life long worth of candy stash, it could last for like, decades. or more...

i happily hummed as i took a big basket full of candy, walking to the living room and placing it on the glass coffee table.

"what are you staring for sae? come on, i didn't bring this big basket of candy here for nothing." i shot him a smug smile, urging him to take one candy bar.

"it's nothing, i just never expected you to be this welcoming and kind.. i'm... grateful. thank you." he took a candy bar and peeled the wrapper open, taking a bite into the soft chocolate caramel.

he was secretly enjoying the candy bar, so i took one for myself and swallowed the candy bar whole after peeling the tight ass wrapper.

"riiight, since you're a famous footballer back in the bluelockverse, i guess you need to get used to getting pampered and taken care of by me since you have no job now, whatsoever. but to be frank, i don't care. it's nice to have someone around me after god knows how long!" i said out of the blue, eyes star-struck. i didn't know why, i felt happier when people were around me. but when i was with sae.. i felt.. like i was on cloud nine.

"...sae, i don't know why. but i like you, a lot." two lonely bitches staring at each other, that was us.

"i like you too, {name}... i like you, a lot more than you'd ever like me." gosh, this stings. what was i thinking? am i hallucinating or just crazy? i eyed sae sadly, a evident frown plastered on my face.

"i'll love you till the end of time, {name}." he smiled, shit, i felt butterflies in my stomach. is this true love? ironic since he was a fictional character that broke the barrier between fiction and reality.

maybe.. life with sae.. wouldn't be so bad.

we can do many things together, like drawing and painting. playing video games, and going out together. like a real couple would do.

i found myself slightly blushing a soft pink colour, i actually felt happy, with sae.

"...i love you, sae." i smiled at him lovingly, and he shot me a loving smile back.

i finally felt true happiness!

author's note: might do a silly lil fic of reader and sae living life together as a happy couple, gosh, i'm a sucker for lovey dovey pairs wkdjskwksfr

#blue lock #blue lock x reader #x fem reader #x gn reader #x reader #gn reader #fem reader #sae itoshi #sae itoshi x reader #sae x reader #bllk x you #true happiness #true love #ddlc #doki doki literature club #monika #sayori #natsuki #yuri #ddlc x blue lock

[iwanthermidnightz]

LATELY, YOUNGER FANS of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift have been trying to piece together the puzzle of exactly who Dita Von Teese is. The burlesque legend had a cameo in Styles’ leading man debut Don’t Worry Darling then popped up in the video for Swift’s Midnights single “Bejweled.”

Von Teese, meanwhile, has been blissfully unaware that a new generation is discovering her.

“It’s really funny when things like this happen,” she says over Zoom. “I’m not very active on TikTok even though I have one. On Instagram, Facebook, and everything, I don’t really dig too much. I’m not trying to hunt for accolades. When you start to hunt for the good stuff, you’re gonna find some bad stuff.”

Von Teese has remained a steady and successful presence in the burlesque scene. She has been crucial in helping re-popularize the performance style, often becoming the de facto face of it. In the aughts, she made appearances on shows like America’s Next Top Model and RuPaul’s Drag Race. All the while, she has built a steady touring career, including her current Glamanoatrix revue that will traverse North America from New Year’s Eve through late February.

Over the summer, she got a call out of the blue from Taylor Swift’s people pitching her on a scene in the video for “Bejeweled.” The track is the second single off Swift’s tenth album Midnights and was accompanied by Swift-directed, cameo-filled visual that also features Laura Dern, Haim, Jack Antonoff, and make-up artist and entrepreneur Pat McGrath.

Swift herself also spoke with Von Teese ahead of the video. “She said, ‘I watch people be inspired by you. You’re on everybody’s mood board but nobody ever credits you or features you.’ She wanted to do that. I thought that was really nice that she said that. That’s the kind of attitude that makes me want to share my trade secrets.”

Swift’s costume designer Joseph Cassell came by Von Teese’s house on day to take a look at her collection and then made water-proof, “PG” recreations of the Catherine D’Lish originals for the shoot.

Von Teese filmed her appearance in August. In the video, she and Swift do mirror performances of the burlesque diva’s martini glass dance, in two of the glasses from Von Teese’s personal performance collection. They didn’t rehearse; Swift had been studying Von Teese’s videos and took some early tips.

“We worked it out on set in a matter of several hours. She’s a pro. I think the one thing she had the hardest time with was the stocking peel. I was able to talk her through it,” she says.

Vintage glamour is a new look for Swift, and Von Teese loved seeing the pop star dip into her world. “She’s so fan to look and such a good sport,” she says. “It’s such a delight to work with somebody like her who is not afraid to express gratitude and shine the spotlight on other people because she realized it doesn’t take away anything from her own power as a woman. A lot of people just see the mood board and they say they’re inspired by someone and they just run with it. I liked that she was not afraid to say ‘Thank you for being part of my video’ to everybody that’s in it. You don’t get that you don’t get that a lot in show business”

#read the whole article #she’s inspiring✨ #dita von teese

[heartlessfujoshi]

flufftober day 18 - kazurei 'say it back'

Title: Say It Back Chapter: 4 of 6 Fandom: Buddy Daddies Pairing: KazuRei (Kurusu Kazuki x Suwa Rei) Rating: Teen (Love Confessions - Domesticated Fluff - Fluff - Kisses) WordCount: ~1,920 Prompt: 'Did you plan for this to happen?'

Read: Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3

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Struggling to put the key into the lock, Kazuki stared at it with a defeated expression, his brain and body too tired to deal with this minor setback. The key eventually found its way into the lock, and he was able to unlock it with one hand, but having that momentary panic of being stuck out on the porch all evening had made him feel a bit flustered. Exhaling a deep breath, he twisted the knob and went into the apartment. 

“You’re back.” Rei greeted him upon entry, seated on the couch, playing one of his video games. “How’d it go?” 

“It’s done.” He put his keys on the kitchen counter, and slumped against it with a deep sigh. “I’m tired.” 

“Too tired to go take a walk with me?”  He raised an eyebrow up. “Walk? What about Miri?” 

“I can ask the neighbor to come over for a few minutes. She likes Miri.” Rei shrugged. “But I’m sure she’ll be fine. She’s asleep, Kaz.” 

“We can’t leave her alone. You know it’s not safe.” Speaking of not safe, he took his gun out of his holster, and set it down on the counter next to his keys. “Next time Kyuu-chan sends me a text, I’m ignoring it.” 

Rei turned off his game, and walked over to where he was standing. “I told you I would have taken it.” 

“I needed to get out of the house.” He muttered, resting his head on Rei’s provided shoulder, taking comfort in the way Rei’s arm was now around his waist. “Why do you want to go out on a walk? It’s late.” 

“The moon is full.” 

“Give me ten minutes?” 

“I’ll go next door and ask for her to sit and make sure Miri doesn’t wake up.” 

He nodded, and headed up the stairs to go and take a quick shower. Kyuu had sent him a text during dinner asking if he’d be available for a rush job - an opportune time had come up for someone that needed dealing with. He had agreed, as taking a rush job meant more cash, and they could always use more cash. Rei had said he’d do it, but Kazuki wanted to go out and do the job alone. Rei was pulling solo jobs more and more often with Miri now in the picture, and he sort of missed being able to do it with him. Doing it alone was okay - it wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad either. It was sort of in the middle. It was nice to know he still had his talent at being an assassin for hire. 

Washing off the sweat from his job, he stood under the spray for a solid five minutes before finishing up with his shower. He got out and toweled off, then put on some clothes. When he went back downstairs, Rei was there with their neighbor, who he was pouring an expensive glass of wine. He would lecture him later about that - it was late, and it was a pretty decent bribe to get her to stick around while Miri slept. He’d checked on her, and had fixed her blankets, as she had kicked them off at some point, and was now snoring snuggled under her comforter. 

“Okay, I’m ready if you are.” He slipped his shoes on by the door, then looked over at Rei. “Thanks again, Yuki.” He waved at their neighbor, who raised her glass as she turned on the television to watch something. 

Rei put his hand on his back, and led him out the front door, which he gladly accepted. The night was cool, but not cold. Halloween was right around the corner, much to Miri’s delight. Kazuki was surprised when he felt Rei’s hand brush against his, and then was doubly surprised when his hand grabbed onto his. He threaded his fingers through Rei’s, holding his hand as they walked along the bank of the river. 

“Thanks for agreeing to this.” Rei commented, as they came to a stop on a corner. 

“I’m glad you suggested it.” He looked up at the sky, and could see the full moon slowly rising in the sky. “The night looks much better like this.” 

“It does.” 

The light turned green, allowing them to cross the street. As they walked, they stayed silent, which Kazuki didn’t mind. Rei wasn’t really a chatterbox to begin with, and he himself was a little too tired to fill the silence tonight. Had it been a few hours earlier, he was sure he’d be talking a mile a minute, wanting to know Rei’s thoughts on a myriad of things. For now, this was nice. 

They rounded a corner, and Kazuki came to a complete stop by what they were walking towards. He turned and looked at Rei, who was conveniently looking anywhere but at him. He looked back at what they were coming closer to, and then back at Rei, who was now whistling a quiet tune without looking at him. 

“Did you plan for this to happen?” He asked, knowing full well that Rei was going to say yes. 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” 

“Rei.” He pointed to what was in front of them. “That. That’s what I’m talking about. Are you sure you didn’t plan this?” 

Rei shrugged his shoulders. “I couldn’t say.” 

“Rei!” 

“It was supposed to be a surprise.” Rei pulled him towards what was in front of them. “Are you surprised?” 

“Very.” 

In front of them was a small carnival, the kind that Kazuki had been lamenting to Rei about a few days ago. “They never do anything fun in this neighborhood.” Kazuki had complained to Rei. “I miss getting to spend time at small gatherings. Why aren’t any festivals celebrated here?” 

“I couldn’t tell you.” Rei was cleaning one of his guns, being meticulous about it. “Festivals aren’t my thing.” 

“They aren’t mine either!” He exclaimed. “But it’d be nice to do something fun every once in a while!” 

“Sorry. Do you want to move?” 

“No!”

Looking up at the banner, it showed that they were celebrating the harvest moon tonight. He looked at Rei, who then pointed over to the left, where there were stands selling all kinds of food. “Hungry?” 

“I am now!” He grinned, and pulled Rei in the direction of where he could see takoyaki being made. 

It was a lively festival, with many people gathered from around the neighborhood. There were a few stalls that were carnival games, one of them being a game where you had to knock down three dolls to win a prize. Without even having to ask, Rei walked over to that stall, and proceeded to win the biggest prize - a gigantic bear that was going to be a pain in the ass to carry back to the apartment. Kazuki was going to do it, and would do it with a big smile on his face. 

They ate at different stalls, then walked around the small festival. Kazuki looked at Rei, who had his hands in his pockets now. “How did you find out about this?” He asked, impressed that Rei had been listening to him, and had found a festival to take him to. 

“I asked Kyuu.” 

“Huh.” Is that why Kyuu had called, and set him up for a job that would require a later night? That did make a little bit of sense, unless someone else had been given the job he’d done but had bailed at the last minute. “Well, I’m glad you did. This has been really nice.” 

“It has.” Rei looked at him, and he could see there was a hint of a smile on his face, which was enough for Kazuki. Rei didn’t emote very often, and when he did, it was minimal at best, but after spending so much time with him, Kazuki had finally gotten to notice what those specific looks meant. Right now, he knew Rei was happy because he was happy. While it would have been nice to bring Miri to this festival, it was sort of nice that they were getting to experience it alone. 

The walk back to the apartment was slow going, as Kazuki had to carry the twenty pound bear. Rei would chuckle every so often when Kazuki would complain under his breath how stupid it was to win something this large. Getting it up the stairs in the apartment had been a challenge, but Kazuki had insisted it go into Miri’s bedroom. He knew that when she woke up and saw it in the morning, she was going to be very surprised. 

He pulled Rei into his bedroom, and without another thought in his mind, he pulled him down towards the bed, and let him take care of his body in ways that no one else really could. And afterwards, they laid under the covers together, taking a few moments to enjoy the afterglow of it all, but then put their underwear back on, because if Miri came into the room to sleep with them, it would be very bad if she found the two of them naked. He shuttered at the thought, as he pressed a kiss to Rei’s head, holding him close as they fell asleep, putting an end to a rather long day. 

“Eeeeee!” A loud scream startled him awake, and then a fast moving object came into the bedroom, and flung itself to be right on top of him. He groaned, but put his arms around Miri, as she squealed in delight. “You got me a bear!” 

“I didn’t.” He struggled to breathe, as Miri was putting all of her weight onto his body. “Rei did, though.” 

“Rei Papa!” She clapped her hands, and jumped from his arms to be on Rei’s back. He could see Rei’s reflection through the mirror on the wall, and heard him groan in protest, but didn’t yell at her to get off of him. “Thank you for the bear!” 

“You’re welcome.” Rei grunted out the reply. Kazuki helped Miri off of him, and held her on his lap, as Rei sat up. “Kazuki carried it home.” 

“You did?!” Miri’s eyes lit up as she stared up at him. “I bet you looked silly, Papa!” She laughed, tossing her head back in the way only a child of her age could. 

“I did, Miri-chan.” He started to tickle her, smiling as she began to laugh hysterically. “But it’s worth it for you!” 

“Papa stop!” Tears were streaming down her face, her laughter bubbling out of her. 

He stopped tickling her for a few seconds, then started again. “Oh, no! I’m a tickle monster! Rei, help!” 

“I’m going to make coffee.” Rei stood up from the bed, stretching his arms over his head as he yawned. “Miri, don’t hurt daddy.” 

“I won’t, Papa!” Miri held still for a few seconds, but then started to squirm again, laughing hysterically. 

“Let’s get you ready, Princess.” He scooped her up, and carried her back to her bedroom. 

They ate breakfast as a family together, and then walked Miri to school together. Afterwards, they headed to Kyuu’s cafe to pick up the cash for the job he’d done the night before, and then headed back to the apartment to do some necessary cleaning. Looking over at Rei, he saw he was already involved with his video games again, but it didn’t bother him. He was grateful that Rei was in his life, and was becoming something more to him. 

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Cross-posted to AO3

#kazurei #my writing #fanfic #flufftober 2k23

[fangirlshrewt97]

Watermelon Crush(er)

Hey guys, this one is...I’ll be honest it is absolutely ridiculous, but I saw a video on Youtube and had to write this. Did not have a choice. It is a little bit crack, and it is a modern AU just because I could not figure out how the hell this would come up in the canon timeline. 

I hope you guys like it? And, um, a little sorry in case this just turns out to be dumb?

Oh and I apologize if all the endearments I used ended up being Tamil, I didn’t know which were the Telugu equivalents...

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"Anna! Anna! Anna!" Malli shouted as she raced through their front door to the back garden where Sita and Jenny were having tea with Bheem.

Bheem threw his arms out to catch Malli as she nearly tripped over the door ledge, the bulging bag in her hand sending her forward. She started patting his arms excitedly, eyes alight even as she struggled to catch her breath.

Bheem laughed, steading her to her feet before switching places with her, leaving her sitting in his chair, and him kneeling in front of her. "Breathe Malli, calm down first."

Malli gulped in a large breath and closed her eyes, getting herself under control. She was still vibrating with excitement. 

Sita and Jenny exchanged confused but amused looks over her head.

"Alright, now what is it?" Bheem asked kindly.

The bag the girl had been carrying was sitting slack on her lap, and had fallen open to show two large watermelons.

Malli beamed at him and pulled out her phone. "Anna! You have to see this video! It is the coolest thing ever!"

Bheem winced, he was not a big fan of technology, and all his friends teased him about it, but Ram was just as bad, and they had spent many nights chatting about the confusing state of social media. At least Malli was usually nice about it, and to be fair she had shown him plenty of really cool videos. And had a huge batch of baby animal videos that nearly convinced Bheem to open an account.

Indulging her, Bheem crouched over her shoulder where she had pulled up the video. Sita and Jenny had also leaned in to be able to see her screen. Malli grinned at them before pressing play.

In it, a really muscled woman, clearly a body builder, was standing in shorts and a sports bra, flexing her muscles. Bheem thought he heard Sita gulp, but fought the urge to tease her. Malli was too young to be subjected to that type of talk. 

On screen, the woman proceeded to sit on the floor with a plastic sheet beneath her, legs straight in front of her. Her thighs were massive, and Bheem nodded, impressed. The lady accepted a watermelon from someone off screen.

"What is she going to do?" Bheem asked confused, but Malli shushed him.

Raising an arm up in surrender, Bheem continued watching.

The woman positioned the watermelon between her thighs, crossed her ankles, and leaned back. Then she squeezed. Now it was Jenny's turn to choke on a cough as the woman's leg muscles clearly clenched. After a minute, the fruit cracked, and when she lifted her hips, the innards gushed to the floor. 

Bheem's mouth dropped open, stunned. When he glanced at the girls, both had faint blushes on their cheeks.

Clearing his throat, he jostled his shoulder against Jenny's, sending her stumbling into Sita. He ran a hand over his hair. "That was impressive."

"Wasn't it?!" Malli exclaimed, delighted. She swiveled her head to look at the two older women who just nodded, unable to maintain eye contact with her. "Anna, you have to try it too!"

Bheem coughed, already shaking his head as Jenny and Sita whipped their heads in his direction. A mischievous grin took over their faces that could only spell trouble for Bheem.

"Malli, that is a great idea!" Jenny exclaimed. 

Traitor. Bheem made sure he told her so with his eyes. Jenny just smirked at him.

Sita went to pick up Malli's bag, and brought out the watermelon. "And you even brought the fruit."

Malli nodded her head. "I asked Amma if I could take it for Anna, and she said ok."

Sita stifled her laughter. "I think your mom probably assumed you'd be giving it to them to eat, not crush."

Bheem swatted at her before looking apologetically at Malli. "Kanna, I don't know about this...."

But Malli gave him her biggest pout. "Anna please! You have such strong legs! You can do it!"

"That's not-"

"Yes Bheem, the strongest legs! You'll not deny this beautiful little girl now will you?" Jenny interrupted, throwing her arms around Malli's shoulders. Bheem glared at her, but Jenny just smiled brightly as him. 

Sita was shaking behind her as she tried to keep from laughing. 

Faced with all three of their expectant faces, Bheem crumpled.

"Fine."

Damn it.

He really needed to learn how to say 'no'.

Malli squealed with excitement, clapping her hands. "Anna, go change into some shorts or something, and then we can do it here in the grass so the clean up won't be a problem."

Sita pinched her cheek. "Such a smart little girl."

Glaring at the younger woman, Bheem moved to go to his room. He didn't have shorts of his own, but Ram had a few old ones he rarely used anymore.

Snagging them, he quickly changed into the shorts and a sleeveless inner shirt. By the time he made it back to the garden, the girls had moved the table and chairs out of the way, and Malli was walking about the small space with her phone.

"Malli, what are you doing?"

"Trying to find the spot with the best lighting." the girl explained, tongue sticking out. "Here Anna! Come sit here."

He walked to the spot, before glancing at her. "Why does the lighting matter?"

"Because then only the video will look nice Anna!"

Bheem squawked. "I didn't say yes to any videos!"

Malli pouted at him again, looking at him with wide eyes.

Bheem cringed. He was so pathetic. "Fine. But do you need to post it?"

"Of course I do!" Malli said, stomping her foot for emphasis. "How else will people know how impressive my Anna is?"

Rubbing his hand over his face, he plopped down, resigned to his fate.

Until another voice joined them.

"What is going on here?" Ram leaned against the door to the back garden, looking over each of them with a bemused expression on his face. Bheem paled. Oh no.

”Are those my shorts Bheema?”

Sita and Jenny on the other hand looked delighted and grabbed a hold of each of his arms and dragged him towards Bheem so he was standing right behind Malli. "Perfect timing Ram! I am so happy you will get to see this in person."

Ram looked very confused and raised an eyebrow at Bheem who just managed to control his grimace. He tried to plead with Ram to leave but he doubted the girls would let him slip away.

"Ok Anna, here you go!" Malli said as she handed him the watermelon. It was larger than his head.

He sighed. This was not going to end well.

Avoiding eye contact with Ram, Bheem got into a comfortable position.

"Ready Anna?"

He nodded.

"And...action!"

He placed the watermelon between his thighs, sucking in a breath as the cool fruit touched his bare skin. He leaned back, planting both hands by his hips and crossed his ankles. Then he squeezed. 

He clenched his jaw as he increased the pressure, starting to feel the give. He grunted, lowering down to the ground once and repositioned the watermelon better. He got back in position and lifted his hips off the ground, teeth grinding as he squeezed harder. 

A small snap was the only warning he had before the whole fruit practically exploded in his lap.

Malli cheered even as he winced at the feel of fruit pulp sticking to his skin from where he sank to the ground.

"Ram!" Sita yelled, and Bheem whipped his head up. Ram was waving her away, but Bheem spotted a little bit of blood on his fingers. Yelling himself, Bheem scrambled up and rushed to Ram.

"What happened?!" Bheem cried out. He reached out to Ram, trying to grab him to see what was the problem, but Ram was refusing to look him in the eye. "Bangaram, let me see!"

Jenny rushed in from inside the house, and when had she gone in in the first place? Her hand was full of tissues, which she handed to Ram. 

Who shoved them over his nose.

Bheem calmed down a little. "Is that... did you get a nosebleed?"

Ram made a sound like a dying seal and ran into the house, leaving a very baffled Bheem behind.

There was a beat of silence as they stared at the swinging curtains left in Ram’s wake. 

Sita burst out laughing, tears streaming down her cheeks. Jenny followed close behind.

Traitors, both of them, Bheem was banning them from his house.

At least Malli looked as confused as Bheem.

"Anna, is Ram Anna ok?" she asked, voiced filled with concern.

"He's...he's fine Malli...don't worry...he just...just needs some time." Sita choked out in between her laughter.

Bheem went to pinch his nose before remembering the fruit pulp still sticking to half his body. He grimaced as the itchy stickiness started to make itself known.

"Malli, please clean up the watermelon? I need to go get cleaned up."

Jenny snickered. "You should ask Ram to help Bheem. Doesn't he love watermelon?"

Bheem scowled at her, trying to go find his lover to see what was his issue. He heard Malli asking Jenny what she meant. He snorted when Jenny stuttered.

Served them right.

See if he ever agreed to do anything like this again. Such a mess, he would need a good long shower. 

He paused, eyes going wide at the realization.

Oh.

Huh.

Maybe he would do a second demonstration. Just for Ram though.

After all, Malli had brought over two watermelons ... and it was bad to discard food.

Besides, watermelon was Ram's second favorite fruit. Bheem knew he'd not let it go to waste.

///

So....that was...something? What did you guys think?

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[yourubersawcrit]

I've been divinely inspired to send asks to others, so here I am. You've sent me some asks about my thoughts on Invincible, so it's about high time I send you some myself. I want to hear all of it; your favorite characters, least favorite characters, thoughts, predictions, the works. Feel free to rant, as I am actively encouraging it. :))))

I FOUND IT, HUZZAH!!

So! I'll do my best to write my rant as best as I can. Disclaimer for spoilers of the fourth episode of S2 if you haven't watched it, just in case, heh.

First of all, I learned about the series' existence by that meme at the top of this post a friend sent on a chat group we had; he drew fanart as well! After that, some users of another server wanted me to draw a character on that meme pose Omni-man was doing that showed his ass while kneeling —I believe it's still on my art sideblog—.

I wanted to watch it on my own, yet upon realizing I needed a Prime account, I decided to watch it with my parents. The first time I tried, it was night time, and they fell asleep before finishing episode one, which, in the context of the series, it was the best possible outcome for them. In my case, I watched all of it; it was just nice to have a more realistic approach of a young superhero and a family!

And that change of tone? Delightful! I gasped and enjoyed all the graphic details, as well as how much the GotG were hurt upon realizing Nolan was killing their colleagues, their friends.

Time passed, and I forgot about the series until I made my parents watch the Meet the Team videos, to then take advantage of their willingness so we could finish the series.

And oh boy, they did enhance the experience.

I still remember when Debbie said that Nolan was going to come home later for lunch, to then hear a small chuckle from my mother. A little bit of context should be provided, so I'll do that. My father works for the Navy here, and as consequence, he tends to go to other cities or board ships for days, weeks, even months, as well as working late; it has been normalized.

Watching a 17 year old guy wanting to be more than he was able to ever think possible as a 17 year old kid at the time was fascinating, if not sometimes painful. And now Mark is in college, heh. Yeap, the show hit home a few times, more than necessary.

What can I say about S1 overall? It was amazing! The sort of murder mystery tone it got was great to follow since we knew the who, not the why; and watching how Debbie was more and more sure about her theory was entertaining yet heart-stopping, as she was the only person capable of confronting Nolan and getting away with it. She worries me still, I want her to get her catharsis so she feels better; please writers, Debby deserves to be happy. She reminds me of my mother from time to time.

It's interesting how in the comics she is a housewife, yet in the series they decided to give her some agency and make her have a stable job, which may be the reason why they live in that house on the first place! She said “Get out of my house!” for a reason.

Mark, oh Mark. Watching him get physical and mentally damaged was such a journey that I enjoyed until I began caring for him just as with Debbie. He reminded me of another character that I deeply love, Kiana Kaslana, based on the fact that both characters were compared to someone related to them, as well as kept fighting for humanity although there were many reasons to stop doing so; also they are deeply traumatized.

And if the series' writers decide to follow the arc that Mark had in the comics, I may not survive. I'd implode from all the implications of it. TL;DR, let my guy be happy!

Nolan, ah Nolan. My partner thought he was going to be my favorite character, but Mark's existence takes the first place for sure. This man is so fascinating, being one of the strongest beings yet a complete insensitive dum dum goofball at the moment he has to express his honest feelings and thoughts thanks to all those years of Viltrumite indoctrination.

I hope he stops using Mark as a punching bag for his internal struggles. Looking at S1 episode 8 and S2 episode 4, he grabs his son as a ragdoll and yells at him as if that would convince Mark to be by his side? And the way he's feeling empathy now, hahah you fucker, have deep emotions now! It would have been preferable back on Earth, though. I wonder if the other Viltrumites will commit the execution or not.

I like most of the secondary characters, William is on thin ice, though, since he's uncaring of remembering Mark hurtful mistakes he's done, it doesn't seem William is joking sometimes, which confuses me since both characters are good friends and should know what may be a negative memory to the other.

My girl Amber is doing well! Good thing the writers realized that making her get mad at Mark based on his superhero life was not the best idea, resulting in Amber being more understanding on S2.

Eve is isolating herself, and her father kind of pisses me off because the story is quite vague in trying to prove if he's right or just trying to be more realistic, I'm referring to the incident he showed Eve that was wrote on the newspaper.

And the way they convey the concept of being more akin to someone you once saw divine, now showing its true colors, realizing you may go through the same path while everyone else acts if you already were that person, who brought nothing else but pain. It's wonderful.

It's an amazing show that has the privilege of being one of the few that made me care for the characters and their journey. Let's hope it ends with a bang when the time comes.

#Thanks for the ask Casey wasey! #I couldn't send it since I fell asleep; now I can :3 #I may rant more in the future heheh; there's so much to talk about! #stuff i write #asks for hal #hal by themselves

[lorecatchup]

Back to lore: oh dang, Seth was 🤏 close to losing his title to Dean Ambrose, Dean won the match at Elimiation Chamber by countout and took off with Seth's belt

Seth's PISSED

"not one of the best, THE best"

[sound on]

God seeing Seth's confidence slip, his tiny little "I don't?"

He talks a big game but he's really just a lil guy who yearns to be praised

That's how Randy got him isn't it, just said nice things to him and Seth MELTED

(Wait, that's how Cody got him too lol, back in the day when Cody was someone Seth saw as higher on the ladder than him, he just showed him respect publicly and probably said something nice in the locker room)

Hi Chelsea

Seth lost his match with J&J because Dean baited him with his belt, but then Dean hit him with a finisher and took the belt back, Seth is suffering humiliation after humiliation, and I'm just picturing him texting Cody like telling him to meet him in his room, obviously Cody has a spare room key, and just like, walking in and not even saying hello or anything just immidiately like, taking off his belt or something as he rages about Kane and Dean and J&J and Roman and all this shit he's being put through (none of it is his fault, obviously) and just like undressing while he complains and finally notices Cody's just sitting there and is like, "what are you doing? come on" and Cody gets up and is like yeah this isn't going to work for me and Seth's like, wait man where you going? Or something, like he's so self absorbed he doesn't see an issue with it At All but then he can convince Cody to stay by apologizing and being Seth Sincere (tm) or something

[@joanofarcisdead: "also oh my god imagine this with stardust though like stardust is literally new to earth and he doesn’t understand humans or human emotions a lot but he knows he likes seth and he doesn’t like seth being sad"]

Because you /know/ it's happened more than once lol Cody being like, you know what? you deal with him so it's just plain clothes, no face paint Cody sitting there with red eyes and a big smile lmao, also Stardust is delighted by violence and anger, so like, him completely missing the reason Seth is undressing and instead misinterpreting it as anger time, yay! Maybe Seth punches a wall or something while he's venting and Stardust just like, throws something like 😀

another thought: but also to your point about Seth being sad, if he ever like, got vulnerable enough to shed a tear in front of Stardust?? Like Stardust wiping it from his cheek and being able to empathize with him on an emotional level because he's expirienced it through Cody's sadness, but still being curious, sorry to keep relating him to a kid but literally like a child being like, what's wrong, why are you sad? Like they know what sad is, they've felt it but they don't totally understand it

But if Stardust can experience Cody's sadness and stuff, if he can /feel/ what Cody feels, although maybe not totally feel it for himself (yet, it would probably come with enough time) that would mean he would have access to the ~feelings~ Cody has for Seth that he keeps hidden, he would know Cody's secret~ (that he's kinda in love with Seth even though he won't admit it and pretends he's not) but wouldn't be able to understand /why/ Cody feels these things, just that he feels something specific toward Seth

Also also also, Cody and Seth experiencing being "in love" in two different ways? Like Cody's a romantic little guy, he feels things deeply and falls fast, but he's had his heart broken so many times and never had a good, healthy relationship that lasted* so he's closed himself off to it as much as he can? And wants to keep things with Seth casual because he knows Seth's just going to end up hurting him BECAUSE Seth doesn't know how to love in a healthy way? Like, he's very self absorbed and assumes Cody knows how he feels about him, how could he not? Seth shows up, doesn't he? there is zero communication between them about stuff, Seth thinks they're good and Cody knows he loves him, Cody doesn't think Seth's into him beyond a casual thing (which is how he wants it to stay, regardless of his feelings, so why would he bring it up?) ((which is why Cody just dips without saying anything))

(*outside of Eden/Brandi, and while I think their in universe marriage came about Very Quickly and seemed like something they both jumped into without really knowing each other (and started out as a very like, marriage of convenience sugar daddy/trophy wife, sort of thing after Cody's traumatic breakup with Damien, but I think they quickly became friends and eventually like, started an actual romantic relationship and I think they both love each other very much and she's the only healthy and lasting romantic relationship he's had, even if he was seeing other people on the side (at least Seth, idk about the indy/aew years), but that's something she knew going into the marraige and relationship and she supports him fully (I don't know much about Brandi's character outside of the ring announcing and stuff on the JBL show but she also might be seeing people on the side, we'll see (again, this is all In Universe, I'm not speculating on the real people's marriage at all)

#lore catch up: year eight #fic notes #important #Youtube

[starbage]

finished the beginner set of levels in the Strawberry Jam Collab, moving onto intermediate :-) here's some pics of my favorite maps from it (but not all of them; a lot were really cool). ive been jotting down short reviews of them as i go so i'll put those under a cut if you also like celeste and are curious. be warned im not very descriptive with these!!!

forest path - utilizes a very interesting take on the dreamblock mechanic (giving you a crystal to effectively dash through any wall once) which i really liked. a few of the rooms had a nice and fun fast-paced feel to them, which is what i play Celeste for. also the music is really good

azure caverns - simple. fun. it takes the thought process behind the gear blocks and changes it up a bit. overall easy, but the last room felt a bit more precise than everything else. not necessarily a bad thing though. music got a bit grating. colors were pretty and easy to see.

loopy lagoon - really unique aesthetic and mechanics. it just feels really good and lets you go fast. loved it.

seeing is believing - the concept is novel… i like that they added a version for single players. overall not much to say about it, its just kinda neat but not challenging or anything.

if my 'driveway' almost did you in… - interesting use of the falling/moving blocks. made me think a bit.

cassette cliffs - the music tempo changes were sort of annoying. concept was alright. art was pretty.

over the city - im not a huge fan of the extra jump mechanics so this one was just ok. got a bit frustrating at times. i dont feel like it overstayed its welcome though, it just isnt my type of level LOL

troposphere - i like the dream block jumping mechanic and this level had a lot of that so i liked it. very pretty. has nice music. i feel like the inclusion of feathers may have been a bit arbitary but it felt nice to play.

potential for anything - i knew this level was going to be a VVVVVV reference from the moment i saw it. It reimagines some of the rooms from the original game with celeste's added dash mechanic, which is super cool. I liked it a lot. wish the music was better. LOL.

midnight spire - this one was simple and not revolutionary but i liked it! mindless fun and pretty design.

paint - super pretty art and the mechanics were interesting but the art got in the way of visibility at times lol.

rose garden - this one was VERY delightful to play. the art is absolutely gorgeous. i thought the music was a bit too high-energy at first note, but then i realized it totally has the cadence of mario galaxy music, which i assume the main mechanic is trying to reference. it wasn't very hard, just plain fun.

treehive - sooo so silly and fun. i loved the bounciness of it. also the honey aesthetic was cute.

the squeeze - it was fine. i liked the little jingles that played each time you successfully 'squeezed' through a gap.

soap - i really like how this level looks. admittedly the mechanic had be stumped on the very first room because i didnt understand what was actually happening. once it clicked (aka, once i watched a video of someone else playing the first room) though, it became a very interesting dilemna. i was fighting my instincts to randomly dash basically the entire level. not my favorite custom mechanic but it was still neat. the heart room was also a challenge in itself instead of just being a big blank room with no danger so that was sorta cool.

switchtube vista - I REALLY LIKED THIS ONE!! the color palette was awesome, the music was awesome, and the gameplay was fast paced and somewhat precise but not in an obtuse or confusing way. The level makes it incredibly clear what you should be doing, you just have to be able to do it. i thought it was one of the easier levels so im not sure why its marked as being difficult but whatever…

a gift from the stars - this was another puzzle level. the mechanics of it sort of fucked with my brain, i won't lie. i looked up parts of solutions for hints at times… really cool though. i'll admit however that the visibility of the level kinda sucks. cool music too

strawberry orchard - music was silly but sort of distracting at times. i dont love the theo mechanics but i think they were used well here and did not overstay their welcome! overall fun

dropzle - ok admittedly the concept sort of bored me at first; i don't really play this game to be challenged by puzzles. As i played more though, i found myself being a bit more forgiving and really digging the idea more. The puzzles were hard, but not toooo hard. i loved the music, i think that contributed to my enjoyment of the level a lot. very calming.

coresaken city - didn't dislike this one as much as i thought it would (not a huge coreblock fan). i think it utilized the mechanics well without making itself too difficult which was nice for my weak hands.

blueberry bay - ohg my god the music was awesome. i loved the reusing of the lobby music. ok i'll admit i didnt love the puzzle portions of this but i know they had to be included somehow. such a beautiful testament to the overall level pack. im sure im gonna say this about very heartside though.

#celeste

[castletown-cafe]

Castletown Café Episode 12: Top Cake

For Clover’s birthday, Top Chef was commissioned to bake a real nice cake for her birthday party - until Susie destroyed it, leaving it….smoldering? Eh, Toby Fox logic. Take this broken cake to Malius and he’ll fix it, transforming it into the Top Cake. Said to make your taste buds spin, it’s Chapter 1’s best healing item - healing each member of your party 160 HP! Ideal for a certain battle against a [[CLOWN AROUND TOWN]].

If you’re a regular watcher of anime, reader of manga, or player of video games, chances are you’ve seen this type of cake before - it’s even in the very emoji for cake! This is the Japanese take on strawberry shortcake: a light and airy sponge cake with a filling of sliced strawberries and whipped cream in the middle, covered with whipped cream frosting and topped with whole strawberries! It is the one cake you will typically see in Japanese media, and a taste of this iconic cake is enough for anyone to see why!

It’s no wonder, then, that the sprite for the Broken Cake (and likely the fixed Top Cake) would resemble a Japanese strawberry shortcake, given how Toby Fox was influenced by JRPGs growing up, EarthBound being his biggest inspiration. Wouldn’t surprise me if he was an anime fan, too, I know I am! And it was not just anime, manga, and video games, but also my admiration of Japanese culture and cuisine, that drove me to try making these cakes for the first time many years ago!

That’s right, I’ve had experience with Japanese-style strawberry shortcake. But I’m no pro at sponge cakes, and have never been able to get their texture perfect (hard to keep it light and airy when you need to fold the flour and a few wet ingredients into the whipped egg whites, which will mess with the density). Luckily, I still get a cake that’s moist and will certainly make your taste buds spin in delight!

For me, this is a seasonal recipe, because I only make this kind of cake once a year, during local strawberry season. It’s just better with fresh strawberries picked from a local farm as opposed to those crunchy, underripe California strawberries you find at the grocery store, which are bred for longevity. Our farms in Oregon specialize in sweeter, softer and juicer berries - albeit at the cost of a shelf life! Because of this, the cake needs to be eaten fast. And with how good it is, it disappears as quickly as it should.

In the past, I used a different recipe, but I sadly lost it, so I went with a new recipe this year, which is the one that’ll be featured in this week’s episode. It worked just as well as the old one, though I still need plenty of practice with sponge cakes (and my new stand mixer).

Normally I just make one sponge cake, level it, and have a single layer of filling. This time, I made two sponge cakes, just in case I failed on the first try. Both cakes turned out well, and so I got two delicious cakes, allowing for twice the strawberry filling between three layers of sweet cakey goodness!

The featured recipe is for just a single sponge cake. You could double the recipe, but that could mess with the end result, so I did one at a time, starting the second while the first baked in the oven. It may not be the most efficient, but it might yield better results.

For these cakes, you need to brush a layer of syrup in between the sponge. Instead of regular simple syrup which is typically used, I used homemade strawberry syrup to give it even more strawberry flavor! This time around, I also mixed in some syrup with the sliced strawberries for the filling, something that’s also not normally done (and I usually don’t do either), but given the lack of longevity on these local berries, it adds extra “strawberriness” to the filling, though I’m not sure if that affects the sliced berries in any way. It also makes the filling a little jammier and adds more sweetness to a cake that isn’t overly sweet, but of course, we don’t want this TOO sweet, in contrast to most American cakes and sweets.

We got a recipe for the syrup, too. Be sure to make the syrup before you make the cake, so it’ll be chilled and ready to use upon assembly. Gee, this rambling is already going on too long - on to the recipe!

First up, the syrup.

SIMPLE STRAWBERRY SYRUP:

2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

Optional: 1-2 tsp cornstarch, mixed with about 2 tablespoons water

Wash, hull, and slice fresh strawberries, measuring 2 cups, and add to saucepan.

Add sugar and water to saucepan, combine and bring to a boil over medium or medium-low heat (depending on your stove’s setting).

Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.

Optional: Stir in a small amount of liquid cornstarch mixture until it’s the consistency you want (don’t add too much or even all of it or your syrup will be too thick).

Remove from heat and pour your hot syrup into a blender.

Blend on Puree until smooth.

Pour through a mesh strainer into a bowl and squeeze to get as much of the pureed pulp into the bowl as possible, trapping most of the seeds and some of the remaining pulp in the strainer.

Let cool, then pour into containers for storage and keep refrigerated. Goes great on pancakes, French toast, vanilla ice cream, and in cocktails.

Now that our syrup is made, it’s onto the most important part of our cake: the sponge cake itself!

TOP CAKE:

(Makes 1 sponge cake, double or repeat the recipe for two)

4 large egg whites

1 cup (200 g) sugar

1 cup + 2 tablespoons (146.2 g?) cake flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp (45 g) melted butter

1 tbsp (30 ml) hot water

1 tsp (15 ml) vanilla extract

Grease and flour cake pan or line with parchment paper (cut parchment paper into rounds and strips to fit round cake pan if using parchment paper). Preheat oven to 350 F (177 C). Optional: Wet a baking strip and position it around your cake pan; this is to ensure an even bake and to avoid a dome top.

Get all ingredients out together and sift some cake flour into a bowl before measuring (as recommended on the package of Swan’s Down cake flour). Measure 1 cup and 2 tablespoons and sift cake flour again with the baking powder - sift them together twice!

Separate egg whites from yolks and pour whites into the bowl of a stand mixer. Fit stand mixer with the whisk attachment.

Whip egg whites until foamy, then slowly add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, while whipping. Whip eggs and sugar until stiff and glossy (but not too stiff), stop when the egg mixture falls off the whisk in a thick ribbon that doesn’t sink in a few seconds.

Melt butter and heat some water. In a small bowl, combine melted butter, hot water, and vanilla.

Carefully fold flour into egg whites with a rubber spatula until no streaks of flour remain, along with the wet ingredients. Fold it like you’re kneading dough, or in the direction of an 8. Stop immediately when ingredients are fully incorporated.

Pour batter into the cake pan and bake for 35 minutes. Don’t check the cake until about 30 of those minutes have passed, then you can rotate the cake if you need to in order for it to bake evenly.

When your cake is done, set it out to cool on a rack. Let it cool completely before trying to remove it from the pan. It’s best to leave it for another 6 to 8 hours before dividing and frosting; do this by wrapping it in either plastic wrap or beeswax food wrap and covering it. I make my cakes late at night so they can cool and rest overnight, then I frost and decorate the next day.

For a second cake, repeat steps 1 through 8.

We got the syrup, we got the cake, that leaves us with the final ingredients for assembly: sliced strawberries, whole strawberries, and whipped cream frosting.

CAKE ASSEMBLY:

Big fresh strawberries, about 6 or 8

2 cups sliced strawberries

1/2 cup strawberry syrup + more for spreading inside cake

2 cups heavy cream

4 tablespoons powdered sugar

Find yourself 6 or 8 nice big, pretty strawberries to go on top, carefully clean with a damp paper towel, and cut off the stems. Set those aside.

Now wash and dry a ton more strawberries for the two layers of filling. Hull and slice them up for at least another 2 cups so there’s plenty of strawberry in this cake, and mix them with some syrup, about half a cup.

To make the frosting, combine 2 cups of heavy cream with 4 tablespoons powdered sugar - you don’t need a lot - and whip on high speed until stiff peaks form.

Using a cake leveler (I recommend using these cake leveler devices by Yorwe; you simply position a bread knife in between these little devices and follow the instructions for a perfectly even levelled cake), with your cake and leveler flat on a clean surface, bring your knife to the side of the cake, perpendicular to the cake’s surface. Carefully saw your cake in half horizontally until you have successfully transformed your single sponge into two layers of cake. Repeat for the second sponge - and keep one of the four layers for snacking since only three will be used.

Make sure your bottom layer is on a cake platter and put them on a turntable because it’s time to assemble and decorate! Brush strawberry syrup on top of your bottom cake layer, and underneath your second. Add a layer of whipped cream and spread evenly, then add a layer of strawberries, spread, and then spread on another layer of whipped cream. Top with your second layer of sponge and repeat: spread syrup, whipped cream, strawberries, whipped cream, and them spread syrup on the bottom of your top layer of cake.

Now all that’s left to do is frost the outside. I highly suggest using a large piping bag and a frosting spatula for this so your frosting is even and beautiful. This is where you will want to spin your turntable as you pipe and smooth the whipped cream frosting. Fill your piping bag fitted with a wide tip by standing the bag up in a glass. When it’s nice and full, pipe whipped cream along the sides of your cake and spin the turntable while smoothing it out with your icing spatula. Repeat until the side of your cake is coated in a nice white layer of whipped cream and you can’t see the underlying cake or filling.

Do the same on top of your cake until it’s nice and even. Make sure you have enough whipped cream to pipe some extra decorative blobs on top and on the sides, I suggest using a smaller, fancier piping tip if you have one.

Finally, top the cake with your fresh strawberries and wipe down any messes you made on your cake platter while decorating so everything looks fancy! I’d say it looks social media worthy now! Share this cake with your friends and let your taste buds spin!

Sources:

Marina, “Simple Sponge Cake Recipe”, Let The Baking Begin (letthebakingbegin.com) Link: https://letthebakingbegin.com/simple-yellow-sponge-cake-recipe/

Yorwe Cake Leveler, 2 pcs, 5 layers, available on Amazon.com. Buy here!

Stone, Robyn, "Simple Strawberry Syrup Recipe", Add a Pinch (addapinch.com) Link: https://addapinch.com/strawberry-syrup-recipe/

Bruzek, Alison, "Japan's Beloved Christmas Cake Isn't About Christmas At All", npr.org. Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/12/16/369830094/a-christmas-cake-that-isn-t-about-christmas-at-all

There is no shortage of recipes online for Japanese strawberry shortcake, or Christmas cake! I'll share some right here. Each is different and unique too - everyone does it a little bit differently! I think it's important to share some sources from Japan, since that's the country of origin for this episode's recipe! Here are some of my faves:

Cooking With Dog, "How to Make Christmas Cake (Strawberry Sponge Cake Recipe) | Cooking with Dog", YouTube. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmLkPBut8nI (This has a different recipe - I'd love to try using this one, even though I don't have a convection oven! It looks like it takes a LOT of practice and seems even more challenging, though - but Chef is a pro!)

Chen, Namiko, "Japanese Strawberry Shortcake いちごのショートケーキ", justonecookbook.com. Link: https://www.justonecookbook.com/japanese-strawberry-shortcake/

Kimono Mom, "Make Christmas Cake w/ Daddy & Mommy | Vlog Recipe | Strawberry Short Cake", YouTube. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4dw82cFFz0 (Sometimes things go wrong - in fact, it happens a lot when cooking! What does Kimono Mom do when she has cream that froze solid? Watch the video to find out!)

Yumiko, "JAPANESE STRAWBERRY SPONGE CAKE (STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE)", japan.recipetineats.com. Link: https://japan.recipetineats.com/japanese-strawberry-sponge-cake-strawberry-shortcake/

Shihoko, "Strawberry Shortcake cake – Japanese version", chopstickchronicles.com. Link: https://www.chopstickchronicles.com/japanese-birthday-cake/

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i reread casa werewolf again for the bajillionth time and i’m soft over the thought of david being a fun uncle to the triplets 🥺😭 any spare thoughts you have on this role be greatly appreciated 💕💕💕

Ahhh, thank you for reading! I'm so glad you enjoy Casa Werewolf!

I absolutely love delving into this idea of fun Uncle David! I enlisted the wonderful @hdlynnslibrary who created this version of Dieter/David to help. 🙌❤️

David is the softest, most devoted uncle in the whole world. He dotes excessively on the Tallulah, Bo, and Astrid. Whenever he’s able to come to Spain, he soaks up every possible second with them.

He’s also delights in bringing them the most outlandish, noisy toys possible. Drum sets, a ball pit, shoes that make fart noises, a toy megaphone… and on and on. He gets such glee out of watching you and Javi’s dead-eyed looks when the kids open their gifts.

When they’re pups, he can’t get enough of petting and tussling with them. They give him a better workout than any exercise class or video can.

On nice days, he takes them to the beach or into town. During these outings, an obscene amount of sugar is consumed. David gives into every whim and craving. It doesn’t help that the triplets—especially Bo—are constantly hungry, so they’re always begging to eat the next pastry or ice cream they see. Although werewolves metabolize food faster than humans, they’re still bouncing off the walls when he returns home with them, much to your frustration.

When the quadruplets come along, David is, quite frankly, flabbergasted. “You made four?” he asks Javi, staring down at them.

He’s also immediately enchanted with these new nieces and nephews. And, much to his surprise, he turns out to be a baby whisperer. Whenever one of them won’t stop crying, he takes them and soothes them by reciting old lines from movies and TV shows he’s been in.

Being an uncle brings David a sense of peace and grounding that he hasn’t had in a long time, and he’s determined to be the best one he can possibly be, both while he’s with his family and when he’s away from them. They’re the driving force in him getting himself cleaned up and staying that way.

Thank you for the ask and opportunity to explore this more! I hope you enjoy 🥰

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Hey meags! It’s that one person who keeps commenting on ur idikali fic yup the one with rook pfp but I wanted to ask some idikali questions cause you’re like the ceo of it and you seem to really enjoy talking abt them so how do u think Kalim would treat Ortho once he starts developing feelings for Idia? Would he treat Ortho like a sibling, try to get close to him? How would Idia handle dating a boy with thirty siblings? That’s gotta be a nightmare for an introvert like him, lord… 😭 but yeah just wanted to stop by cause ur fic rotted my brain with them they’re so cute

Hello! It's so nice to talk to you 🥰💜 I want you to know that I just woke up, and your ask made me so happy I decided I wanted to answer it while eating my breakfast and having some tea, before I go to work. I'm also very flattered and honoured that you would think of me as the CEO of Kalim x Idia; that's so very sweet of you! I really do love talking about them, and I am glad it shows.

For how Kalim would treat Ortho:

Kalim's an older brother, with a lot of younger siblings. He also is really cheerful in his disposition and is kind to everyone. He's very sentimental and loves to help others. I think Kalim would easily treat Ortho kindly.

While initially, he treats Ortho with the same kindness and enthusiasm that he treats everyone, I think that will change a bit as he realizes his feelings for Idia. Kalim may be very emotional and openly sentimental, but even he is not immune to the "oh I have a crush oh no what if my crush finds out I'm crushing on them" phenomenon so many people end up going through. He'd be a little bit nervous, and much as he asks Jamil for help, he isn't really reassured. He knows Ortho is very close to Idia, and he knows the brothers are very smart. If anything, I think for a short period of time he would start trying to (politely) avoid interactions with Ortho.

Of course, Ortho would definitely pick up on this. I think he would feel more than a little saddened, and I definitely think he would corner Kalim one day and ask him why. That would break the silence, and Kalim would spill the beans. In my mind, Ortho would end up delighted, and Kalim would feel so relieved because he really enjoys Ortho's presence. I think from that point forward, Kalim and Ortho would start to bond a lot more. Ortho starts helping Kalim woo Idia, because let's be honest, he knows Idia best. I think Kalim would take to treating Ortho much like a younger brother at that point, and Ortho would be thrilled to have someone like Kalim in his life.

For how Idia handles Kalim's siblings:

Oh boy. Ohhhhhhh boy. Have you ever seen a bunch of excited and eager kiddos find a shy cat at a birthday party?

At first, Idia is definitely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of siblings Kalim has. And they're all younger. They're eager to meet him and probably shouting and calling for his attention, maybe even physically coming up and tugging on his arms or clinging to him.

I think it would take several visits before he even comes close to being able to talk with any of them.

But here's the thing: as shy as he is, we also know Idia tries his best to be a good big brother to Ortho, and he has a bit of an ego. All it takes is for one of the kids to proudly show him their video games and beg him to play. Immediately, among the kiddos, he is Kalim's Super Cool Boyfriend who really rocks at video games. And, while I think that would really make Idia feel proud of himself, I think it would also trigger his older brother instincts and make him want to be around the kiddos more.

We know from his interactions with Muscle Red online that he can be a mentor figure in video games when he wants to. I think suddenly Idia is the go-to for the kids when they have a new game, beat their own high scores, or are stuck on a really hard level and need pointers. And Idia is all-too-happy to be involved like this. He's praising them and giving them pointers, and I think he'd be gentler with them than he is with his own peers, because I think he would feel toward them as if they are Ortho.

He becomes more and more confident around the siblings, and they really idolize him. At times, it seems they want him around more than they want Kalim. Kalim definitely pouts over this, especially because he just wants time with his boyfriend but his younger siblings stole Idia the moment he walked through the door. Worry not, Kalim, Idia is still an introvert. He will need time to recharge...and you know what that means! Cuddles with the boyfriend!!!!

Thank you again for this lovely ask! Your comments always make my day, and often I find myself rereading them when I need a serotonin boost. Finding this ask in my inbox this morning made me feel so happy💜💜💜 Have a wonderful day!

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46 Great Things in Strange New Worlds (S1E01)

I decided to write down all the things I loved from each episode of Strange New World's first season.

Strange New Worlds | Children of the Comet | Ghosts of Illyria Part 1 & Part 2 | Memento Mori | Spock Amok | Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach | Serene Squall | The Elysian Kingdom | All Those Who Wander | A Quality of Mercy

Pilot episode things to love include:

Seeing first contact with the Federation from the POV of an alien species with Una's log overlaying the opening

Star Trek tradition of character being in love with really old American television/movies continues, this time with The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Pike's pancakes look divine - and the gentle way he spatulas them onto the plate! This is a person who is skilled and takes great care with delicate things.

I oddly love Pike referring to Batel as "Captain Batel" during breakfast and have this headcanon that he does so while she's in uniform to kind of draw the line between the personal and professional relationship they have

But also like shame on her for saying the pancakes were good BUT STILL LEAVING MOST OF IT ON HER PLATE

Calling the communicator a phone is weird - but I appreciate the effort they are making to bridge the way life imitated art and gave us cell phones before warp drives

Loving the way they are showing the relationship between Batel and Pike here, the friend/coworkers with benefits, call me when you get back in town but with no expectations thing - it feels realistic given their careers

Good god I love the music in this series please give me a soundtrack

What an absolutely gorgeous theme song and title sequence. It feels very Lower Decks visually, but definitely pays homage to the TOS sequence.

Say what you want, but I love seeing playful Vulcans. Tuvok had some excellent lines on Voyager, but seeing T'Pring and Spock dance around the engagement question is delightful.

"I'm going to have to ask you two to do that somewhere else." 😂😂😂

"Matrimony and duty. The two will complement each other." "I remain skeptical." As you should, girl, as you should

Oo, I do like the communicator plugging into a video display though. Nice blend of the 60s tech with modern tech.

Pike reviewing La'an's file and the Gorn report on the way to the Enterprise. Weird thing to like, I know, but this comes up later in my list.

I love that Enterprise is a learning ship and the cadets rotate through the departments

Pike has a goddamn fireplace in his quarters. He has a kitchen.

I love Pike's conversation with Spock on the way to Kiley 279, questioning how the knowledge of his accident will live in him and direct his actions in the years leading up to it - and the season finale answers that question which makes for a nice narrative circle shaped thing

Bridge troubleshooting sessions are the best

I love Nurse Chapel - she is the manic pixie dream girl of the show while still being extremely competent - and I love her introductory exchange with La'an and how Pike is just sitting back and watching them circle each other

"Well there's surviving and then there's living." I like that he left the decision to take the sedative up to La'an (and now knowing her backstory it makes sense but the first time I saw this episode I was like goddamn girl)

Obligatory "history of the United States" reference

Also loving the rivalry between Spock and La'an down on the planet… new coworkers are hard

Delta Scorpii Seven

"Always when I'm in the captain's chair" - This whole exchange is when I knew Ortegas was gonna be one of my favs

I love that Uhura is the one who is able to settle the rabbit - bonding through sports is the fastest way to get your alien captive to relax

The flirtatious lady in the elevator who sees Spock morphing while Pike pretends he has no idea what she's freaking out about - this man is a complete awkward dork around women how the hell did he get Batel into bed 😂(

"Somehow I figured you might" 😍 I don't ship them I don't ship them

"Can you not jinx it?" More of Una and Spock, please, I beg of you

Also the way Pike is holding her 😍 GODDAMMIT I DO NOT SHIP THEM

Spock screaming as his genome reverted was intense and I like it because it means my girl La'an is a fucking BEAST because she went through all of that without a sound on the ship which is horrifying

Shades of Janeway and the Caretaker's array in Pike's decision to interfere despite General Order 1 because without their original unintended interference there would be no secondary interference necessary - it's a parallel I am comfortable with

La'an calling Spock "the science officer" 😂

What a power move bringing Enterprise into lower orbit and I love the air raid sirens on Kiley that go off as it descends

"The true cost of a civil war is abstract"

"Right up until the very end life is to be worn gloriously"

Ok, ok, we get it, this is the bad place 🙃

The Kiley montage is weird like what is even happening in it are they worshiping the Enterprise at the end there with their paper doll cutout of it?? Aliens.

Renaming General Order One the Prime Directive

I like Admiral April - he is a solid dude

Pike knowing exactly what La'an is about at the end of the episode is the best. He's read her file, he knows all of this already, but he's letting her come to him and tell him in her own words and that's great.

"Other people are challenging for me." me too girl me too

Ugh this musiiiiiic 🥰

I just like watching this crew doing their jobs. The set is pretty, the people are pretty, the dialogue is crisp.

We are all Uhura saying "Cool!" on the bridge

Pike's almost knee-high boots

Ending credit music!

#st:snw #star trek strange new worlds #why is the pilot the name of the series #there's a lot that could have been done better this season #but there were also some really good things too #i want to focus on good things right now #ignore me #snw great things